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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear MEDIN Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We would like to invite you to participate in the MEDIN Open Meeting on 24<sup>th</sup> April 2024 by presenting a 2 minute flash talk based on how your organisation is aligning with the MEDIN vision that
UK Marine data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR).<b> </b>
The MEDIN Open Meeting this year is entitled “<b>The next 5 years in marine data and how you can help.</b>” and will consist of presentations, networking and flash talks with a Q&A session.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90551902"><a name="_Hlk121304415"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The one-day meeting will take place as a hybrid event at The Crown Estate, London and online using Zoom,
</span></a><a name="_Hlk121304426"></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90551902"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121304426"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">and although primarily targeted at a UK audience, will be open to anyone to join.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90551902"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk90551902"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The aims of the meeting are to:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<a name="_Hlk119595704"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Launch the new MEDIN Business Plan 2024-2029<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk119595704"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Celebrate new marine data management initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk119595704"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Explore new ways for the marine community to collaborate to share marine data
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The flash talk session will begin after lunch and each presenter will have 2 minutes to present a single slide. This will be followed by a panel Q&A session involving all presenters from the session. Your
slides will be available for download from the MEDIN website. We envisage that some audience members may have little prior knowledge of your organisation or specialism, so please keep that in mind when planning your flash talk.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We do hope you will be able to contribute to the MEDIN Open Meeting. The number of slots available for flash talks are limited, so please let us know as soon as possible, but certainly by
<b>1<sup>st</sup> March</b>, if you would like to present a flash talk. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please send your slide to </span>
<a href="mailto:charmisk@noc.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">charmisk@noc.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> by March 31<sup>st</sup> 17:00<b>.</b>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Let us know if you have any questions, or wish to discuss anything in more details,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Charlotte Miskin-Hymas and Clare Postlethwaite<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Charlotte Miskin-Hymas</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
| she/her | MEDIN Communications Manager</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#445A5A;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
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