<div dir="ltr">Dear colleagues,<br><br><span style="font-size:10pt">This email to inform about the 2014 call for Short Term Scientific Missions (<span class="">STSMs</span>) for <span class="">COST</span> Action Alien
Challenge (TD1209).
<a href="http://www.brc.ac.uk/alien-challenge/home">http://www.brc.ac.uk/alien-challenge/home</a><br><br><br></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Please forward this
<span class="">STSM</span> announcement to all your relevant contacts: we would like this
information to be circulated to as many potential applicants as
possible.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Please note that </span>
<span style="font-size:10pt">proposals should be submitted<span> before
</span><b><span style="color:red">July 7th 2014</span></b><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">The <span class="">COST</span> Action
Alien Challenge will facilitate enhanced knowledge gathering and sharing
through a network of experts, providing support to a European IAS
information system which will enable effective
and informed decision-making in relation to IAS. <span class="">STSMs</span> will facilitate
knowledge exchange and acquisition, and help to implement the Action’s
objectives by fostering collaboration, technology transfer and by
tackling various research needs.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">S</span><span style="font-size:10pt">cientists<span> interested in an <span class="">STSM</span> should submit a proposal by e-mail to Dr. Frances Lucy (</span><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:lucy.frances@itsligo.ie" target="_blank">lucy.frances@itsligo.ie</a></span><span>)
and Dr. Elena Tricarico (</span><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:elena.tricarico@unifi.it" target="_blank">elena.tricarico@unifi.it</a></span><span>).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span>Regards</span></span>,<span class=""><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,51,102)">Dr Sonia Vanderhoeven</span><br>
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