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<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I wish to send greetings to everyone on The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2019 [1].</span><br></div></div><div id="ydp6f85373fyahoo_quoted_3972969616" class="ydp6f85373fyahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div><div id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951"><div class="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951yqt2421870379" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951yqtfd27485"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="color:#454545;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">GeoForAll community has been contributing to Open Science and Open Education over many years. Details at
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;">It is nearly 25 years ago (in 1994) that I first came across the amazing “geo world” by pure chance. I was able to learn </span><span style="font-size:14.666666984558105px;">Geospatial</span><span style="font-size:11pt;"> Science</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;">
thanks to the help from many kind people who I will always be grateful for their kindness to me. So it my duty now to help open more STEM education opportunities to all. Details at </span></font><a shape="rect" class="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" id="ydp6f85373fyiv2063277951LPlnk67154" href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy" style="color:rgb(69,69,69);" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy</span></a></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">I am requesting
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">all colleagues who are part of key international scientific organisations like the International Science Council
</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">to support Open Science and use the opportunity to work for establishing dedicated Research Centres for Open Science (with focus on geoeducation ) globally, so we
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">The best gift to give is a gift of useful knowledge. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Best wishes,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Suchith</span></p>
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