<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-color:rgb(181,196,223);border-top-width:1pt;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:right"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="DE-AT"><img width="245" height="62" src="cid:image002.png@01D16CFC.D9E18910" class=""></span><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Dear Colleagues,</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">We are pleased to announce that the conference <b>web site for</b> the</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-GB">ILTER 1^st Open Science Meeting</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> (OSM), <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">09 - 13 October 2016</span></span>, Skukuza, South Africa,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">is now live and fully operational: </span><b style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.saeon.ac.za/ilterosm2016" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">www.saeon.ac.za/ilterosm2016</span></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">​</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">You will find detailed information on the site. Abstracts must be submitted via the website. Conference registration and reservations for accommodat​ion/transport must be made and paid via the website.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.1in;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">Be aware of the following <b><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">deadlines</span></b>:</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0.1in;margin-left:0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">- Call for <b><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">abstracts: <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">15 March 2016</span></span></span></b> (see related section of website)</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0.1in;margin-left:0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">- Call for <b><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">scientific bottom-up initiatives</span></b> (with grant for winners, see attachments): <b><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">EXTENDED to <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">21 March 2016</span></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.1in;font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">​​(Do not postpone registration! Accommodation is limited and will sell quickly)​</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">Best wishes</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">Michael Mirtl (Chair of ILTER)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">Johan Pauw (Organizing Committee)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB">Hideaki Shibata (Science Committee)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Michael Mirtl, DI Dr.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br>Head of Unit</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;font-size:12.8px"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">     </span></i><i><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Abteilungsleiter</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Ecosystem Research <br>& Environmental Information Management</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;font-size:12.8px"><i><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">     Ökosystemforschung & Umweltinformationsmanagement</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Phone: <a href="tel:%2B43%20-%20%280%291%20-%2031304%20-%203410" value="+431313043410" target="_blank">+43 - (0)1 - 31304 - 3410</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Fax: <a href="tel:%2B43%20-%20%280%291%20-%2031304%20-%203533" value="+431313043533" target="_blank">+43 - (0)1 - 31304 - 3533</a><br></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,155,155)"><a href="mailto:michael.mirtl@umweltbundesamt.at" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(35,155,155)">michael.mirtl@umweltbundesamt.at</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Umweltbundesamt GmbH</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"><br>Environment Agency Austria (EAA)<br>Spittelauer Lände 5<br>1090 Wien<br>Österreich/Austria<br></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,155,155)"><a href="http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(35,155,155)">http://www.umweltbundesamt.at</span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Firmenbuchnummer (Identification-No): FN 187010s<br>Firmenbuchgericht: Handelsgericht Wien</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Marty Downs<div>Communications Officer</div><div>LTER Network Communications Office (LTER NCO)</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Office: 805-893-7549</span></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Cell: 617-833-7930</span></div><div><a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu" target="_blank">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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