I look forward to meeting with you next week and we are excited to begin this relationship with the Walt Disney family.

Regards,

Bette Porter

Mandy: Well all the plane tickets have been purchased. You are all on the same flights using Newark. I used your museum card for your flight and Hector’s and your personal card for Tina’s and Hector’s wife went online and got the tickets for their family. I really hope we get this exhibit.

Bette: Well there’s a chance we may get a long term deal with Disney where they rotate exhibits, that is part of the reason they need to come here to see our capabilities and we need to understand their full arsenal of work.

Mandy: So this could be huge?

Bette: It would be a game changer for us. We’d really become a place for families and children, though Disney has lots of big kid fans too. I initially thought of Disney art, but their world of animation opens up an amazing array of interactive exhibits; perfect for kids.

Mandy: Wow, this is going to fun and probably a lot of work. I think the team is really behind you on this though.

Bette: The key will be to really define what our goals are, so we stay true to what the Whitney is while adding this new element. That is where things can get tough. So far the board had been very friendly to me, but change is often difficult. That is why We are inviting Jim Franks and to the meeting. Both have long tenures with the Whitney and can keep that sense of history in front of us. However, they are both forward thinkers so I believe they can be great allies if other members of the board need to be persuaded.

Mandy: You are a very strategic thinker, yet you get the small details too. This is a very unique combination.

Bette: So I’ve been told. Look we’ve put in a full day here let’s wrap things up on time. Oops hold that thought, Chad has sent a reply.

Bette,

This agenda looks great, thanks for putting it together so quickly. We are eager to meet your team and you are very perceptive, Disney does care about the details. We feel meeting with Mark, Arthur and Charles to be as important as our work with you and Hector.