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<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>With correct dates, apologies for
re-posting:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>We still have a few vacant seats at:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>IOC </span></font></b><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>T</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>raining </span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>C</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>ourse and Identification </span></font></b><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Qualification
in H</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>armful </span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Marine Micro</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>algae
2009</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>:</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The course
includes 90 hours of teaching and is divided into two parts, each consisting of
45 hours of teaching. The first part of the course is an internet teaching
programme, while the second part is a practical workshop in species
identification. </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The course is organised by the
University of Copenhagen, Denmark.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
Course includes an examination at the end of the course with an <b><span
style='font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold'>IOC Certificate of Proficiency
in Identification of Harmful Algae</span></b> issued to participants who pass
the examination.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If
there are more applicants than available seats, </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>priority
will be given to applicants who have direct research or management
responsibilities with regard to the occurrence of harmful algae. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Dates:</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mandatory E-learning
part: </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Over 4-5 weeks in the period May-July, to be arranged when
enough applicants have signed up.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Practical course at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Copenhagen</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> tentative dates: </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>17-27 August
2009.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Venue:</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IOC Science and
Communication Centre on Harmful Algae, Department of </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Biology</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">University <span lang=EN-GB>of </span>Copenhagen</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Denmark</st1:country-region></st1:place> c/o
Danhostel, Hillerød.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Content:</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<h4 style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Part I - Distant learning: </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>The distant learning programme consists of 8 modules including an
introduction to the teaching platform. There is a short introductory text to
each module, and at the beginning of this text is given a list of suggested
reading, which will usually include selected chapters (supplied as PDF-files on
a CD-rom) or paragraphs of the general text book(s) used in the course. All
exercises are mandatory. This part of the course includes 45 hours of teaching
or a work load of about one working day per week for six weeks.</span></font><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Part II – Workshop on species identification: </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> The
workshop will focus on identification of harmful algal species, with particular
reference to the ‘IOC Taxonomic Reference List on Toxic Plankton
Algae’. During the workshop species will be demonstrated either as
cultures (*subject to the availability of cultures at the Scandinavian Culture
Collection of Algae and Protozoa) or as preserved material. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>More details and application form at: <a
href="http://www.ioc-unesco.org/hab/">http://www.ioc-unesco.org/hab/#</a>
see under activities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Contact: D<st1:PersonName w:st="on">r.</st1:PersonName> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Jacob Larsen</st1:PersonName> at <a href="mailto:jacobl@bio.ku.dk">jacobl@bio.ku.dk</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<address><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful
Algae</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Visit the IOC HAB website at </span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><a href="http://ioc.unesco.org/hab"
title="http://ioc.unesco.org/hab"><font size=2 face=Arial
title="http://ioc.unesco.org/hab"><span title="http://ioc.unesco.org/hab"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://ioc.unesco.org/hab</span></span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></address>
<address><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> IOC is the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission of UNESCO</span></font><o:p></o:p></i></address>
<address><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>********************************************************************</span></font><o:p></o:p></i></address>
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