<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hi all, for your information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">This is the last week to apply to the <b>RDA Europe Domain Ambassadors programme</b>. The Call for applications <b>closes on 20th May,  17:00 CEST</b>.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">In this 2nd and final wave, the RDA Europe Ambassador programme offers and additional 6 grants of a maximum of €7,000 each. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The call targets recognised domain experts and skilled communicators, serving as conduits between the RDA and the wider domain specific communities to which the Ambassadors belong. By ensuring this 2-way communication, the grants support awareness raising around the work and outputs of RDA and also aim to help discipline experts grow their network and collaborate with like-minded people and organisations.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">RDA Europe is committed to provide Ambassadors with both financial and operational support for the Ambassadorial work, and the official acknowledgement of the role, which will increase the impact of their work, professional growth and recognition.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">You can meet the current group of Ambassadors here <a href="https://rd-alliance.org/rda-disciplines/rda-europe-ambassadors" target="_blank">https://rd-alliance.org/rda-disciplines/rda-europe-ambassadors</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">For more information on the financial contribution, selection criteria and application form please visit: <a href="https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=6600&d=lbza3CimTts3v3QhOg8jnSYnNkMYK7iGqlfvny3VrQ&s=6&u=https%3a%2f%2furldefense%2eproofpoint%2ecom%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttps-3A%5f%5fgrants%2erd-2Dalliance%2eorg%5fOpenCalls%5fcall-2Dambassadors-2Dii-2Dwave%26d%3dDwMFaQ%26c%3dWO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ%26r%3dJGyJ5ZTej1yt%5fCZfoAG%5fh-lfWMuBpKQjlyuYpq2sbixAcvYm%5fqHIRvOYcRg4PMnt%26m%3dMuhVbdj3UipxuSqnSGcCnF8vMmuIF-rPgiVLlbp2OPM%26s%3dSBYN5INu6hXaGkMIpTNBn8yBOwKrKSbHVbvQvtBU-Tc%26e%3d" target="_blank">https://grants.rd-alliance.org/OpenCalls/call-ambassadors-ii-wave</a></span></p><div><br></div>Kind regards,<div>Wouter</div><div><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Coördinator Research-data and E-infrastructure / <span style="font-size:12.8px">ICT Systems Officer Species 2000</span></font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Intern</span><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">ational Biodiversity Infrastructures</span><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Natural Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands</font><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Coordination team member, Distributed System of Scientific Collections (</span><a href="http://dissco.eu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px;font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif" target="_blank">DiSSCo</a><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">)</span><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Node Manager for Naturalis and Species2000, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (<a href="http://www.gbif.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">GBIF</a>)</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="2">Regional representative for Europe, Biodiversity Information Standards Organisation (<a href="http://tdwg.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">TDWG</a>)</font></div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px">Chair </font><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="2">Biodiversity Data Integration IG, </font><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Research Data Alliance (</span><a href="http://www.rd-alliance.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif" target="_blank">RDA</a><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">) </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="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