Gates Package — page 1259

Any c ye second and third I I ; Roberts, Jacqueline From: "Collins, Francis (NIH/OD) [E]" @od.nih.gov> To: "Roberts, Jacqueline (NIH/OD) [E]" @od.nih.gov> Subject: FW: NIH Director hoping to bring you and your book to NIH Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:37:05 -0500 Importance: Normal Have we ever done pre-signing? Any concern about this? And what are the answers to the second and third bullets? FC From: Emily Libresco @pivotalventures.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 5:23 PM To: Collins, Francis (NIH/OD) [E] @od.nih.gov> Cc: Courtney Wade @pivotalventures.org>; @gatesfoundation.org; Roberts, Jacqueline (NIH/OD) [E] @od.nih.gov> Subject: RE: NIH Director hoping to bring you and your book to NIH Hi Francis, Thanks again for this kind invitation and thorough proposal. We have a few follow-up questions: How much flexibility do you have in the programming? We'd be working with a pretty tight time frame. I noticed that you listed the lunch as optional. Would the meet/greet/book-signing time also be negotiable, if we were able to make this work? Do authors ever pre-sign books for Big Read participants instead? How many people typically attend your book talks? And what's the typical book buy size? Would 6/23 in the afternoon work for timing? I know you mentioned you have some flexibility. Thanks in advance for your thoughts on these questions. All the best, Emily From: Collins, Francis (NIH/OD) [E] @od.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 3:36 AM To: Emily Libresco @pivotalventures.org> Cc: Courtney Wade @pivotalventures.org>; @gatesfoundation.org; Roberts, Jacqueline (NIH/OD) [E] @od.nih.gov> Subject: RE: NIH Director hoping to bring you and your book to NIH EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Emily, Thanks for your follow up note. I am delighted to know that this invitation is under consideration. Attached please find a more detailed description of the NIH Big Read program, and a possible draft agenda for what the