[Aspuru-Guzik group list] Group lunch not possible / Holidays availability / Travel schedule

Dear group, I have two faculty meetings at noon on Monday and Tuesday. Therefore, for those that I mentioned the possibility of a group lunch, I think we should schedule it for sometime in January. My apologies. My own personal schedule follows: - Wednesday 20th - Leave for Mexico - January 3rd - Leave for Italy - January 11th Leave for Boston I will be back in the office the 12th of January. If you need to meet me in person between now and Wednesday, schedule a meeting with me or drop by. Otherwise, I will try to stop by the office to wish you happy holidays. If I don't see you, happy holidays! Between the 21th of December and 2nd of January, I will be working from Mexico. I can make calls to the US and will be available by e-mail. January 3-11, I will be at my best-friend's wedding and expect no time to deal with work-related issues. I will e-mail my Mexico Cell phone as soon as I get the number when I arrive. With regards to other policies, I decided that next semester, although I don't teach, I will have "BLOCKED" my time Tuesdays and Thursdays, meaning that probably besides group meetings, I prefer to meet people on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. This will help me finish many un-finished things that have been piling up. Realistically, I expect to respond to many of your pending longish-requests (contributions to papers, letters of recommendation, etc. while I am in Mexico, where I will be in "concentration mode" at least most mornings). Alan -- Alan Aspuru-Guzik Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 12 Oxford Street Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: (617)384-8188 Group URL: http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu