Dear all <br><br>Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) will hold its annual 
conference in Florence, Italy on October 28 – November 1.  it  will be 
held at the Grand Hotel Mediterraneo (<a href="http://www.hotelmediterraneofirenze.com" target="_blank">http://www.hotelmediterraneofirenze.com</a>)
  but attendees will be free to choose from any of the accommodations in
  the area, many within a short distance.  Registration details will be 
 provided early in 2013.  The meeting website will soon be available at <a href="http://www.tdwg.org/conference2013" target="_blank">www.tdwg.org/conference2013</a>.<br><br>There is a call out to suggest Symposia and Workshops. <br>

<br>You can find more information on how to submit a proposal here : <a href="http://www.tdwg.org/homepage-news-item/article/tdwg-2013-call-for-symposia-and-workshops/" target="_blank">http://www.tdwg.org/homepage-news-item/article/tdwg-2013-call-for-symposia-and-workshops/</a><br>

<br>The deadline is 15th of January 2013. <br><br>On behalf of the TDWG executive committee, I wish you all very good end of year celebrations.<br><br>With my  best wishes<br><br>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE">Dr. Patricia Mergen General Secretary of TDWG.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE">Head of Biodiversity Information and Cybertaxonomy</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE">Royal Museum for Central Africa </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE">Leuvensesteenweg 13</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE">B-3080 Tervuren </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE">Belgium </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="NL-BE">+ 32 2 769 5  <b>626</b></span></p>