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To the ASAC:
<p>The message copied below is one I sent to Wolfgang Wild and John Payne
following the ASAC meeting of September 9/10 in Berkeley at which we were
unable to establish a teleconference connection to Wolfgang and John in
Europe. I would like to make it clear that the cause of our failure
to connect was solely a result of my lack of proper attention to detail.
<p> -Bob
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<br>11 September 2000
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<pre>Dear Wolfgang, John:
I would like to apologize to both of you for failing to complete
properly the telephone arrangements for you to call in to the ASAC
meeting on Sunday. After speaking with John Saturday night to confirm
the arrangements, I was sure that I had everything in place for the
conference call--the time, the phone number etc--and sufficient backup
to solve problems. I then turned my attention to some other project reports that I
wanted to try and complete. On Sunday morning I
took from the hotel with me to the meeting what I thought were all my meeting materials.
Unfortunately this was all the project reporting materials I had been working
on the night before but none of the materials related to the ASAC
meeting proper. And that briefcase didn't have my cell phone in it. As
a result, when we had a problem connecting I didn't have Wolfgang's
number, John's hotel number, or my cell phone to solve the problem. I
just screwed this up by not paying sufficient attention.
I know that you arranged your day to accommodate the teleconference and
that you did everything possible to make the connection. I appreciate
your time/efforts and I would sincerely like to apologize to you and the
ASAC for failing to carry out my responsibilities.
-Bob</pre>
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