[CHum] Re: Inviting Ryan North for a keynote address at the 3rd Workshop on Computational Humor

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Thanks Tristan! I’ve sent this to Ryan for review.

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From: Tristan Miller Tristan.Miller@umanitoba.ca Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 2:48 PM To: Berner, Kate (she/her) kberner@penguinrandomhouse.com Cc: Workshop on Computational Humor Organizers chum-organizers@lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [CHum] Re: Inviting Ryan North for a keynote address at the 3rd Workshop on Computational Humor

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Dear Kate,

On 2026-09-04 08:23, Berner, Kate (she/her) wrote:

Thanks so much for letting me know. Our bureau has a minimum fee of $5,000 USD but if that’s not possible for you, I’d be happy to forward this along to Ryan as is.

It's unlikely that, even if we were to get sponsorship for the workshop, we'd be able to raise enough funds for a $5000 speaking fee. If you think that Ryan might be interested in speaking for a lower amount, or on a pro bono basis, then I'd be very grateful if you would forward our invitation to him.

Regards, Tristan

-- Dr. Tristan Miller, Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba https://clam.cs.umanitoba.ca | Tel. +1 204 474 6792