Date Set

April 18, 2005 10 am to noon.

That's the unofficial date for my dissertation defense. It can't be official yet because I still need to:

-- get final confirmation from all parties that this time and date works for them

-- get chapters back from my advisor and revise them

-- finish writing the last chapter

-- distribute the penultimate version of the thesis to each committee member

-- submit the form asking the graduate school for permission to schedule the final exam

But all that will happen soon.