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<DIV><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IOC
</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">T</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">raining
</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">C</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ourse and
</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">dentification
</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Qualification
in</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">H</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">armful
</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marine
Micro</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">algae
2008</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">:</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The course includes 90
hours of teaching and is divided into two parts, each consisting of 45 hours of
teaching. The first part of the course is an internet teaching programme, while
the second part is a practical workshop in species identification.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The course is organised by the
University of Copenhagen, Denmark.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
Course includes an examination at the end of the course with an <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps">IOC Certificate of
Proficiency in Identification of Harmful Algae</SPAN></B> issued to participants
who pass the examination.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If
there are more applicants than available seats, </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">priority
will be given to applicants who have direct research or management
responsibilities with regard to the occurrence of harmful algae.
</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dates:</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mandatory E-learning part:
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Over 4-5 weeks in the period
May-July, to be arranged when enough applicants have signed
up.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Practical course at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Copenhagen</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> tentative dates:
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">18-28 August
2008.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Venue:</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IOC Science and Communication Centre
on Harmful Algae, Department of </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Biology</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
University </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">of </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Copenhagen,
Denmark c/o Danhostel, Hillerød.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Content:</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<H4 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Part I - Distant learning:
</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The distant
learning programme consists of 8 modules including an introduction to the
teaching platform. There is a short introductory text to each module, and at the
beginning of this text is given a list of suggested reading, which will usually
include selected chapters (supplied as PDF-files on a CD-rom) or paragraphs of
the general text book(s) used in the course. All exercises are mandatory. This
part of the course includes 45 hours of teaching or a work load of about one
working day per week for six weeks.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></H4>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Part II –
Workshop on species identification: </SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> The workshop will
focus on identification of harmful algal species, with particular reference to
the ‘IOC Taxonomic Reference List on Toxic Plankton Algae’. During the workshop
species will be demonstrated either as cultures (*subject to the availability of
cultures at the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa) or as
preserved material. </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">More details and application form
at: <A href="http://www.ioc-unesco.org/hab/">http://www.ioc-unesco.org/hab/#</A>
see under activities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Contact: D<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">r.</st1:PersonName> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jacob
Larsen</st1:PersonName> at <A
href="mailto:jacobl@bio.ku.dk">jacobl@bio.ku.dk</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IOC Science and
Communication Centre on Harmful Algae</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
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<ADDRESS><I><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Visit the IOC HAB
website at </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><A
title=http://ioc.unesco.org/hab href="http://ioc.unesco.org/hab"><FONT
title=http://ioc.unesco.org/hab face=Arial size=2><SPAN
title=http://ioc.unesco.org/hab><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">http://ioc.unesco.org/hab</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> IOC is the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of
UNESCO</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></I></ADDRESS>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">********************************************************************</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></I></ADDRESS>
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