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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Dear ISSHA Member,</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">This notification is to remind you that annual Society dues, $20 US (or equivalent in Danish Crowns/EUROS), are due by 31 December 2003. A reduced rate of $10 US is available for student members. Please remit your dues by then, so the Society can carry on its business. Earlier would be great! Instructions and an electronic form for submitting the membership renewal information are found on the ISSHA website (</FONT><A HREF="http://cbr-rbc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/issha/New_ISSHA/Member_info.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">http://cbr-rbc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/issha/New_ISSHA/Member_info.html</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Arial">). An option is available to pay by credit card.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">We thank you for your continued interest in ISSHA. As you know, we had the election for Council members and the Council is expected to have its first meeting around April. This meeting will establish committees for statutes and bylaws, elections, achievement awards, student travel awards, services of ISSHA including training, publications, etc. One of the first things to do will be to accept nominations for the Executive and to develop an election ballot that can be mailed to members three months before the next General Assembly. Our next General Assembly will be in November 2004, at HAB2004 in South Africa. Ballots will be counted at that meeting and the new Executive announced.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">In the interim between HAB2002 and HAB2004, we have carried out, or will be carrying out, the following activities:</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">ISSHA members have nominated and elected a Council and are organizing a Council meeting for the spring of 2004.</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">Prior to and at the Council meeting, discussions on student travel loans will be pursued, so that travel grants may be given to international students to supplement their travel to South Africa for HAB2004.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">The ISSHA Yasumoto Achievement Award was made to Dr. Grethe R. Hasle in Oslo Norway by Øjvind Moestrup and Nina Lundholm, on behalf of ISSHA. The award ceremony was photographed and is up on the ISSHA website (</FONT><A HREF="http://cbr-rbc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/issha/New_ISSHA/news_yasumoto_award_2002_hasle1.htm"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">http://cbr-rbc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/issha/New_ISSHA/news_yasumoto_award_2002_hasle1.htm</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Arial">).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Symbol">·<FONT FACE="Courier New"> </FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">In addition to Dr. Hasle's award, Dr. Theodore J. Smayda also received an ISSHA Yasumoto Achievement Award, at the HAB2002 conference; photographs and text for the award are on the website (</FONT><A HREF="http://cbr-rbc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/issha/New_ISSHA/News_Yasumoto_Award_2002_Smayda.htm"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">http://cbr-rbc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/issha/New_ISSHA/News_Yasumoto_Award_2002_Smayda.htm</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Arial">).</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Please accept our best wishes for the holiday season.</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Stephen Bates</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">ISSHA Secretary,</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">on behalf of the ISSHA Executive</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Stephen S. Bates, PhD</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Research Scientist - Phytoplankton / Chercheur Scientifique - Phytoplancton</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Gulf Fisheries Centre / Centre des pêches du Golfe</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">P.O. Box 5030 / C.P. 5030</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">343 Université Ave. / 343, avenue de l'Université</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Moncton, New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada E1C 9B6</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Tel / Tél.: 1-506-851-3982</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Fax / Télécopieur: 1-506-851-2079</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">E-mail / Courriel: BatesS@dfo-mpo.gc.ca</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">ISSHA website: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.issha.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">http://www.issha.org</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Pseudo-nitzschia website (new URL):</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pls/inter/sc_batesref_index?langE=en"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pls/inter/sc_batesref_index?langE=en</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">8th Canadian Workshop on Harmful Marine Algae:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci-sci/cwhma-atcamn/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci-sci/cwhma-atcamn/</FONT></U></A>
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