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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>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><br>
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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.
      <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">With best wishes</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dirk Neumann & Stephanie Carson<br>
    </div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 28.02.2020 um 16:21 schrieb Thiers,
      Barbara:<br>
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            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
href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/20/2020-03423/notice-of-public-meeting-concerning-the-use-of-digital-sequence-information-of-genetic-resources"
              moz-do-not-send="true">
              <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>
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              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>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            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>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            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
              <br>
            </a><a
href="http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/IH_Registration_Form_2017_Example.docx"
              moz-do-not-send="true">Index Herbariorum Registration Form
              Example</a></span><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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