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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">ISSHA Members (and perhaps some recent Members),</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">The ISSHA website (</FONT><A HREF="http://www.issha.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">http://www.issha.org</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Arial">) has recently been updated with new information and a slightly modified format (more substantial changes will occur in the future).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Please visit the website to view new information on:</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"> - the recent Council meeting in Hornbaek, Denmark (including the President's message, the minutes, Committees formed, and photos)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial"> - announcements (including travel awards for the XIth International Conference on Harmful Algae, and nomination requests for Science Awards and for the next ISSHA Executive)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial"> - job advertisements (well, one so far)</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"> - membership benefits</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"> - a revised (hopefully simplified) membership application procedure</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">In the future, we also wish to include:</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"> - PhD thesis titles, abstracts and links</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"> - a greater content of toxin chemistry, epidemiology, public health issues, remote sensing, and monitoring programs</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"> - links to HAB bibliographies (please contact me if you have one to contribute)</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial"> - information on Special Projects (e.g. MAP-HAB, Aquatic Food Programme)</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Information to contribute on any of the above should be sent to the Stephen Bates (batess@dfo-mpo.gc.ca) or Nancy Lewis (Nancy.Lewis@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">The recent Council meeting has established Committees and provided momentum for the Society to move ahead. We look forward to working with our membership.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">If you received this message but have not renewed your membership for 2004, you may still do so, at </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">. Best wishes,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Stephen Bates</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">ISSHA Secretary, on behalf of the Council</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 and domoic acid references:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci-sci/dapr-radp"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">http://http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci-sci/dapr-radp</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">PDF file of the Proceedings of the 8th CWHMA:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci-sci/cwhma-atcamn/index-e.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci-sci/cwhma-atcamn/index-e.html</FONT></U></A>
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