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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE">ANNOUNCEMENT:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Registration for the International Phytoplankton Intercalibration (IPI) programme 2021 is now open through the website portal
</span><span lang="DA"><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscanner.topsec.com%2F%3Fd%3D1076%26r%3DNone%26u%3Dwww.iphyi.org%26t%3D710d63de5feb2d36d74af56a195702145d867bdf&data=04%7C01%7Ch.enevoldsen%40bio.ku.dk%7C0a25e5ad8b5444830dab08d8e2eadafe%7Ca3927f91cda14696af898c9f1ceffa91%7C0%7C0%7C637508845605918203%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tohVOL3V3r0HKHrSE2St0SnXDOfdIZp2rYzLhYEn2yY%3D&reserved=0"><span lang="EN-IE">www.iphyi.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IE">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">The schedule for 2021 and all other info about the programme can be found there. The programme continues to be offered under the auspices of IOC UNESCO. This year a new partner is the Canary Islands HAB observatory (OCHABs)
at the University of Las Palmas, in Gran Canaria, Spain, from where the IPI will be coordinated and run for the next 4 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-IE" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Our calendar for 2021 is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Registration: From <b>Monday, 8th March 2021
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Samples sent to analysts + Oceanteacher quiz opens: From 30th July 2021 to Thursday, 30th September 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Deadline for submission of samples and online test results to lead laboratory: Tuesday, 30th November 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Intercalibration Report (January 2022) and Workshop: From 5th January 2022 to 1st March 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">If you have any queries about registration or the programme, please contact
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rafael Gallardo Salas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">International Phytoplankton Intercomparison (IPI)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Programme Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Marine Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rinville, Oranmore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Co.Galway<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Republic of Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">H91 R673<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tel: 00 353 91 387241<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fax: 00 353 387237<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">e-mail:
</span><span lang="DA"><a href="mailto:rafael.salas@marine.ie"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">rafael.salas@marine.ie</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <</span><span lang="DA"><a href="mailto:rafael.salas@marine.ie"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">mailto:rafael.salas@marine.ie</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Websites:
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</span><span lang="DA"><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclassroom.oceanteacher.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ch.enevoldsen%40bio.ku.dk%7C0a25e5ad8b5444830dab08d8e2eadafe%7Ca3927f91cda14696af898c9f1ceffa91%7C0%7C0%7C637508845605928157%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=bmhL5EFqn276pbxofARV1o6c6euurpHS%2FeKaNJDp7zs%3D&reserved=0"><span lang="EN-IE">https://classroom.oceanteacher.org/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ENEVOLDSEN</span></b><span style="color:#002060"> <br>
Head, IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae<br>
University of Copenhagen, Marine Biological Section</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="color:#002060">Universitetsparken 4, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark</span><span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="color:#002060">+45 23 26 02 46</span><span lang="DA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="color:#002060">E-mail: </span><span lang="FR" style="color:#002060"><a href="mailto:h.enevoldsen@unesco.org"><span lang="DA" style="color:#002060">h.enevoldsen@unesco.org</span></a>
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