<div dir="ltr">[Please excuse cross-posting.]<div><br><h1 style="display:block;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:32.5px;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Deadline for TDWG submissions extended<br></h1><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">It has been brought to our attention that our abstract deadline for TDWG 2018 happens to coincide with another deadline that colleagues in the EU might be facing for some very important proposals.  Consequently, we are extending the abstract deadline for two weeks until:</p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:center;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">26 March, 2018, 23:59 UTC</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;text-align:left;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">This concerns all contributions to<span> </span><strong>TDWG sessions</strong><span> </span>at the joint<span> </span><a href="https://tdwg.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50f3cc44307841383062ca0d6&id=bafdb17df1&e=70d0b88832" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline">SPNHC-TDWG annual conference</a><span> </span>in Dunedin, New Zealand. Abstracts are required for oral presentations (including those in symposia and workshops), computer demonstrations, and posters. <br><br>Abstracts will be published in <a href="https://tdwg.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50f3cc44307841383062ca0d6&id=e2549ac742&e=70d0b88832" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><em>Biodiversity Information Science and Standards</em></a> with citable DOIs. Instructions for TDWG submissions can be found at <a href="https://tdwg.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50f3cc44307841383062ca0d6&id=4b4e520da4&e=70d0b88832" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline">https://tdwg.github.io/<wbr>conferences/2018/instructions-<wbr>for-authors</a>. Note, your abstract is not actually submitted until you have finished step #9, which notifies session editors that your abstract is complete and ready for review.  You should receive an email confirming your submission. Editors are hoping to notify authors of acceptance by<span> </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9 April</span></span>, or as soon as possible thereafter.   <br><br>For the Program Committee,<br><br>Gail Kampmeier<br>Stanley Blum</p><br></div></div>