Dear group,<br><br>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.<br>
<br>My own personal schedule follows:<br><br>- Wednesday 20th - Leave for Mexico<br>- January 3rd - Leave for Italy<br>- January 11th Leave for Boston<br><br>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!
<br><br>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.
<br><br>With regards to other policies, I decided that next semester, although I don't teach, I will have &quot;BLOCKED&quot; 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.
<br><br>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 &quot;concentration mode&quot; at least most mornings).
<br><br>Alan<br><br>-- <br><br>Alan Aspuru-Guzik<br>Assistant Professor<br>Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology<br>12 Oxford Street<br>Harvard University<br>Cambridge, MA 02138<br><br>Tel: (617)384-8188<br>Group URL: 
<a href="http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu">http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu</a>