AIMS: Smithsonian team visits AIMS >T.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 November 1999-AIMS: Smithsonian team visits AIMS (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:081199 Tuesday 9 November 1999 sees a visit to AIMS by delegates from the prestigious Smithsonian Institution in the United States. The eight representatives from various Smithsonian museums and research are on a tour of reef and rainforest research institutions in Queensland.

The Smithsonian Institution is involved in the proposed joint Queensland/Smithsonian collaboration project. The visitors are exploring areas of mutual interest between the Smithsonian Institution and the key research facilities. Areas of potential research collaboration in the marine area are being identified and will form the basis of discussions while the Smithsonian team is in...