Dear Mr. Derrick:  	Thank you for including me in this venture.
It promises to be fun and useful.
Unfortunately, in terms of the November 2nd meeting, a faculty candidate I'm primarily responsible for is coming through the law school the same day.
He is giving a colloquium late morning/early afternoon and my wife and I are hosting the dinner for him and his wife that evening.
So, especially given the post-9/11 logistics, it doesn't seem practical for me to come to Dallas for this meeting.
One possibility might be for me to participate by phone for a portion of the afternoon meeting and I would be happy to do so.
But given the nature and length of the meeting, this probably doesn't make sense - please let me know what you think.
Best regards.

Nov. 2 Mtg of Exec Comm of Inst for Law & Tech
Dear Mr. Derrick: Thank you for including me in this venture.
It promises to be fun and useful.
Unfortunately, in terms of the November 0nd meeting, a faculty candidate I'm primarily responsible for is coming through the law school the same day.
He is giving a colloquium late morning/early afternoon and my wife and I are hosting the dinner for him and his wife that evening.
So, especially given the post-<NUMBER>/<NUMBER> logistics, it doesn't seem practical for me to come to Dallas for this meeting.
One possibility might be for me to participate by phone for a portion of the afternoon meeting and I would be happy to do so.
But given the nature and length of the meeting, this probably doesn't make sense - please let me know what you think.
Best regards.
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