October 19, Heidelberg

actually I found I can buy an economy (YUK) ticket for only $1300.. so maybe I can buy that and try to upgrade it using miles..

Hi.. so, here is the event I am still invited to give in Germany. It is Oct 19th. I was previously invited to give a major lecture in Heidelberg Oct 14 but they had to cancel it after the university determination re australia was publicized by the bitch. That air ticket, which they had paid fo, was about 5250 euros. There is a $900 cancellation fee, and they have agreed to let me keep the ticket if I pay them 4500 euros. I offered that to the other place but they only have $5K USD total, which includes the $4K fee they originally offered me. I am going to check other tickets now, but wanted to know if you might be flying to europe around then and could take a hitchhiker. :)

Hi Lawrence, 
just back from a long tour ,,on origins". 
As promised you will get my message promptly. 
As you may understand, before we start recruiting for the Festival our budget implies more freedom. Now I simply do not have the flexibility to decide so easily on amounts in „kilos". (especially as a prominent Nobel laureate shortly before deadline agreed to come and implied a pretty large sum). 
What I can offer you is 5k as a lump sum. This is the ultimate at the moment. 
I deeply regret these limitations but I cannot ignore redlines. 
So please let me know if you can or cannot come. 
As ever Jakob

Hi.. update.. noam cannot do anything anyway.. nor UK that week.. So, I have been able confirm I can get the ticket for the discounted amount of 4500 Euros.. Are you game with my proposal? I have until end of Sept to buy out the old ticket before they cancel it. 
Lawrence

Well it depends on UK.. if they can't do it, then alas, it would be the whole thing.. I could check for a discount ticket of course.. and maybe even economy class... There is also a small chance that I might do the event in UK with Noam Chomsky, and I am wondering whether, if I could convince him to join me in a dialogue at your place whether that might change the dynamics of the event for you, and free up some more money perhaps.. 
Lawrence

Hi Lawrence 
your mail meets me on the way out to a week abroad. 
I need my financial colleague to decide. So, I shall be 
back at the end of this month. 
What would our share be? 
Best Jakob

Hi Jakob 
There has been a complication. The Gottingen event had to be cancelled so that means I now do not have an air ticket to Germany. I am going to check whether I can arrange anything in the Uk which might cover part of the cost for a new ticket. In the meantime I thought I should let you know and ask whether it is possible to cover part or all of the cost for a ticket. 
Lawrence.

Dear Lawrence 
my colleague is waiting for two sentences on your planned topic... 
Could you save him?... 
Jakob

Will do. 
Lawrence

Hi Lawrence, 
I think we take Journey to the Beginning of Time. 
Could you write two sentences for my colleague to make clear where your talk will go for.. 
This may well lay the groundwork for next year's major focus on ORIGINES. 
I do look forward to having you here again! 
As ever Jakob 
P.S cc Michael!

Hi.. I hadn't thought of it. I don't know what Jakob would prefer. I could give a science talk.. on, say: Journey to the Beginning of Time.. or I could speak about Science in the Trump Era.. am cc'ing him here.. Jakob, which would you prefer? 
Lawrence

Dear Lawrence Krauss, 
my name is Michael Braun and I am working on the DAI Heidelberg's fall program brochure. 
May I ask you if you settled on a topic for your Heidelberg talk? 
If so, could you send me title and a short abstract for me to include in the brochure and on our website? 
Best 
Michael