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<div><b>From:</b> subirats via Agricultural Data Interest Group (IGAD) <rda-agrdatainterop-ig@rda-groups.org></div>
<div><b>To:</b> rda-agrdatainterop-ig@rda-groups.org </div>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif">The date for our next IGAD meeting is approaching us, and we hope to see as many of you as possible at the Room Sali 2, Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Fabianinkatu
 39, Helsinki  FINLAND </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"><a href="https://tilavaraus.helsinki.fi/en/city-center/metsatalo-unioninkatu-40/metsatalo-room-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" id="LPlnk449827" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://tilavaraus.helsinki.fi/en/city-center/metsatalo-unioninkatu-40/metsatalo-room-2</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="x_x_x_x_ydpe93fe306yiv9984314704MsoNormal">You can find the last version of the agenda at
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YclNv60NvSOBCwJCJu3TTSqkNG7lvmMZTdZQFGVJOBo/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" id="LPlnk25634" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YclNv60NvSOBCwJCJu3TTSqkNG7lvmMZTdZQFGVJOBo/edit</a> and also attached. If you want to have (still) the opportunity to present your work please let me know as soon as possible. I will do my best to accommodate your request.</p>
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<p class="x_x_x_x_ydpe93fe306yiv9984314704MsoNormal">For those that are presenting, please send to me your presentations before 21<sup>st</sup> October 17:00CEST.</p>
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<p class="x_x_x_x_ydpe93fe306yiv9984314704MsoNormal">I would like to take the occasion to thank
<span style="color:black">to the University of Helsinki for their support in hosting the IGAD Pre-Meeting and GODAN for their constant support in making possible that logistics are planned on time!</span></p>
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<p class="x_x_x_x_ydpe93fe306yiv9984314704MsoNormal">Imma Subirats</p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#999999">INTEREST GROUP ON AGRICULTURAL DATA (IGAD) MEETING. Helsinki (Finland), 22 October 2019</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#548235">IGAD/RDA Recommendations</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#548235"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#548235">Implementing Good Practices in Agriculture</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#548235"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">The new edition of the IGAD Event at the RDA's 14th Plenary Meeting will be held on 22 October 2019 in Helsinki (Finland). Following
 the IGAD Meeting in Philadelphia on </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#548235">Agricultural Data Interoperability: Opportunities and Lessons Learnt from Sharing and Re-Using Data</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">,
 we would like to focus on the next related topic</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#783F04">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#548235">IGAD/RDA Recommendations: Implementing Good Practices in Agriculture</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:#783F04">.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">One of IGAD’s main roles is to serve as a platform that leads to the creation of domain-specific Working Groups. To date, successful
 Working Groups (WGs) have been formed under IGAD, these are: Wheat Data Interoperability, Rice Data Interoperability, AgriSemantics and Capacity Development for Agricultural Data WGs. The groups play a key role in delivering RDA recommendations and goo<span style="background:white">d
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 with the title and brief abstract of your contribution before 25 July 2019. </span>
<span style="color:#666666; background:white">We</span><span style="color:black"> invite contributions from people and organizations that have implemented IGAD/RDA recommendations in agricultural data projects and initiatives.
<span style="background:white"> </span>Discussion can involve both policy and technical aspects. The conclusions will be shared at the RDA's 14th Plenary Meeting at the Agricultural Data Interest Group Session. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Looking forward to meeting you in Helsinki</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-indent:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black"> </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">Co-chairs of the Interest Group on Agriculture Data (IGAD), for the IGAD Task Force 2019</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">Imma Subirats Coll (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">Patricia Rocha Bello Bertin (EMBRAPA, Brazil)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">Cynthia Parr (<span style="background:white">National Agricultural Library.
</span>USDA Agricultural Research Service, US)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">Leanne Wiseman (Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Australia) </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif; color:black">Taina E. Pihlajarinne (Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:sans-serif"></span></p>
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