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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>From Chris Freeland-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Registration is now open for TDWG 2010 Annual Conference in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, 26 September to 1 October 2010. Visit the conference web site for details, a link to registration, and to reserve accommodations:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.tdwg.org/conference2010/">http://www.tdwg.org/conference2010/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This year's conference program has been organized in response to the survey of attendees from 2009 in Montpellier, France. You can find the preliminary program online at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.tdwg.org/conference2010/program/">http://www.tdwg.org/conference2010/program/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The specific points we've addressed this year include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Providing opportunities for more presentations from more presenters. We have opened the program via this call & have added a round of Lightning Talks so that more people within our community can tell you about the fascinating work they're doing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Finding a balance between time allotted for plenary sessions, parallel sessions, and working groups.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Combining an excursion with a 2-day biodiversity survey featuring a variety of activities. More details on the biodiversity survey will follow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* More time during coffee & lunch breaks to allow for side discussions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To submit an abstract for this year's conference, please follow the instructions at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.tdwg.org/conference2010/abstracts/">http://www.tdwg.org/conference2010/abstracts/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Please direct questions to Chris Freeland (tdwg2010 [at] gmail.com or chris.freeland [at] mobot.org) or Anna Weitzman (editor [at] tdwg.org).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Chris Freeland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Programme Chair, TDWG2010<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Director, Center for Biodiversity Informatics, Missouri Botanical Garden<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Lee Belbin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>TDWG Secretariat<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>