<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Yes: thank you, indeed!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Regarding the bridge position, securing Hampton's willingness to open one is not guaranteed. In that sense isn't the language a bit too strong? Perhaps something like "'[...] as such, we think Hampton U. is an ideal target for funding, with the second choice [...]"</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">In general, the bullets read as a draft for an official document to be agreed upon by the other half of the committee. Is that the intention? I thought we wanted to present our ideas, not asking the others to agree on pre-conditions, which is the way I fear they will read this document.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Anyway, it is curious to see Xiandong's name listed as an integral part of the "Berkeley Lab" group, rather than a super-partes arbiter as he went out of his way to position himself in the town meeting... But I also agree that, in practice, the other group is where he belongs.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"> Alberto<br><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">P.S.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I marked myself as available tomorrow in the poll, and I will do my best to join even though I am not entirely sure I will be able to.</div><br></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 6:19 PM Jianwei Qiu <<a href="mailto:jqiu@jlab.org">jqiu@jlab.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I would like to second what Andreas said "Thank you very much, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica">This document covers all important issues that are needed to ensure a successful merge of two groups with well defined physics objectives and mechanism to achieve them.</font></span></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica">Since SC has only 8 people, the 75% is effectively saying that at least 6 people are needed for any major changes of these guiding principles. I think, this is a reasonable choice in view of the fact that each group has 4 people
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 22, 2022 5:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> David Richards <<a href="mailto:dgr@jlab.org" target="_blank">dgr@jlab.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:gpdtc@jlab.org" target="_blank">gpdtc@jlab.org</a> <<a href="mailto:gpdtc@jlab.org" target="_blank">gpdtc@jlab.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gpdtc] [External] Draft merger agreement</font>
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Thank you very much, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica">Ian, Martha, David and Christian! In my opinion, this looks very good and covers the essential points in a concise manner.
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica">A minor point that I have is about item 10, the "75% majority vote." I understand the rationale behind this but, at the present stage, such a rule may be perceived as quite bold
by the other group. Maybe there is a "safe" way to water this down a bit.? But take a final decision on this as you see fit.<br>
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<font face="arial, helvetica">Most likely I won't join tomorrow, but I have full confidence that the document will be finalized in the best way possible.<br>
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Thank you again for your tremendous and very important work! <br>
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<font face="arial, helvetica">Best wishes,</font></div>
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<div id="gmail-m_4226199889771057186x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Gpdtc <<a href="mailto:gpdtc-bounces@jlab.org" target="_blank">gpdtc-bounces@jlab.org</a>> on behalf of David Richards <<a href="mailto:dgr@jlab.org" target="_blank">dgr@jlab.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 22, 2022 5:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gpdtc@jlab.org" target="_blank">gpdtc@jlab.org</a> <<a href="mailto:gpdtc@jlab.org" target="_blank">gpdtc@jlab.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] [Gpdtc] Draft merger agreement</font>
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<div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dear All,
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<div>We have just had a long discussion to reach a consensus on the bullet points to present to Feng, Ismail, Phiala and Xiangdong in advance of a meeting we have arranged with them for 4pm on Monday. We are currently refining the document, and expect
to have that completed by 930am tomorrow morning. Please take a look at that document, though please add comments below rather than altering the bullets as written.</div>
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<div>We aim to reach an agreement on this document tomorrow afternoon, and then present it as our collective bullet points to the other team to implement the merger.</div>
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<div>Please complete the “when2meet” for tomorrow afternoon at <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.when2meet.com-252F-253F14271198-2DYwZ4E-26data-3D04-257C01-257Candreas.metz-2540temple.edu-257Cd823f8a68a6b4682fdcd08d9ddf53e6b-257C716e81efb52244738e3110bd02ccf6e5-257C0-257C0-257C637784867654834890-257CUnknown-257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0-253D-257C3000-26sdata-3D-252Bf9i5NML-252Fcqr08eTOSXxslPRehusymX-252BDUz19zhxR9o-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=O0ypPvcn8ZUcU42oKTSHzQ&m=45Cl7NiBEVwgiRmjaDvmMXU1O53jJv6f3wRROROKcw34RPv1potNJsOZfTLozBXJ&s=_EcE87aK3sHObzSYPtSQ9lOBw0N72ZMLwoYrWFq3DUk&e=" style="font-family:arial,helvetica" target="_blank">https://www.when2meet.com/?14271198-YwZ4E</a><font face="arial, helvetica">.
If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, and have comments, please place them at the end of the document, after the bullets.</font></span></div>
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<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica">Regards,</font></span></div>
<div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica">Ian, Martha, David and Christian</font></span></div>
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