Dear Professor Kroto, As you know, this year, Mr. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, will be participating at the STS forum. Mr. Murdoch would like to organize a small gathering to exchange views with a few eminent scientists.

Dear Professor Kroto, As you know, this year, Mr. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, will be participating at the STS forum. Mr. Murdoch would like to organize a small gathering to exchange views with a few eminent scientists. Sincerely yours, For Koji Omi, Founder and Chairman of the STS Forum Science and Technology for Society Forum

Sir John Cornforth Australian Noble Laureate

“Was it pure greed that caused you to renounce your Australian Citizenship?”

“Did you lose your respect for the truth gradually or did you never have it?”

Our own discipline (Science) is founded on respect for truth, so in any case you can have no meeting of minds

Dear Professor Kroto, We hope this finds you well. As you know, this year, Mr. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation, will be participating at the STS forum. Mr. Murdoch would like to organize a small gathering to exchange views with a few eminent scientists. The small meeting (five to six people) would take place Saturday, October 3, 2009, from 17:15 to 18:00 at the restaurant “Beaux Séjours”, on the 1 st floor (Ground Floor) of the Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto. We very much look forward to hearing from you about your availability, Sincerely yours, For Koji Omi, Founder and Chairman of the STS forum