<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Anne-Sophie<div class="">is this limited ti invasive to Europe?</div><div class="">I know there is some interest in this for the Antarctic, but would have to check.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Anton</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 12 Jun 2017, at 13:36, Anne-Sophie Archambeau <<a href="mailto:archambeau@gbif.fr" class="">archambeau@gbif.fr</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="">Dear European node manager,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="">Following the mail about the action COST on invasive species mentionned by Kyle Coppas, there will be a meeting in ISPRA Friday 23 june. I will try to go but I am not sure yet. However it would be nice to know who would be interested to participate in this COST action. And if may be someone can also join this meeting.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="">sorry for the delay but let me know as soon as possible.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="">Best wishes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class="">Anne-Sopihe<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br class=""></div><div class="moz-forward-container" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class="">-------- Message transféré --------<table class="moz-email-headers-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" class="">Sujet :</th><td class="">RE: Drafting meeting in preparation of a joint COST project proposal on Invasive Alien Species and citizen science - Ispra - Friday 23 June 2017</td></tr><tr class=""><th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" class="">Date :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class="">Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:26:44 +0000</td></tr><tr class=""><th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" class="">De :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Irmgard.HENZEL@ec.europa.eu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Irmgard.HENZEL@ec.europa.eu</a></td></tr><tr class=""><th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" class="">Pour :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:archambeau@gbif.fr" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">archambeau@gbif.fr</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bernat.claramunt@uab.cat" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">bernat.claramunt@uab.cat</a>,<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dcogalniceanu@univ-ovidius.ro" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">dcogalniceanu@univ-ovidius.ro</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:elena.tricarico@unifi.it" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">elena.tricarico@unifi.it</a>,<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:emarchante@uc.pt" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">emarchante@uc.pt</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Gaia.Agnello@mfn-berlin.de" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Gaia.Agnello@mfn-berlin.de</a>,<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tim.adriaens@inbo.be" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">tim.adriaens@inbo.be</a></td></tr><tr class=""><th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" class="">Copie à :<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></th><td class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ana-cristina.cardoso@ec.europa.eu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">ana-cristina.cardoso@ec.europa.eu</a>,<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Eugenio.GERVASINI@ec.europa.eu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Eugenio.GERVASINI@ec.europa.eu</a>,<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Konstantinos.TSIAMIS@ec.europa.eu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Konstantinos.TSIAMIS@ec.europa.eu</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:s.schade@ec.europa.eu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">s.schade@ec.europa.eu</a>,<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:massimo.craglia@ec.europa.eu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">massimo.craglia@ec.europa.eu</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br class=""><br class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Dear All,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Thank you for letting me know whether you plan to participate (or not) in the meeting on Friday 23 June here in Ispra.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Kind regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Irmi<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>HENZEL Irmgard (JRC-ISPRA)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, June 07, 2017 6:39 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>'<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:archambeau@gbif.fr" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">archambeau@gbif.fr</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bernat.claramunt@uab.cat" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">bernat.claramunt@uab.cat</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dcogalniceanu@univ-ovidius.ro" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">dcogalniceanu@univ-ovidius.ro</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:elena.tricarico@unifi.it" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">elena.tricarico@unifi.it</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:emarchante@uc.pt" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">emarchante@uc.pt</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Gaia.Agnello@mfn-berlin.de" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Gaia.Agnello@mfn-berlin.de</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hele@ceh.ac.uk" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">hele@ceh.ac.uk</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:melanie.josefsson@naturvardsverket.se" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">melanie.josefsson@naturvardsverket.se</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Peter.Brown@anglia.ac.uk" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Peter.Brown@anglia.ac.uk</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tim.adriaens@inbo.be" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">tim.adriaens@inbo.be</a>'; '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:zenetos@hcmr.gr" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">zenetos@hcmr.gr</a>'<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CARDOSO Ana-Cristina (JRC-ISPRA); GERVASINI Eugenio (JRC-ISPRA); TSIAMIS Konstantinos (JRC-ISPRA); SCHADE Sven (JRC-ISPRA); CRAGLIA Massimo (JRC-ISPRA)<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Drafting meeting in preparation of a joint COST project proposal on Invasive Alien Species and citizen science - Ispra - Friday 23 June 2017<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Participants,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">As indicated in the email of Ana Cristina (in copy below) the drafting me</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">e</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">ting will be on the 23 June 2017 at the JRC Ispra site. Please find attached a draft agenda of the meeting.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">T</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">o access the JRC site you will need an individual entry permit. To issue this I kindly ask you to send me your<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">ID card/passport details</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at least one week before the meeting.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Additionall</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">y</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">, in case you arrive by airplane and you need transportation to the JRC and/or Hotel, please let me know of your<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">arrival and departure details</u>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">If you need<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">accommodation (self-paid),</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>we suggest you to stay at the Hotel Europa in Ispra where we have a special rate:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Room rate per night including breakfast (JRC special rate): euro 65,00 + euro 1,50 for city tax</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hotel Europa<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Via Al Porto 68 (ex Via Verbano)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">21027 Ispra (VA)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">T. +39 0332 780184<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">F. +39 0332 782637<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.isprahoteleuropa.it/inglese/home.html" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.isprahoteleuropa.it/inglese/home.html</a> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">For those that cannot be present we can offer a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">video-conference connection</u>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Looking forward to your reply.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">With best regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Irmi<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Irmgard Henzel<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><span id="cid:part1.E237B5F8.473C74C6@gbif.fr"><Mail Attachment.png></span></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">European Commission</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""></span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">DG Joint Research Center<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Directorate D – Sustainable Resources<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Unit D.02 Water and Marine Resources<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Bld.27 TP 270<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Via Enrico Fermi, 2749<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I-21027 Ispra (VA)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Italy<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Tel. +39 0332 78 9307<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Irmgard.Henzel@ec.europa.eu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Irmgard.Henzel@ec.europa.eu</span></a></span><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://ies.jrc.ec.europa.eu/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">http://ies.jrc.ec.europa.eu/</span></a></span><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><span lang="IT" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 36pt;" class=""><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><span style="" class=""><hr align="center" size="3" width="100%" class=""></span></div></div><div id="divRpF474634" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CARDOSO Ana-Cristina (JRC-ISPRA)<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>22 May 2017 17:59<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:archambeau@gbif.fr" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">archambeau@gbif.fr</a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:bernat.claramunt@uab.cat" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">bernat.claramunt@uab.cat</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:dcogalniceanu@univ-ovidius.ro" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">dcogalniceanu@univ-ovidius.ro</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:elena.tricarico@unifi.it" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">elena.tricarico@unifi.it</a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:emarchante@uc.pt" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">emarchante@uc.pt</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Gaia.Agnello@mfn-berlin.de" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Gaia.Agnello@mfn-berlin.de</a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:hele@ceh.ac.uk" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">hele@ceh.ac.uk</a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:melanie.josefsson@naturvardsverket.se" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">melanie.josefsson@naturvardsverket.se</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Peter.Brown@anglia.ac.uk" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Peter.Brown@anglia.ac.uk</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:tim.adriaens@inbo.be" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">tim.adriaens@inbo.be</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:zenetos@hcmr.gr" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">zenetos@hcmr.gr</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GERVASINI Eugenio (JRC-ISPRA); TSIAMIS Konstantinos (JRC-ISPRA); SCHADE Sven (JRC-ISPRA); CRAGLIA Massimo (JRC-ISPRA)<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Drafting meeting in preparation of a joint COST project proposal on Invasive Alien Species and citizen science</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Dear All,<br class="">The doodle pool was completed by most of you and the date most voted is 23rd June.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">Unfortunately, Gaia and Melanie are not available on this date but we will keep both involved in the preparation of the meeting and after this. Also, if you wish we could set up a VC connection with you so that you could follow and contribute if you have time.<br class="">In the next days, you will be provided with more details of the meeting on the 23rd June.<br class="">Best regards,<br class="">Ana Cristina<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 36pt;" class=""><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><span style="" class=""><hr align="center" size="3" width="100%" class=""></span></div></div><div id="divRpF336662" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CARDOSO Ana-Cristina (JRC-ISPRA)<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>15 May 2017 17:41<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:archambeau@gbif.fr" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">archambeau@gbif.fr</a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:bernat.claramunt@uab.cat" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">bernat.claramunt@uab.cat</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:dcogalniceanu@univ-ovidius.ro" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">dcogalniceanu@univ-ovidius.ro</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:elena.tricarico@unifi.it" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">elena.tricarico@unifi.it</a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:emarchante@uc.pt" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">emarchante@uc.pt</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Gaia.Agnello@mfn-berlin.de" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Gaia.Agnello@mfn-berlin.de</a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:hele@ceh.ac.uk" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">hele@ceh.ac.uk</a>;<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:melanie.josefsson@naturvardsverket.se" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">melanie.josefsson@naturvardsverket.se</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Peter.Brown@anglia.ac.uk" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Peter.Brown@anglia.ac.uk</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:tim.adriaens@inbo.be" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">tim.adriaens@inbo.be</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:zenetos@hcmr.gr" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">zenetos@hcmr.gr</a><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GERVASINI Eugenio (JRC-ISPRA); TSIAMIS Konstantinos (JRC-ISPRA); SCHADE Sven (JRC-ISPRA); CRAGLIA Massimo (JRC-ISPRA)<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Drafting meeting in preparation of a joint COST project proposal on Invasive Alien Species and citizen science</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Dear All,<br class=""><br class="">Many thanks for the prompt and positive feedback provided.<br class=""><br class="">We have proposed a drafting meeting at the JRC on the 21st June (indicatively), but some of you have already indicated not to be available. To schedule a date (one full day), that suits as many of us as possible, please fill in the<a moz-do-not-send="true" name="participationLink" id="participationLink" class=""></a><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://doodle.com/poll/9k8tgz295ccnk6sr" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://doodle.com/poll/9k8tgz295ccnk6sr</a><br class=""><br class="">Best regards,<br class="">Ana Cristina<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 36pt;" class=""><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><span style="" class=""><hr align="center" size="3" width="100%" class=""></span></div></div><div id="divRpF743485" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CARDOSO Ana-Cristina (JRC-ISPRA)<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>08 May 2017 17:56<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Contact for preparation of a joint COST project proposal on Invasive Alien Species and citizen science</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">We are contacting you about the preparation of a joint project proposal on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and citizen science (CS) to be submitted to the COST Association under the currently open call.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">It is widely recognised that the effective management of biological invasions, including the implementation of legislation such as the EU Regulation on IAS, requires accurate, detailed, and timely information on occurrences and distribution of IAS for their efficient prevention, early detection, rapid response, and also for evaluating the effectiveness of management measures.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">In recent years, the contribution of citizens in the context of IAS monitoring has escalated worldwide, in association with the development of supporting telecommunication tools and the internet.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">A recent Communication of the Commission (COM(2017)198 final) acknowledges the benefit that nature protection can obtain from engaging citizens in the implementation of environment legislation.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Engaging citizens entails knowledge exchange, training, awareness raising and involvement in monitoring and implementation of control measures. In addition, awareness raising and educational aspects of engaging citizens in scientific research can also positively affect behavioural change.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">The workshop on “Citizen Science and Open Data: a model for Invasive Alien Species in Europe´, held in Brussels on 8<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>February 2017, delivered key recommendations for researchers, policy makers and implementing authorities, indicating future research and policy directions/ opportunities regarding CS and IAS:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">In the project proposal we would develop, we suggest to give a follow up to these key recommendations:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Organisational and governance issues</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Ensure the long-term sustainability of CS projects, e.g. by identifying and acknowledging local “IAS champions”, providing feedback to participants to maximize their involvement, developing reward systems, anticipating technological advances, and refining the CS projects to the users’ needs.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Promote reuse and sharing of interoperable CS data, avoiding duplication by enhancing the use of standards in CS data (e.g. Darwin Core) and licensing, at least at EU level.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Encourage dissemination of existing tools, by promoting free and open IAS smart apps, re-usable source code, ease translation into multiple languages (e.g. as in JRC’s Invasive Alien Species Europe), and aligning and coordinating CS efforts within Europe and beyond.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Technical issues</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Enhance timely CS data flows, in particular for issuing alerts on IAS of Union concern to MS competent authorities.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Improve quality assurance and decrease bias of CS data about IAS through a) automated mechanisms where possible, b) exploit trends in filtering systems to select data with specified confidence level, c) use of dedicated training, including guidance on validation criteria for the IAS of Union concern coming from CS initiatives.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Coordinate and aggregate validated CS data about IAS to open repositories, such as GBIF and EASIN, where managers can find all data in one place and analyze them through web services<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">Strengthening interactions between citizens, scientists and policy-makers</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Tackle the scepticism of governmental authorities in relation to CS data by highlighting successful showcases.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Promote available expertise and share guidelines about the use of CS for IAS related matters across all MS.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Increase public participation in targeted IAS field campaigns that use good experimental designs and appropriate methods and tools, including the smooth use of smart apps (e.g. collecting as less personal information as required).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">- Address legal and ethical issues by clearly stating the terms of participation, and following data protection obligations.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">The next deadline for collection of proposal is the 7<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>September 2017, for instructions on participation see<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.cost.eu/participate/open_call" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.cost.eu/participate/open_call</a></span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">We have roughly 4 months, including the summer holiday period, to complete and submit a proposal. This entails the development of the compilation of a technical annex, establishing the participant’s network and completion of e-COST profiles. Therefore, and to guide the preparation of the proposal, we suggest the following schedule:</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> 9<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>May: 1<sup class="">st</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>contact, request of participation intent and propose timetable of proposal development</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> 16<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>May: feedback on email of 9<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>May, including interest participating to the proposal and to the drafting meeting at JRC</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> 9<sup class="">th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>June: Draft proposal shared</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> 21<sup class="">st</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>June (indicative date): Drafting meeting at JRC</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> …</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""> 31<sup class="">st</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>August: final draft proposal</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">I am looking forward to receiving your feedback.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">With best regards,</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 72pt; 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