Thepurposeoftheinvitation
Thetimeandplaceoftheconference
Askhimafavorofpresentingalecturetoyourstudentsduringhisstay
Writeyourletterinnolessthan150words.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter;useLiMinginstead.Youdonotneedtowritetheaddress.
IamLiMing,deanoftheHistoryDepartment,PekingUniversity.IamwritingtoinviteyoutoparticipateinaninternationalconventionthatistobeheldinBeijingfrom22thto25th,July,2007.
SinceyourvisitinBeijinglastyear,alltheteachersthatattendedyourlecturehavebeendeeplyimpressedwithyourthoroughknowledgeandprofoundunderstandingofthesubject.Wewouldbepleasedifyoucouldcome,asourguestofhonor,totheInternationalConferenceonChineseHistory,Ifpossible,wouldyoupleasedeliveraspeechonwhateversubjectthatinterestsyou.Enclosedinthisletterisatimeschedulefortheevent.Youwould,ofcourse,receiveourstandardhonorariumtocovertravelingandotherexpenses.WhenyouarriveinBeijing,Iwillcertainlymeetyouattheairport.
Pleaseletmeknowyourdateofarrivalifyoucancomeandtelluswhenyoucanmakethetrip.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactme.Lookforwardtoyourreply.
