Dr. Rodnick Wolz, a specialist in sickle cell anemia, is a researcher from an eastern European nation. The national government provides Dr. Wolz with continued support in the development of innovative treatments for this condition. Dr. Wolz, who is seeking to establish a collaborative research relationship with an emerging scholar, identifies a Dr. Earnest Freenmore from a U.S. university as a possible candidate. Dr. Earnest Freenmore, a medical researcher also specializing in the treatment of sickle-cell anemia, serves as the Director of the Sickle Cell Treatment Center at Northern Norwich University. Dr. Wolz introduces himself to Dr. Freenmore at an international Sickle Cell conference where both scholars are presenting their findings. After some discussion, Dr. Freenmore is receptive to working with the eastern European scholar.