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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">... just to add few more details &
background that might be helpful for preparation:</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The submitted views on DSI of SPNHC can
be found here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cbd.int/abs/DSI-views/2019/SPNHC-DSI.pdf">https://www.cbd.int/abs/DSI-views/2019/SPNHC-DSI.pdf</a></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"> Further relevant submissions that
might be helpful an have raised concerns from the perspective of
taxonomists/biologists (e.g. CETAF, joint submission of NHM
London/Kew/RBG Edinburgh, iBOL & DNFS/Leibniz/VBIO) can be
found here: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cbd.int/dsi-gr/2019-2020/submissions/">https://www.cbd.int/dsi-gr/2019-2020/submissions/</a></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Also included on this website is the
submission of the US:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cbd.int/abs/DSI-views/2019/US-DSI.pdf">https://www.cbd.int/abs/DSI-views/2019/US-DSI.pdf</a> <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical
Expert Group on DSi will take place in Montreal from 17-20 March;
details on this meeting can be found here : <a
href="https://www.cbd.int/meetings/DSI-AHTEG-2020-01">https://www.cbd.int/meetings/DSI-AHTEG-2020-01</a></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The co-chairs of the L&R committee
would appreciate a brief note if you plan to attend this meeting.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">With best wishes</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dirk Neumann & Stephanie Carson<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 28.02.2020 um 16:21 schrieb Thiers,
Barbara:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">A meeting of
interest to SPNHC members interested in the future of the
use of DSI:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(from the
federal register website:
<a
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<span style="color:windowtext">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/20/2020-03423/notice-of-public-meeting-concerning-the-use-of-digital-sequence-information-of-genetic-resources</span></a>):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Concerning
the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic
Resources<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">In order to
inform U.S. Government policy and international engagement,
the U.S. Department of State (DOS) invites submission of
comments from the public, academia, industry, and other
stakeholders for an ongoing process under the Convention on
Biological Diversity concerning the use of “digital sequence
information (DSI) on genetic resources,” also known as
genetic sequence data (GSD). The Department will hold a
public meeting and information session to discuss these
issues, on March 12, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The meeting
will take place Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. EST
and last for up to two hours. Electronic comments are due on
or before April 30, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The meeting
will be held at the U.S. State Department's Harry S. Truman
Building, 2201 C Street NW, Room 1498, Washington, DC 20520.
Please use the 21st Street entrance, and plan to arrive at
least twenty minutes prior to the start of the meeting to
allow for ID verification and escorting requirements.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">For those that
cannot attend but would like their voice to be heard on the
matter, it is possible to submit comments. One electronic
submission per person by the April 30 deadline is welcome,
with no more than 10 pages of single-spaced text including
relevant examples, with no more than one page per example.
Submissions should be made via the internet at
<em><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a
href="http://www.regulations.gov"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:windowtext">www.regulations.gov</span></a></span></em>
and entering docket number [DOS-2020-0005]. Note that
relevant comments submitted to
<em><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">regulations.gov</span></em>
will be posted without editing and will be available to the
public; therefore, business-confidential information should
be clearly identified as such and submitted by email. The
public is required to file submissions electronically rather
than by facsimile or mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">More
information, including links to supplementary documents, can
be found on the website referenced above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">I encourage
all interested SPNHC members to participate!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Dr.
Barbara M. Thiers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Vice
President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Patricia
K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere
Herbarium
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Curator
of Bryophytes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Editor,
<i>Index Herbariorum<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">President,
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">New
York Botanical Garden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Bronx,
NY 10458-5126<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><a
href="mailto:bthiers@nybg.org" moz-do-not-send="true">bthiers@nybg.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">718-817-8626<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Download:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><a
href="http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/The_Worlds_Herbaria_2019.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">The World’s Herbaria 2019</a>
(Index Herbariorum annual report)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><a
href="http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/IH_Registration_Form_2017.docx"
moz-do-not-send="true">Index Herbariorum Registration Form
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</a><a
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moz-do-not-send="true">Index Herbariorum Registration Form
Example</a></span><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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