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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear MEDIN DAC and Standards Working Groups,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Forwarding as many of you are data suppliers or users of EMODnet data (and products) …<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best wishes,<br>
Clare<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Simon Claus
[<a href="mailto:simon.claus@vliz.be">mailto:simon.claus@vliz.be</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 13 November 2018 09:36<br>
<b>Subject:</b> EMODnet user survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">Dear EMODnet Biology colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">The<b> European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet</b>) is undergoing an independent evaluation to assess its future options. A team of external evaluators have been contracted by
the European Commission to carry out this evaluation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">In this context the evaluators launched a survey to hear opinions from organizations and citizens who use the data(products) made accessible on EMODnet and/or provide data to EMODnet. In particular,
the Commission is interested in finding out about first-hand experiences with using the Portal, how it has contributed to relevant activities, and in what ways EMODnet could be improved, to better fit the needs of its users and society as a whole.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">Therefore, you are kindly requested to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Respond to the survey (available in English):
</span></b><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.survey-xact.dk/LinkCollector?key=MLXGLM8V1235">https://www.survey-xact.dk/LinkCollector?key=MLXGLM8V1235</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Share the link through your communication channels with your network of EMODnet data users and/or providers. Please encourage your network to also promote the link through their
own means to their audiences.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">The consultation will be open until
<b>02/12/2018</b>. The results will help direct the future development and improvement of EMODnet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We greatly value your participation and your help in further disseminating this opportunity.<br>
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Kind regards<br>
Simon Claus<br>
Coordinator EMODnet Biology <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PS: Completing the survey took me exactly 16 minutes and contains some important and very relevant questions – I would appreciate If you could complete this!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">--<br>
Simon Claus VLIZ - InnovOcean Site<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">EMODnet Biology Coordinator
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Project manager data centre<br>
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee v</span><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">zw<br>
Flanders Marine Institute<br>
Vismijn, Wandelaarkaai 7<br>
B-8400 Oostende, Belgium<br>
Tel. +32-(0)59-34 01 59<br>
Fax +32-(0)59-34 21 31<br>
<</span><span lang="NL-BE" style="mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><a href="blocked::http://www.vliz.be/" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.vliz.be/
http://www.vliz.be/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue">http://www.vliz.be/</span></a></span><span lang="NL-BE" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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