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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#DDDDDD'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Attached is the second IABIN Pollinators
Thematic Network (<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>IABIN
PTN<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> - <a
href="http://pollinators.iabin.net/">http://pollinators.iabin.net/</a>) </span></font>Request
for Proposals (RfP) to digitize<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>POLLINATOR
data. Please note that the deadline for submitting proposals is<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>September 29, 2008. Please feel
free to forward the RfP to interested<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>
</span></font>organizations.<br>
<br>
For questions, please contact Rita Besana (<a href="mailto:rbesana@iabin.net">rbesana@iabin.net</a>
) or Michael<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>Ruggiero
at <a href="mailto:ruggierm@si.edu">ruggierm@si.edu</a> <br>
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Thank you.</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
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