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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Dear colleague</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>The European Commission, in
cooperation with </span></font><span lang=EN-GB><a href="www.susta-info.net"
target="_self"><font face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Susta-Info</span></font></a></span><font
face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>, will
organize an Expert Meeting on 'The future of EU international cooperation
for research and knowledge transfer on local sustainability'.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>This<strong><b><font
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'> </span></font></b></strong><u><font
color=maroon><span style='color:maroon'>invitation only event</span></font></u>
will take place in Seville, Spain, March 20, 2007; this is one day before ICLEI's
'Fifth European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns;<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>Sevilla2007 - Taking the Commitments to
the Streets'.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>The meeting aims to
formulate an advice to the European Commission on which critical issues
relevant in the international cooperation context should be supported as a
priority by the EU research activities for urban sustainability during the
2007-2013 funding period (7<sup>th</sup> Framework Programme). </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Concretely, this advice may
take the form of specific recommendations for themes or research topics
deserving specific attention in terms of new knowledge generation or support
and coordination activities stimulating the dissemination and uptake of
existing knowledge on the international scene. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>The future exploitation of Susta-Info
in cooperation with other partners could be a central element in this advice. A
demonstration of Susta-Info and debate will take place in the afternoon.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>I have attached an
invitation to register and program to this event and I hope to be able to
welcome you in <u2:city u3:st="on"><u2:place u3:st="on"><u4:city u5:st="on"><u4:place u5:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seville</u4:place></u2:city></st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#993300'>Pascal
van den Noort</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#993300'><a
href="www.susta-info.net" target="_self" title="">www.susta-info.net</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><b><font
color="#993300" face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=NL style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:#993300;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#993300" face=Arial><span lang=NL
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#993300;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Book Antiqua"><span lang=NL
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><strong><b><u><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please let us
know if you would like to be invited to this event, and state your field of
expertise.</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><u><font size=4
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color="#993300"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#993300'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Copy </span></font><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>the
following</span></font><font face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:
"Book Antiqua"'> text in an e-mail and send to<font color="#993300"><span
style='color:#993300'> <a href="mailto:urbania@xs4all.nl"><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>urbania@xs4all.nl</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color="#993300"
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:#993300'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><u><font size=2 color="#993300"
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:#993300'>Yes I would like to attend to the Susta-Info: </span></font></u><u><font
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-element:
frame'><font size=1 color="#993300" face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#993300'>q</span></font><font size=1
color="#993300" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#993300'>
</span></font><font color="#993300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#993300'>Expert meeting on The future
of EU International Cooperation for Research and Knowledge Transfer in
the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-element:frame'><font size=2
color="#993300" face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Book Antiqua";color:#993300'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-element:
frame'><font size=1 color="#993300" face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:
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color="#993300" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#993300'>
</span></font><font color="#993300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#993300'>Mid-Term Seminar Susta-Info
in the afternoon <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color="#993300"
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:#993300'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>(tick appropriate boxes)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Name:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Institute / City / NGO /
Company: </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Field of Expertise:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>e-mail:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=2 color=black
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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