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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Dear MEDIN partners,</span>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">There is £15,000 available in the MEDIN budget this financial year to fund some small projects that aim to address data management issues associated with new and emerging
marine technologies. Projects up to a value of £15,000 are welcomed. This is an invitation to all MEDIN partners to submit proposals for some or all of this money by Friday 13th March 2020. Projects are invited under the following themes:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;layout-grid-mode:line">1)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black;layout-grid-mode:line">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;layout-grid-mode:line">Direct access to data</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Data management for autonomous or robotic systems</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Proposals should be submitted using the attached template, which also includes further information and the success criteria that the reviewers will use to prioritise projects.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Please submit proposals to Clare Postlethwaite (</span><a href="mailto:cfpo@bodc.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">cfpo@bodc.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">)
by Friday 13th March 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Get in touch if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Best wishes,<br>
Clare and Roseanna</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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