I call this meeting to order.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Professor Brauner for taking the time out of his busy schedule to join us today. Thank you very much, professor.
I'm not sure if the clerk has advised you on some of the procedures here with our committee, but generally we allow about 10 minutes for presentations by our guests. We have some time constraints for questions and answers in the interest of fairness, to try to make sure we get as many questions in as we possibly can.
Having said that, please don't be offended if I interrupt you at some time, or one of the members tries to make sure we're proceeding along as planned.
At this point in time, I would ask you to proceed with any opening comments you may have.