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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(apologies for cross-posting)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">CALL FOR ABSTRACTS -REMINDER</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Dear Madam, Dear Sir,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody">This is a  gentle reminder that the
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">abstract submission deadline for<b> PV2018</b>  is
<b>28th Feb 2018.</b></span>  </span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">The conference series has traditionally focussed on the domain of data preservation, stewardship and value
 adding of scientific data and research related information. However we are also entering the era of big data; for this conference year we would like to extend a special invite to large-scale scientific archives so we can facilitate discussion of emergent issues
 across scientific domains. As we move to new and exciting technology age, we are seeing large-scale collaborations occurring on state of art virtual research environments and novel collaborative infrastructures.  We would invite participation from projects,
 organisations or individuals developing novel data services within or as a result of these environments. This includes smaller bespoke archives wishing to integrate with larger data holdings to generate targeted knowledge and data services.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
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</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">The PV2018 Conference offers several session formats:</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Regular papers for oral and poster presentations are selected on the basis of the submission on
</span></span><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pv2018" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0082BF">Easychair</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">
 and a peer-reviewed by the</span></span><a href="http://www.ceda.ac.uk/contact/pv2018/pv2018-programme-and-organisation-committe/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0082BF">
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 review process can be found </span></span><a href="http://www.ceda.ac.uk/contact/pv2018/call-for-abstracts/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0082BF">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">.
 Talks, Demos, Exhibitions and Campus Tours are also planned so please check the conference website regularly for updates.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
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</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">If you require any further information please contact Esther Conway:
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