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<P>Dear Colleagues,</P>
<P>The latest Call for SYNTHESYS Access funding is now open – details below.
</P>
<P><SPAN class=121373416-30082011>Please read <EM>carefully </EM>the guidelines
and criteria, so p</SPAN>otential applicants wishing to visit NHM <SPAN
class=121373416-30082011>Lepidoptera Collections (Papilionoidea) get in contact
with me ASAP in order to have good time in advance to do a good and
strong application. </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=121373416-30082011>M</SPAN>any thanks<SPAN
class=121373416-30082011> y buena suerte!</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=121373416-30082011>Blanca</SPAN></P>
<P>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P>
<P>Dear Scientist,</P><B>
<P>New Call Deadline; 14th October 2011, (17:00 UK time). </P></B>
<P>The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to announce the opening of<B> Call 3 </B>for
proposals under the European Commission's FPVII European-funded Integrating<FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></FONT>Activities funding scheme. </P>
<P>SYNTHESYS funding is available to provide scientists (Users) based in
European Member, Associate and Candidate States to undertake short visits to
utilise the infrastructure (comprising the collections, staff expertise and
analytical facilities) at one of the 16 partner institutions (see full list
below) for the purposes of their research. </P><B>
<P>Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs) </P></B>
<P>The 16 partner institutions are organised into 10 national TAFs. TAF Users
will be hosted by a TAF staff member (Host). </P>
<P>The 10 TAFs represent an unparalleled resource for taxonomic research
offering:</P>
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<P>collections amounting to over 324 million natural history specimens,
including 3.3 million type specimens</P>
<P>internationally renowned taxonomic and systematic skill base</P>
<P>chemical analysis, molecular and imaging facilities.</P></DIR></DIR>
<P>Proposals for funding are welcomed from high-calibre researchers seeking
access for short-term visits (average duration 15 days). SYNTHESYS is able to
meet the Users' costs for: </P>
<DIR>
<DIR>
<P>Research costs* </P>
<P>International travel </P>
<P>Local accommodation while based at the TAF </P>
<P>A per diem to contribute towards living costs and travel to/from
international departure points</P><FONT color=#000080><FONT
color=#000080></DIR></DIR></FONT></FONT>
<P>* Research related costs including bench fees and consumables (including
molecular biology at some TAFs). </P><FONT color=#000080><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></FONT>
<P>See<FONT color=#000080><FONT color=#000080> </FONT></FONT></SPAN><A
href="http://www.synthesys.info/"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>www.synthesys.info</U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=EN-GB> for
more information or contact<FONT color=#000080><FONT color=#000080>
</FONT></FONT></SPAN><A href="mailto:synthesys@nhm.ac.uk"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>synthesys@nhm.ac.uk</U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
color=#000080><FONT color=#000080><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </P></FONT></FONT><B>
<P>N.B.</B> If you previously applied for funding under the <B>SYNTHESYS FPVI
project,</B> you can view your previous applications and update details of your
evaluation and outputs at the following address: </SPAN><A
href="http://www.synthesys.info/synthesys_old/"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>http://www.synthesys.info/synthesys_old/</U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </P></FONT></FONT>
<P>Please pass this information on to anyone you think may be
interested.</P><FONT color=#000080><FONT color=#000080></FONT></FONT>
<P>Best wishes,</P>
<P>Harry Rousham</P>
<P>SYNTHESYS Administrator</P><FONT size=3>
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<P>SYNTHESYS Partners </P></B>
<P>See Also: </FONT></SPAN><A
href="http://www.synthesys.info/taf_contact.htm"><U><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB>TAF Contact
Details</U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB> </P></FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>
<P>AT-TAF Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien </P>
<P>BE-TAF Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Koninklijik Museum voor
Midden-Afrika </P>
<P>DE-TAF Museum fur Naturkunde; Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum
</P></SPAN><SPAN lang=ES-MODERN>
<P>ES-TAF Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; Real Jardín Botánico Naturales
</P></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>
<P>DK-TAF The Natural History Museum of Denmark </P></SPAN><SPAN lang=DE>
<P>FR-TAF Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle </P></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>
<P>GB-TAF Natural History Museum; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Royal Botanic
Garden Edinburgh </P>
<P>HU-TAF Hungarian Natural History Museum </P>
<P>NL-TAF University van Amsterdam; Nationaal Herbarium Nederland; National
Natural History Museum Naturalis </P>
<P>SE-TAF Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet </P>
<P>The SYNTHESYS Partners are inviting applications from researchers based in
the Member States of the EU:</P></SPAN><SPAN lang="">
<P>Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (including
Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane,
La Réunion), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. </P>
<P>Plus the Associated Countries of the EU: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, Faroe Islands, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein,
Montenegro, Norway, Republic of Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey</FONT><FONT
size=2 face=Verdana><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>.</P></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT
color=#000080 size=2><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>Blanca Huertas
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>Curator
(Lepidoptera)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>Entomology
Department<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>The
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<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">History</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
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size=2><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Cromwell
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>SW7 5BD
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>Tel.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>+44 (0) 20 7942
6215<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><FONT
size=2> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>Museum Website
</FONT><A href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/"><FONT
size=2>www.nhm.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=2> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>TABDProject
</FONT><A href="http://www.andeanbutterflies.org/"><FONT
size=2>www.andeanbutterflies.org</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2>TABDP Network
list <A href="http://www.mailinglists.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/tabd"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>http://www.mailinglists.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/tabd</U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></P></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>
<P>Electronic archive of Neotropical Butterflies Types </SPAN><A
href="http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/Neotropical.htm"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/Neotropical.htm</U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></A></P></FONT></SPAN>
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