DearProfessorWhite,
Manythanksforyourletterdated15thAugust,invitingmetoattendand
chairasessionoftheforthcoming2004InternationalConferenceon
ParallelDataProcessingtobeheldinBellaire,Michigan,fromOctober25to28,2004.
Muchtomyregret,IshallnotbeabletohonortheinvitationbecauseI
havebeensufferingfromadiseasesincethissummer.Iamfirmlyadvisedthatitwouldbeunwisetoundertakeanydistantandlongtravelinthenearfuture.
IfeelverysadtomisstheopportunityofmeetingyouandmanyothersinthefieldofComputerScience.Iwishtheconferenceacompletesuccess.
Faithfullyyours,
WangXuan