---------------------- Forwarded by Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT on 03/06/2000 
05:23 PM ---------------------------


Ravi Thuraisingham@ENRON COMMUNICATIONS on 03/06/2000 04:29:34 PM
To: John_Griebling@palm.net, Dorn_Hetzel@palm.net, Vince Kaminski
cc: Stinson Gibner/HOU/ECT@ECT, Kenny Burroughs/Enron Communications@Enron 
Communications, Jim Irvine/Enron Communications@Enron Communications 
Subject: Optical Network Engineering & Enron Research Offsite Meeting

Hi John, as per our discussion and e-mails, I am suggesting the following 
dates for the subject offsite:  April 14 & 15 th (Friday & Sat).  Place and 
agenda to follow once this date is nailed up.   The heads of each group will 
decide who will attend.  We would also invite Kevin Hannon, Scott Yeager, Tom 
Gros, Ted Seitz and Jean Mrha once the dates and agenda are agreed upon by 
the Technical folks.

As before, the idea is to introduce the two of the most technical groups 
within Enron and to exchange ideas and issues.  The Enron research team will 
provide trading and modeling presentations and the Optical Network 
Engineering team will present networking and components related topics.

Take away from the two days will be to provide John Griebling's group with 
better understanding about how the trading markets have developed in general 
and energy markets in particular via Enron (i.e.,  how the sausage was 
made!).  Likewise, John's group will provide us with better understanding of 
optical networking from a technical perspective.  Particularily, how EBS is 
planning to develop the Puplic Switched Optical Network (PSON) that John has 
'branded' our pooling point based network!

Please reply ASAP if these two days (April 14 & 15) will work.  Additionally, 
John, is the original suggestion to hold it in Scott Yeager's cabin somewhere 
up in Colorado mts. still holds?  If yes, I should probably let Scott know!  
If not, I'll try to find other places--any suggestions, anyone? 

Regards,

Ravi.