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<h2><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Public Review of TAPIR<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>TDWG is
pleased to announce the commencement of the Public Review of the TDWG Access
Protocol for Information Retrieval <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>TAPIR</span></strong>
- a method for sharing biodiversity information. Since being officially
put forward as a draft, TAPIR has undergone a peer review, a review by the TDWG
Executive and multiple revisions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Open Invitation:</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> We invite all who may contribute
and/or consume biodiversity information to examine this proposed standard
during the Public Review period from 10<sup>th</sup> September through at least
until the 10th November 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>How to Participate:</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> You can participate in the review
of TAPIR in two ways; either through lodging a comment through TDWG’s
Open Journal System, or you can take the Microsoft Word document and edit it
with track changes and resubmit it to the TAPIR Wiki space. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>To post
comments to the Open Journal System (that can be anonymous), go to <a
href="http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/article/view/449/39"><span style='color:
black'>http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/article/view/449/39</span></a>. On
the right hand side of the page is a link to add a comment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>At the
previous URL, you can also download a copy of the Microsoft Word format
specification. Once you have downloaded it, turn on track changes and
make your notes and comments. You can then submit that file at <a
href="http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TAPIR/TapirReview"><span
style='color:black'>http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TAPIR/TapirReview</span></a>.
Please DO NOT add any comments to the Wiki page, only via the OJS page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Questions
about the process should be directed to me at piers(at)gaiaresources.com.au.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Please
share this opportunity for public comment and review with others you think may
be interested. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Acknowledgements:</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> I’d like to thank the
authors, the anonymous reviewers and the members of the Executive Committee who
reviewed the standard. In addition, the guidance of Lee Belbin through
the review process has been invaluable and greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Links expanded:</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>TAPIR Specification in HTML - </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="http://www.tdwg.org/dav/subgroups/tapir/1.0/docs/tdwg_tapir_specification_2009-09-08.htm"><span
style='color:black'>http://www.tdwg.org/dav/subgroups/tapir/1.0/docs/tdwg_tapir_specification_2009-09-08.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Official
TAPIR Website - <a href="http://www.tdwg.org/subgroups/tapir/"><span
style='color:black'>http://www.tdwg.org/subgroups/tapir/</span></a> <br>
Various TAPIR software packages - <a
href="http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TAPIR/TapirSoftware"><span
style='color:black'>http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TAPIR/TapirSoftware</span></a><br>
Subscribe to tdwg-tag - <a
href="http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg-tag">http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg-tag</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><strong><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Related Links:</span></strong><span
lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>TDWG: <a
href="http://www.tdwg.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>http://www.tdwg.org/</span></a>
<br>
Other TDWG Standards: <a href="http://www.tdwg.org/standards/"><span
style='color:black'>http://www.tdwg.org/standards/</span></a> <br>
<em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>TDWG Standards Track</span></em>
(in OJS): <a href="http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/index"><span style='color:black'>http://www.tdwg.org/stdtrack/index</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Apologies if
you receive this multiple times from various mailing lists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Sincerely,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Piers
Higgs, Review Manager <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Piers
Higgs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Gaia
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