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<h2><span style="color:windowtext">The <a name="_Hlk117858453"></a><a href="https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117858453"><span style="color:windowtext">MEDIN Discovery Metadata Portal</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117858453"></span></a>
is an important online resource that provides the gateway to discovery of over 17K marine datasets across more than 600 UK organisations. Next year, we are planning to refresh the portal and would like to get your ideas on the changes you would like to see
us make.<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Please take this opportunity to let us know what you would like to see in the next version of the portal, whether it is changes in the design or functionality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><span style="color:windowtext">To capture your thoughts, we have created a <b>
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DGRTT8C"><span style="color:windowtext">short questionnaire</span></a></b> which won’t take up too much of your time and will provide valuable insight for us.
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<h2><span style="color:windowtext">Many thanks in advance for taking part and </span>
<span style="color:windowtext">please remember to fill this survey out by December 20<sup>th</sup> 2022 so we can get to work on developments in the New Year.<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:windowtext">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:windowtext">Gaynor <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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