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Carnegie Mellon University __ office of the President
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
[412] 578-2200

December 19, 1980

Joshua Lederberg

Office of the President
Rockefeller University
66th and York Avenues
New York, NY 10021

 

Dear Mr. Lederberg:

As Chairman of the Education and Science Organizing Committee
of the Pittsburgh Premiere Expo, I am pleased to announce that
Carnegie-Mellon University is joining with state and local
government officials to sponsor the first major gathering of
American Nobel Prize Winners since the Kennedy Administration. This
convocation to be held on February 11 and 12, 1981, will be the
highlight of nine days of activities to inaugurate the David L.
Lawrence Convention and Exposition Center. We would be honored if
you would attend.

Five of your colleagues have agreed to make formal
presentations at the Center on Thursday, February 12. The Nobel
Prize winners and their topics are the following: Hans A. Bethe,
Physics (1967), "The Energy Problem"; Saul Bellow, Literature
(1976), "Culture and Creativity in Present-Day America"; William N.
Lipscomb, Chemistry (1976), "Some of the Aesthetic Aspects of
Seience"; Arthur Kornberg, Medicine (1959), ,"Confluence of the
Medical Sciences"; and, Theodore W. Schultz, Economics (1979),
"Economic Distortion by the International Donor Community".

A formal luncheon will be held on February 12, with a special
ceremony honoring all Nobel Prize Winners in attendance. A more
intimate reception and dinner is scheduled for Wednesday evening,
February 11, for the Nobel Laureates, leading members of the local
academic community and a few special guests. In addition, seminars
and colloquia will be arranged by several of the universities and
colleges in the area in order to take advantage of this unique
opportunity for intellectual exchanges.

WQED-TV, the local Public Broadcasting System outlet, has
expressed considerable interest in producing a program involving the

Nobel laureates. Both national and local media coverage will be
extensive.

We hope you will join us as we seek to honor you and your
colleagues for excellence in your fields of endeavor.

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In order that the proper arrangements may be made, we would
appreciate a response by January 9, 1981. These should be sent to
Mr. David Wahl, Director of Administration, Carnegie-Mellon
University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.

You may also telephone Mr. Wahl at (412) 578-2276. Arrangements for
travel and accommodations may be coordinated with Mr. Wahl's office.

Expenses for you and a guest will be provided by the sponsors of the
Conference.

Sincerely,

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Richard M. Cyer