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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 'Ken Kasera' via African Open Science Platform <african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> 22 May 2019 12:31<br>
<b>To:</b> african-open-science-platform@googlegroups.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RIC 2019/4th Afrigeoss symposium abstract submission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) was established in Nairobi, Kenya in 1975 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). It is
an intergovernmental organization and currently has twenty (20) Member States in Eastern and Southern Africa Region. RCMRD\u2019s mission is to promote sustainable development in the Member States through the generation, application, and dissemination of geo-information
and allied ICT technologies, products, and services. This feeds into the Centre\u2019s vision of being a premier Centre of excellence in the provision of geo-information for sustainable development in the Member States and beyond.</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">In line with the above-mentioned mission and vision, RCMRD is planning to host the <b>3rd RCMRD International Conference <span class="gmail-m-2502522841848340387gmail-m5138683020427010579gmail-il">2019/4th
Afrigeoss symposium</span></b>. This conference provides a platform for science and policy exchange, scientific paper and poster presentation in various areas of Geospatial domain. The conference theme for <span class="gmail-m-2502522841848340387gmail-m5138683020427010579gmail-il">2019</span> is <b>\u201cEarth
Observation for Evidence-Based Decision Making\u201d</b> and therefore policy, geospatial technology advancement, standards, capacity development, and academic related issues will form an integral part of the conference.</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">RCMRD invites institutions both from Government Ministries and private sector to submit institutional abstracts (which covers basic information on your organization).Submit your abstract through <a href="http://ric2019.rcmrd.org/" target="_blank">http://ric2019.rcmrd.org/</a></span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">The institutional abstract should include the following and send to RCMRD before June <span class="gmail-m-2502522841848340387gmail-m5138683020427010579gmail-il">2019</span>.</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">1. The mandate/vision of your institution,</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">2. Objectives, approaches/methodologies, and</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">3. services offered or even data available within your organization/institution.</span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">The conference will be held at RCMRD premises on Kasarani Road, Nairobi on <b>13<sup>th </sup>August <span class="gmail-m-2502522841848340387gmail-m5138683020427010579gmail-il">2019</span> </b>to<b> 16<sup>th </sup>August <span class="gmail-m-2502522841848340387gmail-m5138683020427010579gmail-il">2019.</span></b></span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m-2502522841848340387gmail-m5138683020427010579gmail-il"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Authors of Accepted abstracts both for oral and poster presentation will be funded.</span></b></span><span style="color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763">Kasarani Road, Off Thika Road</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763">P.O Box 632-00618</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763">Nairobi, Kenya</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763">Tel: +254 20 2680722/2680748</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763">Personal:
<b>+2</b>54 726 764 665</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#073763">Fax:+254 20 2680747</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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