<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**** Apologies for cross-posting ****</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear all,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I kindly invite you to join the following webinars happening in the upcoming two months. Please note that some of the events are held in languages other than English:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Using Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) to ensure Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Heritage Preservation</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">19 March 2024, 09:00 AM UTC/12:00 PM EAT (18:00 JST / 20:00 AEDT)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DataCite, in partnership with the African PID Alliance, is pleased to invite you to join us for a webinar discussing the potential for sample PIDs to augment efforts in African countries to preserve their indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please register here: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcOutpzsqGNBOfZveCu5akraVJ8RhsN1e#/registration" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcOutpzsqGNBOfZveCu5akraVJ8RhsN1e#/registration</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">------ </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CHORUS FORUM: 12 BEST PRACTICES FOR RESEARCH DATA SHARING</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">27 March 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);font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