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Dear European Node Managers,<br>
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I'm forwarding Paco's invitation to participate to a COST Action.<br>
***Please excuse the cross-posting***<br>
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Best wishes,<br>
Andre Heughebaert<br>
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<td>An invitation to participate in a COST Action involving
European GBIF Nodes</td>
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<td>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:39:24 +0100</td>
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<td>Francisco Pando <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pando@gbif.es"><pando@gbif.es></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nodes_Europe@cemail.gbif.org">nodes_Europe@cemail.gbif.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nodes_Europe@cemail.gbif.org"><nodes_Europe@cemail.gbif.org></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Recently a Call for COST Actions was
issued:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cost.eu/participate/open_call">http://www.cost.eu/participate/open_call</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Having gone through the documentation and
contacting colleagues and COST Helpdesk. I believe we have an
opportunity here to carry out many of the things we talk every
time we get together but then struggle do due to time and
resource constrains.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have also gone through the ongoing COST
Actions (c.30 around “biodiversity”) and identified a niche
for us that fits the “COST spirit” and I believe is
understandable: “Integrating the integrations for biodiversity
information”.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As usual with EC calls, documentation is
not scanty, but as a start, the documents to focus upon are
the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cost.eu/download/SESA_Guidelines">http://www.cost.eu/download/SESA_Guidelines</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.cost.eu/download/Technical_Annex">http://www.cost.eu/download/Technical_Annex</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The call’s relevant parameters are: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Going for large networks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt">Annual budget c.
100,000 €, for 4 years,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 15 page max. application
doc. (the technical annex)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> First collecting date 24
march<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have created a google doc to prepare the
technical annex, and populated with my initial concept and
some ideas for tasks/working groups:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MVPGxJMjcDizcgx790eLbODp4YQHB7YwiGrGulDdgno/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MVPGxJMjcDizcgx790eLbODp4YQHB7YwiGrGulDdgno/edit?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Before jumping to the documents and add
text, please let me know if you are willing to be part of this
application, your ideas for the general concept/challenge and
if you think you could lead a particular set of activities
/working group. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With your input I will create a Google
group to handle communications regarding the preparation of
this COST action. We will see by Friday COB if we have
critical mass to go ahead. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is not a lot of time, but application is
short and we are a pretty consolidated community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With all best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paco<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D"
lang="ES-TRAD">Francisco Pando <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D"
lang="ES-TRAD"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D"
lang="ES-TRAD">Responsable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D"
lang="ES-TRAD">GBIF.ES, Unidad de Coordinación
Tel.+34 91 420 3017 x 274<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D"
lang="ES-TRAD">Real Jardín Botánico - CSIC </span><span
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lang="ES"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://twitter.com/GbifEs" target="_blank"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Madrid, Spain <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.gbif.es/"><span
style="color:blue">www.gbif.es</span></a>; <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://datos.gbif.es/"><span
style="color:blue">datos.gbif.es</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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