date: Fri Jan 13 16:39:25 2006 from: Keith Briffa subject: Query re. contact of referees of project application to: jandrews@leverhulme.ac.uk Dear Ms Andrews This message to request information regarding an outline application that I have recently made to the Trust. I believe it may be in the post at this time. I have named two potential referees - both resident in the United States, chosen because of their particular expertise in the area of tree-ring analysis. It has just come to my notice that one of them ( Dr. Edward Cook, Director of the Tree-Ring Laboratory at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory in New York) will shortly be leaving for a protracted period of field work in the Himalayas. Apparently his departure may be in as little as two weeks. He is likely to be effectively out of touch with the rest of the world during most of the time he is away. On the assumption that the Trust will seek his advice, would it be possible for the application to be e-mailed to him ( drdendro@ldeo.columbia.edu ), or would it be acceptable if I were to email the proposal to him in anticipation of your request for a review? I am anxious not to interfere with the correct procedure , but I believe it would be unfortunate if the Trust were not able to get the benefit of his opinion because of this scheduling difficulty. I would appreciate your advice in this matter. Thank you yours sincerely Keith Briffa -- Professor Keith Briffa, Climatic Research Unit University of East Anglia Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K. Phone: +44-1603-593909 Fax: +44-1603-507784 [1]http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/people/briffa/