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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (GEOHAB)
programme has recently completed its series of four focused open science
meetings.&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Development of GEOHAB Core Research Projects will continue with GEOHAB
subcommittee meetings designed to begin implementing the plans developed at the
open science meetings.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The first subcommittee meeting, for the Core Research Project on <span
class=SpellE>HABs</span> in <span class=SpellE>Upwelling</span> Systems, will
be held in mid-January 2006.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>The subcommittee is seeking input for the <span
class=GramE>meeting,</span> particularly indications of interest from national,
regional, and international projects conducting research related to the eight
key questions described in the research plan for this Core Research Project
(see <a href="http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139115e.pdf">http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001391/139115e.pdf</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The subcommittee will use this input to suggest how
existing research, complemented by new research, can be used to address the
eight key questions of this Core Research Project and will propose and plan for
framework activities which will benefit the involved national, regional, and
international research projects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Please contact Grant Pitcher
(Gpitcher@deat.gov.za) with information about projects relevant to the GEOHAB
Core Research Project on <span class=SpellE>HABs</span> in <span class=SpellE>Upwelling</span>
Systems.&quot;</span></font></b><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Best regards,</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Henrik</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:
yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Henrik Enevoldsen</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>IOC Project Coordinator</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>IOC Science and Communication Centre on
Harmful Algae</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=2
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 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
 yes'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Copenhagen</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>ุster Farimagsgade 2D</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>1353 <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Copenhagen</st1:place></st1:City>
K</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
  size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:
  yes'>Denmark</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Tel.: +45 33134446</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Fax.: +45 33134447</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;mso-no-proof:yes'>Visit the IOC HAB website
at </span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="http://ioc.unesco.org/hab"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://ioc.unesco.org/hab</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>&nbsp;IOC is the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>********************************************************************</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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