From: "John Afele" <jafele@plant.uoguelph.ca>
Organization: Plant Agriculture, Univ. of Guelph
To: utsumi@columbia.edu
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:49:27 EST
Subject: My Position at Guelph

Dear Prof. Utsumi-san

I met my Dean yesterday and he has agreed to fund an independent faculty position for me to harness what I have been attempting to orchestrate. This initiative is supported philosophically by the faculty of my department and many others in Guelph. My academic department would be plant agriculture however I will be working with the international dimensions of my college (Ontario Agricultural College). Therefore, my program is now legitimate. I am yet to discuss the details of funding and support I will be receiving. I intend it to incubated for a period within which I would have generated some funding for the projects I am designing.

I am expecting things to be better therefore. I would be devoting 100% of my time to this effort possibly from Oct 1 (but I am yet to discuss the entire issue with my current boss.)

I have been preparing both for the Washington trip and a presentation to my laboratory on Monday. Both have the same deadline but are on different issues. This is why I have not got back to you yet regarding the infoDev form. Please excuse my delay. I want to fill out the form intelligently so I want to make sure I have enough time to do it very well.

Thanking you once again,

John Afele

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