In late September and early October I emailed a number of people to see
      if there might be interest in starting a network designed to improve
      connectivity among those of us who contribute to astrochemistry via
      molecular-level theory. I received affimative responses from about half
      of the folks I contacted, which was good enough for me to continue to
      the next phase. The current mailing list has over three dozen names.

      I've put together a basic website, www.molres.org/TAPN, that covers much
      of what I had in mind for the initial structure of the network. Every-
      thing on these pages is tentative and open to discussion. Please view it
      has a starting point.

      (If you did not receive the initial mailing or would like to review it,
      I've posted a copy here: www.molres.org/TAPN/TAPN_archive.html )

      I am sending this both to those who expressed interest and those who did
      not respond the first time around. If you don't respond this time, I
      will remove you from the mailing list and not bother you again. If you
      did express interest before, I need to hear from you again -- I'm seek-
      ing some basic information from those who wish to participate to add to
      the website. I estimate it will need only about 15-30 minutes of your
      time.

      My intention is to go public with the website by around December 1st, so
      we can introduce the TAPN at PacificChem. I also hope that those of us
      who will be going to Hawaii with have a chance to meet informally to
      discuss the TAPN.

      There are two places on the website where I need specific input. If you
      would like to be included on the Network Nodes page, I need URLs, as
      available, for your group or institute and for individuals. Likewise, to
      include you on the Member Interests page, I need a brief summary, plus
      the titles of one or two papers, if you like (DOIs would be very wel-
      come, too). You can see what I've posted for myself. To protect members
      from spamming, my policy is to not post email addresses on the website.

      Beyond this, there are any number of ways I welcome input. I'm open to
      suggestions amending the Statement of Purpose. If you have suggestions
      you would like to share with other members, send them and I'll add them
      to the page reserved for that. It will be done anonymously unless you
      state otherwise explicitly. If you have scheduled presentations, let me
      know (aside from PacificChem, which I will add later).

      As before, I'm appending the mailing list. If there's anyone else you
      think should be included, please let me know.

      Thanks!

      Dave Woon

      Mailing list (those who expressed interest are indicated with **)
      (also, this list is incomplete)

      AGUILLON Francois       LI Jilai  **
      ALLOUCHE Alain  **      MANDY Margot  **
      BARRIENTOS Carmen  **   MEBEL Alexander  **
      BASIUK Vladimir  **     OSAMURA Yoshihiro  **
      BAUSCHLICHER Charles    PAUZAT Francoise  **
      BETTENS Ryan  **        PEETERS Jozef
      BETTINGER Holger        PETRIE Simon  **
      BOTSCHWINA Peter        REDONDO Pilar  **
      CLARY David             ROUGEAU Nathalie
      DUNBAR Robert           RICCA Alessandra **
      ELLINGER Yves  **       SCHAEFER Henry
      GOLDMAN Nir  **         SIDIS Victor
      HAJGATO Balazs          SIZUN Muriel  **
      HANNACHI Yacine         SMITH Gregory  **
      HEAD-GORDON Martin      TALBI Dahbia
      HEAD John               TEILLET-BILLY Dominique
      HERBST Eric             TENNYSON Jonathon  **
      JACKSON Bret            WIESENFELD Laurent  **
      LARGO Antonio  **
      

      Hello,

      I've given some thought lately to the idea of trying to organize those
      of us who make theoretical contributions to astrochemistry at the mo-
      lecular level. We're a diffuse group, making up a small percentage of
      the total expertise in the field. The experimentalists and modelers
      generally know what we can do for them, but I do not think most of the
      astronomers are particularly aware of us. In these days of tight fund-
      ing, I believe it's in our best interest to work together to improve
      our visibility within the community.

      I am writing to see if you are interested in being a part of what I
      call "The Theory of Astrochemical Processes Network." I've sent this to
      you because you have treated astrochemical problems at the molecular
      level in the recent past. From my perspective, the following activities
      qualify, if directed toward addressing astrochemical issues in the in-
      terstellar medium or within the solar system: quantum chemical calcula-
      tions of reactions, structure, spectroscopy, or interactions, theoreti-
      cal studies of reaction or collision rates, and molecular dynamics
      studies. I'm open to altering or expanding this if I've overlooked any-
      thing. I do not include reaction network modelers: we provide some of
      the inputs for what they do, but they usually do not involve themselves
      directly in characterizing behavior at the molecular level. Those that
      do, would of course qualify.

      I believe it would help all of us if we were to work together at least
      loosely to promote what we do for astrochemistry. I'm starting small:
      I want to know if anyone else is interested. As a beginning, it would
      probably help us just to know who else is working in the field and what
      they're working on. I have other ideas for things we can do, but let me
      start by asking you to send me a reply informing me whether you are
      willing or not to be a member of the network. If there's sufficient
      interest, I'll follow this up soon with another mailing.

      At the bottom of this message, you will find a list of people to whom
      I'm sending this email. I'm sure I've missed a number of people. If you
      know someone that should have been included, please send me their name
      (and email address, if possible). Postdocs and students working in the
      area are just as welcome to be a part of the network as more senior
      scientists.

      Thanks for your consideration,
      Dave Woon

      AGUILLON Francois       LARGO Antonio
      ALLOUCHE Alain          MANDY Margot
      BARRIENTOS Carmen       MEBEL Alexander
      BASIUK Vladimir         OSAMURA Yoshihiro
      BAUSCHLICHER Charles    PAUZAT Francoise
      BETTENS Ryan            PEETERS Jozef
      BETTINGER Holger        PETRIE Simon
      BOTSCHWINA Peter        REDONDO Pilar
      CLARY David             ROUGEAU Nathalie
      DUNBAR Robert           RICCA Alessandra
      ELLINGER Yves           SCHAEFER Henry
      GOLDMAN Nir             SIDIS Victor
      HAJGATO Balazs          SIZUN Muriel
      HANNACHI Yacine         SMITH Gregory
      HEAD-GORDON Martin      TALBI Dahbia
      HEAD John               TEILLET-BILLY Dominique
      HUANG Xu-ri             TENNYSON Jonathon
      JACKSON Bret            WIESENFELD Laurent