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fyi: Full IGAD meeting is May 25-28; agenda is below.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> subirats via Agricultural Data Interest Group (IGAD) <rda-agrdatainterop-ig@rda-groups.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 19, 2020 8:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> rda-agrdatainterop-ig@rda-groups.org <rda-agrdatainterop-ig@rda-groups.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [rda-agrdatainterop-ig] IGAD Online Meeting. Keynote with Dr. Andy Jarvis (CGIAR/CIAT). Registration now open! Monday, May 25 at 16:00 to 17:00 CEST.</font>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Monday, May 25 -<i> Keynote</i></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">16:00 to 17:00 CEST</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Register:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#0B5394; background:white">
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__fao.zoom.us_meeting_register_tJEkcu2rqDsrGdeMLqjc9UE-5FMoUd1W7hVQ1m&d=DwMBAg&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=img-rO8ZBhblrx41WBkIFetQkzEsdhT-s4UDDrJe0Xk&m=hp1pSYMW24yGCNVen2wS3o9tutTCLCWZSWKZiRCVepw&s=60a_-Jmferj-CuaVpTX-gFSj-z4OLp0AWgzQbU6Lv-w&e="><b><span style="color:#1155CC; background:white">https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkcu2rqDsrGdeMLqjc9UE_MoUd1W7hVQ1m</span></b></a><span style="color:#1155CC; background:white"> </span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Digital Agriculture for the Other Half
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Moving agricultural research into the digital era requires novel infrastructure, tools and collaborations with data scientists to realize the benefits of data sharing
and reuse. In order to drive the digital revolution forward, it is critical that we avoid further widening the digital divide, and design digital agriculture interventions to be inclusive for farming throughout the world.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">About the Speaker</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black; background:white">Dr. Andy Jarvis is the Associate Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (a CGIAR Center), based in Cali, Colombia. Dr. Jarvis has
been working for 20 years on scientific research in developing countries to support the goals of alleviating poverty and building a sustainable food future. His research has focused on the use of spatial analysis and environmental modeling to address issues
such as agricultural biodiversity conservation, adaptation to climate change, and digital agriculture.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">IGAD Online Meeting full agenda at </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bit.ly_2AzocoO&d=DwMBAg&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=img-rO8ZBhblrx41WBkIFetQkzEsdhT-s4UDDrJe0Xk&m=hp1pSYMW24yGCNVen2wS3o9tutTCLCWZSWKZiRCVepw&s=Rbexf0zpnqYIagVzEV8f_NuiFfIhEZkhPhnruWDMD0Y&e=">https://bit.ly/2AzocoO</a>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Kind regards,</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Imma Subirats, for the IGAD Chairs</span></p>
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