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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register here:
</span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-86931098255"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-digital-data-in-biodiversity-research-conference-tickets-86931098255</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">*Registration fees are optional but encouraged. When registering, those who wish not to make a financial
contribution to the conference will have that option. The optional fees are $50.00 for students, post-docs, and emeritus faculty; $100.00 for practicing professionals. Although registration fees are optional, your registration information, even if you opt
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks to Indiana University (IU) and Natural Sciences Collections Alliance (NSCA) for collaborating with iDigBio is being converted to digital format, still to be held 1-3 June
2020. We are extremely fortunate to have IU as our leading partner for this event due to its online conference technology and experienced colleagues. We feel confident that this year’s conference will be an exciting event that will attract even more participants,
both U.S. and international, especially without the added costs of travel and lodging.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more conference information:
</span><a href="https://www.idigbio.org/content/digital-data-2020-harnessing-data-revolution-and-amplifying-collections-biodiversity"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.idigbio.org/content/digital-data-2020-harnessing-data-revolution-and-amplifying-collections-biodiversity</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For agenda and logistic information visit the conference wiki:
</span><a href="https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/4th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Indiana_University"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/4th_Annual_Digital_Data_Conference,_Indiana_University</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Gil Nelson PhD, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Florida Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">University of Florida<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:gray">Department of Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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