I am working on getting us European Union funding. I want to discuss this with you in person asap. The best way, I am told, to get funding is to build a coalition between universities and small and medium sized businesses. Do you have any experience with this? The Bang & Olufsen name will be incredibly useful, in itself. I am hideously busy today -- can this wait until we meet in person? I have the OSCON PyPy paper to submit today (although Vee, the Papers chair, is well aware that the whole thing will change based on next week). You all can tell me what I ought to have said instead ... I am really looking forward to meeting you. Laura