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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>GBIF has recently established a</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> Multimedia Resources Survey Task Group (<a
href="http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1205258694"
title="blocked::http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1205258694">http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1205258694</a>).
The Task Group has now commissioned a Survey of Multimedia Resources in
Biodiversity. This survey is now open for responses at <a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3IfGMGfEI3SMm_2f5h3yNuAw_3d_3d"
title="blocked::http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3IfGMGfEI3SMm_2f5h3yNuAw_3d_3d">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3IfGMGfEI3SMm_2f5h3yNuAw_3d_3d</a></span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>. &nbsp;More information on the survey</span></font><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> <span lang=EN-GB>can be found at <a
href="http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1209648731"
title="blocked::http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1209648731">http://www.gbif.org/News/NEWS1209648731</a></span></span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would encourage TDWG
participants to contribute to this survey.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Donald<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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  <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color=blue
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Donald
  Hobern, Director, Atlas of Living <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
   w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></font><font
  color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color=blue
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>CSIRO
  Entomology, GPO <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box 1700</st1:Street>,
   <st1:City w:st="on">Canberra</st1:City></st1:address>, ACT 2601</span></font><font
  color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Phone:
  (02) 62464352 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mobile</st1:City></st1:place>:
  0437990208 </span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Email:
  <a href="mailto:Donald.Hobern@csiro.au">Donald.Hobern@csiro.au</a></span></font><font
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