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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi! I am Wine, Statistician and Chief of the
Training Division of the Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC)(<A
href="http://www.srtc.gov.ph">www.srtc.gov.ph</A>). SRTC is a government
agency in the Philippines.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At present we are having a tie up with the United
Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (UN-SIAP) based in
Japan <A
href="http://www.unsiap.or.jp/">http://www.unsiap.or.jp/</A> for the
conduct of the Country Course on Geographic Information System which we plan to
conduct early February next year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are in critical need of a trainer to conduct
such a training using a freeware GIS software. While surfing the
internet I found your site. I understand that you have developed GRASS
which is a freeware on GIS.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could you refer to us anyone in your team who could
conduct the training here in the Philippines for 10 days using GRASS? If there
is anyone in your team who could be available, please send his/her name and
email address to us including some background information of him or
her.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We shall be refering him/her to the UNSIAP who will
in turn contact you for the details of travel arrangements and
remuneration.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I attached here a tentative coverage of the GIS
training which can be modified by the prospective trainer to suit the
requirements of the GIS freeware.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you so much and I hope I will be able to
receive an early reply.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Very truly yours,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Winecito L. Tan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Statistician V and Chief, Training
Division</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Statistical Research and Training
Center</FONT></DIV>
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