I have to send my doctoral dissertation to the members of my committee and I wonder how I should write the email. It is not a question of inviting them to be on the committee (they have already agreed with my advisor), but on how to tactfully send them the dissertation. Besides, is there anything else I should send besides the dissertation and my CV?
11k 3 3 gold badges 35 35 silver badges 67 67 bronze badges asked Aug 7, 2015 at 12:06 251 1 1 gold badge 3 3 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges You guys are overthinking these things. Commented Aug 7, 2015 at 14:01 Is this seriously a question about how to write an email to a few people? Lordy. Commented Aug 7, 2015 at 21:03If you are obliged to send them the two documents, simply do so. Keep the cover letter as simple as possible. Just remember to address each of them separately, it looks better.
Dear Prof. Smith,
I'm sending you, as you are a member of my PhD committee, the PDF version of my thesis together with my CV. In case you had any questions, feel free to contact me at any time.
I'm looking forward to meeting you.
Best Regards,
capadocia
As Bill Barth points out, make sure the people know when the defence is. In most places, university staff sends the official invitation, but if you know the dates, you can include them:
I'm looking forward to meeting you on October 15 at the defence.