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From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:35 PM To: Richard Kahn Subject: Re: Kraus just list the topics <=r> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 6:07 PM, Richard Kahn=< < wrote: Please advise if ok to s=nd statement and budget to Eileen or just s=atement with removing sentence saying attached is budget Thank you > > Dr. Krauss advised that the proceeds of the pledge =ill be used to permit the Origins Project to continue with a projected lev=l of activity of up to 10 forefront workshops/yr, and 3-5 associated publi= events, to be held primarily in Tempe, but with remote locations to inclu=e NYC, DC, LA, London, Dublin, Prague, and Sydney. Attached is thei= provisional budget to run the programming. Dr. Krauss advised that=it will take time to coordinate the first of the new workshops (they are a=ready holding 4 events in the winter and spring of 2015), so they expect t=e first of the new programs will begin sometime in the fall of 2015, with =otentially 3 workshops in the fall, to be followed by up to 7 workshops in=2016, and then, if things are running successfully, up to 10 workshops in =017. The budget shown, for $1.6 M/yr is based on a 10 worksho= model, with full staffing. Dr. Krauss advised that staff will need =o be hired in advance, and this will be carried out during 2015 with a num=er of staff hired in advance of the fall programming. They expect t= supplement the initial $1M funding of the pledge with $300K in support fr=m ASU, and the remainder in funds to be raised from other sources. <=div> As far as the content of the workshops is concerne=, provisionally they are planning workshops and events over the coming 2-3=years, in addition to their planned workshop in winter and spring of 2015 =n Extinctions and Water, on the topics that include: <=iv>The future of Artificial Intelligence and Cognition Complexit= and Societal Scaling Pattern Recognition Origin of Li=e Origin of Disease Population economics Mus=c and the Brain Origins of Capitalism Origins of=Sex EFTA_R1_01783712 EFTA02597994 Mathematical Biology Origins of Cooperation <=iv>Information and Signaling Human co-evolution with other speci=s Limits to knowledge? </=iv> Ri=hard Kahn H=RK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 tel <tel fax <tel:646-350-095=> cell <tel:917-41=-7584> =C240 please note The information contained in t=is communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, ma= constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of =he addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure=or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohib=ted and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in =rror, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected]=m, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, includ=ng all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved 2 EFTA_R1_01783713 EFTA02597995