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<p class=MsoNormal>At TDWG 2009, there was some interest from the Geospatial
Interest Group working sessions participants in the call from GBIF for proposals
to draft a GBIF White Paper for enhancing 'fitness-for-use' (both taxonomic and
geospatial) of primary biodiversity data.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Further information on the call is available here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/enhacing-fitness-for-use-of-primary-biodiversity-data/">http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/enhacing-fitness-for-use-of-primary-biodiversity-data/</a>
.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>or, directly, from Dr Vishwas Chavan (<a
href="mailto:vchavan@gbif.org">vchavan@gbif.org</a>). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Please note that the closing date is Nov 25.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Éamonn<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Éamonn Ó Tuama, M.Sc., Ph.D.
(<a href="mailto:eotuama@gbif.org">eotuama@gbif.org</a>), <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Senior Programme Officer,
Inventory, Discovery, Access (IDA), <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Global Biodiversity
Information</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Facility Secretariat, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Universitetsparken 15,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, DENMARK</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Phone: +45 3532 1494; Fax: +45 3532
1480</span><span lang=EN-IE><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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