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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dear African Open Science Platform Members<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Open Science Policy is one of the 4 important focus areas of the African Open Science Platform. Please see invitation below. Also see <a href="http://www.assaf.org.za/index.php/news/420-inaugural-regional-training-workshop-on-science-diplomacy">http://www.assaf.org.za/index.php/news/420-inaugural-regional-training-workshop-on-science-diplomacy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>--------------------------------------------------- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), The World Academy of Sciences Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are seeking candidates to participate in the inaugural regional training workshop on science diplomacy to be held in South Africa, from 21 to 25 May 2018. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>This training workshop is designed for young scientists (below the age of 40) living and working in sub-Saharan Africa and whose research and wider engagement has brought them into the international policy-making arena, as well as policymakers and diplomats interested in some of the central science-based themes that might influence their work, and representatives from NGOs and other sectors working at the science-diplomacy interface. Applications are invited from young scientists (up to the age of 40), as well as scientists and/or government officials, etc., with more experience in the policymaking arena (‘science diplomacy ambassadors’).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The completed application should be submitted via the online system which is accessible on: <a href="http://bit.ly/sciencedipcourse">http://bit.ly/sciencedipcourse</a>. The deadline for submitting applications is <b>9 February 2018</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I would greatly appreciate if you could please disseminate the call to contacts on your databases.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Phyllis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ms Phyllis Kalele</b><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Senior Liaison Officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>African Partnerships<span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)<span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Switchboard: +27 12 349 6600<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Direct: +27 12 349 6635 <span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: <span lang=EN-ZA style='color:black'>086 407 2002</span><span style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:phyllis@assaf.org.za">phyllis@assaf.org.za</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><img border=0 width=565 height=87 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D38868.A3563AB0" alt="20 years signature"></span><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>1st Floor Block A, The Woods, 41 De Havilland Crescent, Persequor Park <span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meiring Naudé Road, Lynnwood 0020, Pretoria, South Africa. <span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 72135, Lynnwood Ridge 0040, Pretoria, South Africa. <span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Website: <a href="http://www.assaf.org.za/"><span style='color:blue'>www.assaf.org.za</span></a><i> </i><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>
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