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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Apologies for any cross-postings)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are fast approaching the next RDA plenary in San Diego (9-11 Mar 2015) (<a href="http://rd-alliance.org">http://rd-alliance.org</a>). The Biodiversity Data Integration Interest Group (BDI IG) made some significant steps in both promoting
key issues (e.g. names and name services) as a key challenge for bringing together research data across life sciences. Furthermore, the BDI IG proposed a joint meeting to be held at the next RDA plenary that will enable environmental and biodiversity related
and cross-cutting groups to initiate a direct dialogue on common issues (<a href="https://rd-alliance.org/Environment-related-Plenary-Session">https://rd-alliance.org/Environment-related-Plenary-Session</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The BDI IG will also run a breakout session. The session will take place on Tuesday 10 Mar between 09.00 and 10.30. In the context of the RDA plenary theme (‘adopt a deliverable’), we are
<b>looking for presentations that will demonstrate successful examples of biodiversity data integration for facilitating biodiversity and environmental research</b>. The examples might be presented both from a technological (deployment of tools or services)
or scientific (case studies) perspective. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to<b> </b>invite you to submit your proposals for short presentations (up to 10 min) at the next Biodiversity Data Integration IG breakout session.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please send your proposals (mail to <a href="mailto:d.koureas@nhm.ac.uk">
d.koureas@nhm.ac.uk</a>) by <b>Monday 9 Feb. </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">On behalf of the BDI IG chairs,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dimitris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr Dimitrios Koureas<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dept of Life Sciences | Biodiversity Informatics Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Natural History Museum London | SW7 5BD London, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Research Data Alliance – Biodiversity Data Integration IG, co-chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), executive member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">ORCID</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">: 0000-0002-4842-6487 |
<b>Linkedin</b>: uk.linkedin.com/in/dkoureas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">E-mail</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">:
<a href="mailto:d.koureas@nhm.ac.uk">d.koureas@nhm.ac.uk</a> | <b>Twitter</b>: @DimitrisKoureas |
<b>Tel</b>: +44 (0) 207 942 5244</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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