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<p class=MsoPlainText>Dear TDWG Members and Friends<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>We are seeking sponsorships for our annual meeting in
Fremantle this year. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>As you know, TDWG is an international organization
reliant on volunteer support and goodwill. Our income from memberships and
conference fees is very small. Sponsorship of the meeting will help build a
small reserve to support TDWG’s important work. We will acknowledge any
sponsorship on the web as well as at the conference. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>If you aren’t already a <a
href="http://www.tdwg.org/membership/">member</a>, or haven’t renewed for
2008, please do so as soon as possible (the discount on the conference fee for
members is US$100). Even small <a
href="http://www.tdwg.org/membership/make-a-donation/">donations</a> to TDWG
would be very gratefully received. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>We are very grateful for your support, and the sponsorship
we have already received from <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/science-and-research/wa-herbarium/index.html">Western
Australian Herbarium</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/science-and-research/wa-herbarium/index.html">Western
Australian Department Environment and Conservation</a></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/">Western Australian Museum</a></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.ecu.edu.au/">Edith Cowan University</a></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.nd.edu.au/fremantle/index.shtml">Notre Dame University, Fremantle</a></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.nescent.org/index.php">National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
(NESCent)</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/biosync/scientificmission.asp">Biodiversity
Synthesis Center (BIOSYNC) - Field Museum of Natural History</a></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>The <a
href="http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime/">Maritime Museum of Western
Australia</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><a
href="http://www.gaiaresources.com.au/index.php">Gaia Resources</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>The <a href="http://www.gbif.org/">Global Biodiversity
Information Facility</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>The <a href="http://www.ala.org.au/">Atlas of
Living Australia</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please contact me for further information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lee Belbin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>TDWG Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lee(at)tdwg(dot)org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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