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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#376092;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><span style='color:windowtext'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is a friendly reminder of the invitation I sent earlier this week. The idea is to have a core partnership to prepare the proposal by COB tomorrow. So far I have collected positive answers from Poland, Ireland, France, Portugal, Norway and Belgium (and PESI), so we are seven countries already involved; COST actions require a minimum of 5 so that is a go, but COST actions are intended to be very inclusive (=extensive), there is room for everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Questions, suggestions, and specially “expressions of interest”, still welcome; at this stage, until COB tomorrow. Nevertheless, COST actions include a mechanism to accept additional members after they have started.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>With all best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Paco<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Francisco Pando <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Responsable<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GBIF.ES, Unidad de Coordinación Tel.+34 91 420 3017 x 274<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Real Jardín Botánico - CSIC </span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#0106BF'><a href="https://twitter.com/GbifEs" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0106BF'>twitter.com/GbifEs</span></a></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959'> </span><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Plaza de Murillo, 2 </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:pando@gbif.es"><span lang=ES-TRAD>pando@gbif.es</span></a></span><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>28014 Madrid, Spain </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.gbif.es/"><span lang=ES>www.gbif.es</span></a></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>; </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://datos.gbif.es/"><span lang=ES>datos.gbif.es</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'> <span lang=ES><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES style='color:#1F497D'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES>Le 10/02/15 18:39, Francisco Pando a écrit :<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><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 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 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 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 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 lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Francisco Pando </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Responsable</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>GBIF.ES, Unidad de Coordinación Tel.+34 91 420 3017 x 274</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Real Jardín Botánico - CSIC </span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#0106BF'><a href="https://twitter.com/GbifEs" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0106BF'>twitter.com/GbifEs</span></a></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>Plaza de Murillo, 2 </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:pando@gbif.es"><span lang=ES-TRAD>pando@gbif.es</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>28014 Madrid, Spain <a href="http://www.gbif.es/">www.gbif.es</a>; <a href="http://datos.gbif.es/">datos.gbif.es</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>