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<font size="3" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Dear colleagues,</font><br>
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<font size="3" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">The February 2013 edition of the UN-SPIDER Updates is available!</font><br>
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<font size="3" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Read or download the Updates here: </font><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about/updates/un-spider-updates-february-2013"><font size="3" color="#4181C0" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>http://www.un-spider.org/about/updates/un-spider-updates-february-2013</b></font></a><br>
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<font size="3" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Or skip ahead to your topic of interest:</font><br>
<p><font size="3" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>UN-SPIDER at a glance</b></font>
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<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about/newsletter/un-spider-newsletter-113-knowledge-management"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Knowledge Management: Read the latest UN-SPIDER Newsletter</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/book/6523"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">VALID project: Case Study for Namibia</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6522/2013-03-01t084200/tsunami-risk-un-spider-contributes-unesco-ioc-guidelines"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">UN-SPIDER invited to contribute to improve the UNESCO-IOC tsunami risk assessment guidelines</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6471/2013-02-26t083900/unescap-workshop-geo-referenced-disaster-risk-management"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">UNESCAP Workshop: UN-SPIDER elaborates on relevance of space-based information for HFA priorities</font></a></ul>
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<font size="3" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>News from our Regional Support Offices</b></font>
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<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6448/2013-02-11t122400/un-spider-inaugurates-4th-annual-meeting-regional-support"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">UN-SPIDER’s 4th Annual Meeting of Regional Support Offices</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6467/2013-02-25t102700/un-spider-welcomes-two-new-regional-support-offices"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">UN-SPIDER welcomes two new Regional Support Offices</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6506/2013-02-28t114900/university-west-indies-conducts-geo-training"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">University of West Indies conducts geo-training</font></a></ul>
<p><font size="3" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>News from our Community</b></font>
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<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6528/2013-02-23t122000/fiftieth-session-copuos-scientific-and-technical"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Fiftieth Session of the COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee concluded</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/climatechangeconference"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">UNOOSA and LAPAN to organize joint International Conference on Clime Change</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6466/2013-02-25t095400/cssteap-new-training-courses-space-applications"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">CSSTEAP: New training courses on space applications</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.disasterscharter.org/web/charter/activations"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">International Charter activated for Seychelles and Madagascar</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.spacetechnology.at/"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Austria database on Space Technology</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6427/2013-02-01t114600/digitalglobe-and-geoeye-complete-combination"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">Digital Globe and GeoEye complete Combination</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6462/2013-02-20t115300/hot-demonstrating-usefulness-spatial-data-partners"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">HOT: Demonstrating the usefulness of spatial data</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6452/2013-02-12t112700/nasa-launches-new-landsat-satellite"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">NASA launches Landsat Data Continuity Mission</font></a></ul>
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<p><font size="3" color="#5893CA" face="Helvetica 55 Roman"><b>Upcoming events</b></font>
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<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/earlywarning"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">26-27 June 2013: UN-SPIDER Expert Meeting on Early Warning – Apply now!</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.app-camp.eu/"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">3-10 June 2013: ESA Earth Observation App Camp</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about-us/news/en/6437/2013-02-06t142900/4th-global-platform-disaster-risk-reduction-%E2%80%9Cinvest-today"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">19-23 May 2013: 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction</font></a>
<li><a href="http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Thematic-Priorities/water/Pages/HLMNPD.aspx"><font size="3" color="#0082BF" face="Helvetica 55 Roman">11-15 March 2013: High Level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP)</font></a></ul>
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