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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a>We are pleased to invite you to a TDWG 2020 Birds of a Feather (BoF) discussion on 22<sup>nd</sup> September, (UTC 14:30 – 16:30).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The details of the session are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>TDWG 2020 Birds of Feather session, “BoF01: Converging Digital Specimens and Extended Specimens - Towards a global specification”</b> (<a href="https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/working-sessions/">https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/working-sessions/</a>),
co-convened by Alex Hardisty (Cardiff University, DiSSCo) and Andrew Bentley (KU Biodiversity Institute, BCoN). The purpose of the BoF is to explore the commonalities and differences of the Digital Specimen and Extended Specimen concepts with the aim of converging
towards a global specification. As a participant of the DiSSCo Prepare project and/or member of the DiSSCo Technical Team, you may find this discussion interesting. Please add this to your diary.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To join the BoF, it’s necessary for individuals to register for the TDWG 2020 working sessions week and then each person will receive a personal zoom address. The registration link can be found on this session schedule page:
<a href="https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/working-sessions-schedule/">https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2020/working-sessions-schedule/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alex Hardisty and Andy Bentley<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Andy Bentley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Ichthyology Collection Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">University of Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Biodiversity Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">1345 Jayhawk Boulevard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Tel: (785) 864-3863<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu"><span style="color:blue">abentley@ku.edu</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/"><span style="color:blue">http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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