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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Many many thanks to those of you who have responded to this survey and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">forwarded the survey information</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">on to your data partners and users.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Your help is hugely appreciated and your input is critical to this project!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The response so far has been great, but w</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">e are looking for as many responses as possi</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">ble, so have decided to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">extended the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">survey</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">deadline to Friday April 11, 2008.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Thank you for taking the time to respond!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Lynn</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Lynn Kutner</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">NatureServe</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">email: lynn_kutner@natureserve.org</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">_____________________________________________<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">From:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma"> Lynn Kutner<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Sent:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma"> Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:21 AM<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">To:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma"> 'apwg@lists.plantconservation.org'<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">Subject:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma"> SURVEY: CEC Invasives Survey - your help requested</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Dear Colleague:</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">NatureServe Canada and NatureServe have been requested by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) (</SPAN><A HREF="http://www.cec.org/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">http://www.cec.org/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us">), an international organization created by Canada, Mexico and the United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) to develop profiles for these three nations of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) data systems, the users of these data and their needs. An important outcome of this survey will be identification of the unmet needs for IAS data and barriers to accessing and sharing the data. The CEC will use this information to target removal of the barriers and to make more information widely available to combat the impacts and spread of IAS. </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">To accomplish these goals, we have developed an online survey to collect information from<U> both</U> providers and users. We are asking two things of you: </SPAN></P>
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<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">Contribute your knowledge of IAS data, systems, and users, by following this link and responding to the survey (see below for what to expect in the survey): </SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nOVZcD_2brGR2HUBWKRSTfkw_3d_3d"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nOVZcD_2brGR2HUBWKRSTfkw_3d_3d</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">2. Help this survey reach as many people as possible in the IAS community in Canada, Mexico and the United States, by forwarding this email to your organization’s major IAS data partners and/or collectors as well as people and/or organizations who use your (or other) IAS data. </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I>IAS data users can potentially include: land managers (wildlife biologists, forest managers; natural areas stewards), policy-makers, regulators (issue permits), early detection monitoring efforts, land use or development planners, researchers, or educators. </I></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">When you forward the email,<B> please include us on the CC</B> so we can know how the survey request has been disseminated.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B>We request that you please complete the survey by April 4, 2008. </B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I>If you have any questions, concerns, or insights about the survey, please contact Lynn Kutner at lynn_kutner@natureserve.org.</I></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B>What to expect in the Survey:</B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">The Survey has several sections and has been designed to let you automatically skip sections that are not relevant to you as a user or provider of IAS data. </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">The Survey includes a small number of<U> required</U> questions that are clearly indicated with an asterisk (*). However, we ask for your help with answering all the questions that you are able to.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U>Survey Contents</U>:</SPAN></P>
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<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">Introduction</SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">Glossary / Definitions of terms used in the survey</SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">General Information (users and providers)</SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">Data Users (users only)</SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">Data Providers (providers only)</SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">Data Providers II - questions from the Heinz Center "Non-Native Species Database Survey" (providers only, can skip if previously responded to that survey)</SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">Standards and Data Models (users and providers)</SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV DIR=LTR><LI><SPAN LANG="en-us">Technical (users and providers)</SPAN></LI></DIV>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">And one final question asking for your comments.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I>Acknowledgements: This survey builds on previous surveys conducted by the Global Invasive Species Information Network (GISIN) and the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. Many thanks to these organizations for sharing their survey materials and insights.</I></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">If you have questions about this CEC IAS project, or would like to be informed of the results, please contact Judy Soule (</SPAN><A HREF="mailto:judy_soule@natureserve.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0048C0">judy_soule@natureserve.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us">; 703-908-1828).</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation by responding to this survey.</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Lynn</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">Lynn Kutner</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">phone: (703) 797-4804</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">email: lynn_kutner@natureserve.org</FONT></SPAN></P>
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