The threshold question is sponsorship, so if you have any ideas I'd appreciate
it.  My contacts are all academics/policy people which is of no help at all.

Do you work for Kaufman?  What's he like?  It sounds like you know about the
position--would it be working with you?
Rob


> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdasovic@enron.com [SMTP:jdasovic@enron.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 11:13 AM
> To: gramlr@pjm.com
> Subject: Re: GSPP on the forefront
>
>
> Greetings.  Hold on, you mean someone's happy being involved with PJM?  You
> may be the only one (kidding).  Great to hear from.  Think it would be a
> great idea to do a forum.  My preference would be to bring all of Enron's
> resources (other than cash) to the effort.  But we can talk.  Be happy to
> get involved.  Like to do it sooner rather than later given the atmo (Davis
> has appointed Commissioners Lenin and Trotsky to the California PUC).
>
> You would be THE perfect person for that job, and think you should take it.
> Let's talk more.
>
> Best,
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
> gramlr@pjm.com on 08/04/2000 08:06:39 AM
>
> To:   jeff.dasovich@enron.com
> cc:
> Subject:  GSPP on the forefront
>
>
> > Jeff,
> > How are you?  Wild prices and politics out there I gather.  I have a
> > question/proposal for you.  A major goal that is shared by the GSPP
> alumni
> > board
> > and the school is to host policy forums that attract top academics,
> policy
> > makers, and public attention as not only a good public service, but at
> good PR
> > for the school and its mission.  Since electricity deregulation in CA is
> on
> > the
> > front page of all major newspapers this summer, the Dean and I are
> interested
> > in
> > putting together an electricity policy forum.  I would need your
> contacts,
> > political sense, and perhaps some financial support from Enron to make
> this
> > work.  Do you like the idea and would you be willing to help in some of
> these
> > ways?  I think it is in the interest of Enron to advance reasoned debate
> with
> > the backing of the independent/objective GSPP against what is already a
> major
> > emotional/political backlash.
> >
> > On a totally unrelated issue, I spoke with Tim Belden about a position in
> the
> > Enron govt affairs group working with the trading desk.  I guess the VP
> for
> > the
> > West, Kaufman, is supposed to call me.  If the job is really to
> understand and
> > follow RTO developments and their interaction with energy prices it seems
> a
> > perfect fit with what I've been doing.  I told Tim I'm happy where I am
> but
> > the
> > opportunity sounds interesting.
> > Cheers,
> > Rob
> >
> > Rob Gramlich
> > PJM Market Monitoring Unit
> > (610) 666-4291
> > gramlr@pjm.com
>
>
>