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From: Emily Libresco HB opivotalventures.org> To: "Collins, Francis (NIH/OD) [E]" [fod nih.gov> Cc: Courtney Wade pivotalventures.org>, HE 0 «2tesfoundation.org" )gatesfoundation.org>, "Roberts, Jacqueline (NIH/OD) [E]" od.nih.gov> Subject: RE: NIH Director hoping to bring you and your book to NIH Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:01:41 -0400 Importance: Normal Hi Francis, Thanks for all of this helpful information. We will review it with our scheduling team and let you know what might be possible. All the best, Emily From: Collins, Francis (NIH/OD) [E] [@od.nih.gov> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 9:49 AM To: Emily Libresco pivotalventures.org> Cc: Courtney Wade pivotalventures.org>; i'r gatesfoundation.org; Roberts, Jacqueline (NIH/OD) [E] iod.nih.gov> Subject: RE: NIH Director hoping to bring you and your book to NIH EXTERNAL: Do not click links or open attachments that appear suspicious. Hi Emily, Thanks for reaching back out. We can be pretty flexible here. Here are responses to the queries you posed: . 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? Yes, lunch is optional, as is the meet/greet/book-signing. We have had authors do pre-signing in the past, and we could arrange a private pre-signing session if that works best with Melinda's schedule. . How many people typically attend your book talks? And what's the typical book buy size? We are anticipating a full house in Masur Auditorium which accommodates 480 people. Typically the books sales are in the 100-150 range, but our bookstore is projecting to sell at least 200 copies of Melinda's book. . Would 6/23 in the afternoon work for timing? I know you mentioned you have some flexi 23 in the afternoon would work great! Best, Francis From: Emily Libresco [@pivotalventures.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 5:23 PM To: Collins, Francis (NIH/OD) [€] [J od.nih.gov> Cc: Courtney Wade H© pivotalventures.org>; HR © gatesfoundation.org; Roberts, Jacqueline