To: "Mehmet S. Aktas" Subject: Re: request for vacation In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 12 Nov 2002 16:53:53 EST." <009c01c28a95$fe561610$1a68389c@kilimanjaro> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 09:31:31 -0500 From: Geoffrey Fox This is OK a) If Marlon approves b) You write a description of current status of research and academic work c) It fits in with 2 week (10 working day) limit Note Christmas break is as in my recent break a break from courses not from research! In general it is worst time to take off as time you can focus better on research However that is your choice Note in limit calculation Xmas and New years are not working days > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0099_01C28A6C.155861D0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Dear Prof. Fox, > > I would like to ask permission for a vacation during Winter Break to = > visit my country. > As you know, this coming Christmas break will be the last week of = > December. > I would like to take off eight days after Christmas break. This would be = > the=20 > time between 12/23/2002 and 01/10/2003 (of course including the = > Christmas break).=20 > I have listed some points that I want you to consider while you are = > deciding on my request. > I would appreciate your early response since I have to schedule my = > flight as soon as=20 > possible.=20 > > Cheers, > Mehmet S. Aktas > > Vacation status: > ----------------------- > I have not been able to take any time off since the beginning of last = > academic year.=20 > This will be the first vacation that I will take other than official = > breaks in one and a half year. > > Work status: > ------------------ > - I have been working on Xindice XML:DB. I have get accustomed to = > Xindice API > ever since I started this work. I am currently running Xindice Server on = > noahsark and > I can perform XML Data management on XML Documents. I have started = > working=20 > on Security issue which will allow users to access the XML:DB based on = > their access=20 > levels. > - I have also been working on Unique URI Generator in order to use in = > Naming and > Directory Services.=20 > - I have worked with Shrideep and studied Narada Brokering System in = > details. I also > presented a paper on Narada Brokering (which is written by you and = > Shrideep)=20 > in Systems-Research Seminar in IU-Computer Science Department. > > Academic Degree Requirements and Courses: > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > I passed both of my qual exams and I am waiting your response on forming = > > my Advisory Committee in order to take the oral exam.=20 > I am taking Theory from Dr. Wise and Scientifing Computing from Dr. = > Bramley and =20 > also an Independent Study from you. My last final will be on 12/20. I = > might ask some time > extension on my Independent Study if I can not wrap it up before Winter = > Break.=20 > > > > > > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0099_01C28A6C.155861D0 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > > > > >

Dear Prof. Fox,

I would like to ask permission for = > > a vacation during Winter Break to visit my = > country.

As you know, this coming Christmas = > break will=20 > be the last week of December.

I would like to=20 > take off eight days = > after=20 > Christmas break. This would be the = >

time size=3D2>between=20 > 12/23/2002 and 01/10/2003 (of course including the Christmas break).=20 >

I have=20 > listed size=3D2>some=20 > points that I want you to consider while you are deciding on my=20 > request.

I would = > appreciate your=20 > early response since I have to schedule my flight as soon as = >

possible.

Cheers,

Mehmet S. Aktas

Vacation=20 > status:

-----------------------

I have not = > been able to=20 > take any time off since the beginning of last academic year.=20 >

This will be the first vacation that I = > will take=20 > other than official breaks in one and a half year.

Work status:

------------------

- I have been working on Xindice = > XML:DB. I=20 > have get accustomed to Xindice API

ever since I started this work. I am = > currently=20 > running Xindice Server on noahsark and

I can perform XML Data management on = > XML Documents.=20 > I have started working

on Security size=3D2>issue=20 > which will allow users to access the XML:DB based on their access = >

levels.

- I have also been working on Unique = > URI Generator=20 > in order to use in Naming and

Directory Services.

- I have worked with Shrideep and = > studied Narada=20 > Brokering System in details. I also

presented a paper on Narada Brokering = > (which is=20 > written by you and Shrideep)

in size=3D2>Systems-Research=20 > Seminar in IU-Computer Science=20 > Department.

Academic Degree Requirements and=20 > Courses:

size=3D2>----------------------------------------------------------------= > --

I passed both of my qual exams and = > I am=20 > waiting your response on forming

my Advisory size=3D2>Committee in order to take the oral exam.

I am taking Theory from Dr. Wise = > and=20 > Scientifing Computing from Dr. Bramley and

also an Independent face=3DArial=20 > size=3D2>Study from you. My last size=3D2>final will be on=20 > 12/20. I might ask some time

extension on my Independent Study if I = > can not wrap=20 > it up before Winter Break.=20 >

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