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Wec 6 AM ear SUSPICIOUS. ; Roberts, Jacqueline to the queries you posed: ; Roberts, Jacqueline 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>; @gatesfoundation.org; Roberts, Jacqueline (NIH/OD) [E] @od.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 flexibility. Yes, June 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) [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