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--></style></head><body lang=en-NG link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Barlow'>*****Apologies for Cross Posting*****<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Barlow'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:Barlow;color:#434343'>We invite you to join us on<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>25 September 2024</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>for DataCite’s Annual Community Meeting—a great chance to engage with DataCite community members!</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:Barlow;color:#434343'>[</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><a href="https://datacite.org/events/category/datacite_annual_community_meeting/datacite-community-meeting-2024" title="https://datacite.org/events/category/datacite_annual_community_meeting/datacite-community-meeting-2024"><span style='font-family:Barlow;color:#1155CC'>Register now</span></a></span><span style='font-family:Barlow;color:#434343'>]</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:Barlow;color:#434343'>This one-day virtual event is open to everyone, and features eleven sessions accommodating attendees in different time zones. 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