<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Dear CODATA Member,</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Sorry for the cross posting.</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">***You may be interested in this***</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">
</span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">DataCite is a leading global non-profit
organization that provides persistent identifiers (PIDs) for research data and
other research outputs. DataCite has introduced the Global Access Program</span></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">
(GAP) with the </span></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(15,20,25)">aims to
improve equity, access to and adoption of</span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PID?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(15,20,25)"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none"></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(15,20,25)"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">persistent identifier
(PID) infrastructure for communities in lesser represented countries, including
all African countries.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(15,20,25)">African research is still not receiving the
right visibility due to several factors, including a lack of appropriate
repositories with trusted PIDs, inadequate infrastructure to project the
outputs, poor metadata for visibility, technical gaps, low awareness about the
importance of PIDs, and institutional buy-in. Through GAP, DataCite’s dedicated
resources will collaborate with the research community and stakeholders to
promote Africa’s research outputs and indigenous knowledge.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(15,20,25)">This webinar introduces the GAP, and it is
the first in a series of engagements to open up Africa’s research outputs for
increased visibility through DataCite’s PID infrastructure.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)">DataCite invites you to join this
webinar on </span><b><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal">June 20, 2023, at </span></b></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:black">10:00am UTC (1pm EAT, 12 noon CAT, 11am WAT)</span></b></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)"></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal">in which you will learn
about:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p role="presentation" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">What is DataCite</span></span></p><p role="presentation" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">DataCite's Global Access Program (GAP) for Africa</span></span></p><p role="presentation" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">What we intend to do to promote research outputs in Africa</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)">[</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)"><a href="https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/2216847478139/WN_XlbGgTjWTqKrYsewmyu8SA" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">BUTTON: Register now and
share within your networks:]</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/2216847478139/WN_XlbGgTjWTqKrYsewmyu8SA" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/2216847478139/WN_XlbGgTjWTqKrYsewmyu8SA</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)">This webinar will be presented in
English and will last 90 minutes, including time for Q&A. The slides and
recording will be shared afterwards through the </span></span><a href="https://zenodo.org/communities/datacite/?page=1&size=20" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">DataCite Zenodo Community</span></span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)"> and </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DataCiteChannel" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">YouTube Channel</span></span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)">, respectively.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)">Kind Regards,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow;color:rgb(67,67,67)">DataCite Team</span></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#666666" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Bosun Obileye</b></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Regional Engagement Specialist Africa | DataCite</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13.3333px;font-weight:400"><i>he/his/him | <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/nigeria/lagos" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">West African Time</a></i></span><font face="Arial" style="font-size:10pt"><br></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">E</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: bosun.obileye</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(11,83,148);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:gabi.mejias@datacite.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">@datacite.org</a></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">|</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-0994" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(11,83,148);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ORCID</span></a><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">W</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space: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