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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Paris</span></font>,
15 July 2003</p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Subject: IOC-AECI-NAUTA-COPEMED-DANIDA Training Course on
Harmful Algae for </span></font></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>North
Africa</span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Place:</span></font></b><span
lang=FR> Institut
National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM),</span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Salammbo,
Tunesia</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Date:</span></font></b> 1-10
December 2003</p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Organizers:</span></font></b> IOC of
UNESCO; IOC Science and Communication Centres on Harmful Algae (University of Copenhagen;
IEO-Vigo); INSTM.</p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Objectives:</span></font></b> To
strengthen the capabilities and expertise of North African countries to design
and implement monitoring programmes on harmful algae and the management of
their effects; To establish a regional network of people working on harmful
algae. </p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Participants:</span></font></b> Ten from
North African (Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt)
institutions with monitoring, management, or research responsibilities related
to phytoplankton, aquaculture, toxicology and other areas related to harmful
algae. </p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Level:</span></font></b> The
Course is aimed at participants who have a basic knowledge of harmful algal
taxonomy and some involvement with HAB monitoring.</p>
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</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Funding:</span></font></b> IOC
and the sponsors will cover all direct costs such as travel, accommodation, and
allowances </p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Application forms</span></font></b> are available from the
following Web site: http://ioc.unesco.org/hab/train.htm. </p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Deadline</span></font></b>: 1 October 2003</p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Yours
sincerely,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Henrik
Oksfeldt Enevoldsen</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>IOC
Project Coordinator</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>IOC
Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>University</span></font>
of Copenhagen</p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=DA style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Oster Farimagsgade 2D</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=DA style='font-size:
10.0pt'>DK-1353 Copenhagen K</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tel
+45 33 13 44 46</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fax
+45 33 13 44 47</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>E-mail:
henrike@bot.ku.dk and hab.ioc@unesco.org</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>IOC
is the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>VISIT
THE IOC HAB HOMEPAGE AT http://ioc.unesco.org/hab </span></font></p>
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