Dear fellow R&D colleagues,

I approached the R&D Management Centre of Cranfield University (Bedford,
UK) with the intent of organizing a one-day training workshop on running
an effective Information Department within an R&D office environment.
What follows is the response I received from Dr. Richard Reeves
(http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sme/people/staff/reeves_r.html), the
physicist who runs the centre.

"Subject:           Re: University-based research offices
 Date:           Tue, 4 May 1999 14:02:32 +0100 (British Summer
Time)
 From:           Richard Reeves <xxxxxx@cranfield.ac.uk>
 Reply-To:         xxxxxx@cranfield.ac.uk
 To:             Eric Zimmerman <xxxxxx@mail.biu.ac.il>

Thank you for your information about the work of your
university research offices and I now understand your
enquiry.

Having been in Lebanon during the Grapes of Wrath
offensive, I am not much inclined to do business with you.
If you want lessons on how to join the good part of the
human race, I could teach you free.

----------------------
Richard Reeves
R&D Management Centre
Cranfield University, Bedford MK43 0AL, UK
xxxxxx@Cranfield.ac.uk
Tel 44 (0)1234 754773  Fax 44 (0)1234 754770"

I think this speaks for itself. And I thought you should just know who
runs this centre, and perhaps is even your colleague. Act accordingly,
as your conscience dictates.

With my best wishes for a better understanding and tolerance between
peoples, and for the ability to be able to conduct business together,
putting aside political, national, religious and ones other personal
beliefs,

I remain sincerely yours,

--
Eric Zimmerman, Research Grants Coordinator
Research Authority of Bar-Ilan University
 Ramat Gan 52900 ISRAEL
(T) +972-3-5318097; (F) +972-3-6353277
 http://www.biu.ac.il/RA