Mark:

I have confirmed Mal Finnen former General Counsel for the recently
disbanded PetroCosm and Brian Baird, in-house counsel for Pantellos as part
of this panel.

The request is still open for you or one of your staff to participate on
Thursday.........

Please advise if you're still interested......

If not, thank you for considering participation....

Bret

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Strong, Bret
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 3:51 PM
> To: 'mark.e.haedicke@enron.com'
> Cc: 'janette.elbertson@enron.com'
> Subject: FW: Request for Participation in Power Institute
>
> Mark:
>
> I don't  mean to be a bother, but have you had an opportunity to consider
> this???
>
> Please let me know when you get a chance.
>
> Bret
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Strong, Bret
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 1:29 PM
> To: 'mark.e.haedicke@enron.com'
> Cc: 'janette.elbertson@enron.com'
> Subject: Request for Participation in Power Institute
>
> Mr. Haedicke:
>
> Please let me apologize in advance for not providing this response earlier
> based on discussions with your assistant Ms. Elbertson.  I was trying to
> clarify needs for the Institute with other planning committee members, and
> then was involved in an unfortunate accident which has had be out of the
> office for a major portion of the last 2 weeks.
>
> As previously discussed through your assistant, we would be interested in
> your participation as a panelist in a discussion to take place as part of
> the Power Institute to take place on June 7 and 8, 2001 at South Texas
> College of Law (downtown Houston).  The segment I would like to solicit
> your participation in is entitled "E-Commerce in the New Energy World" at
> 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM which was originally structured as a "speech", but the
> planners would like to restructure as a round-table discussion including
> legal representatives from Pantellos (confirmed), the newly-defunct
> Petrocosm and yourself (Enron On-line).  The panel would be moderated with
> some "canned questions" that we'd give you ahead of time, and some time
> for questions and answers from the audience.  There would be little
> preparation other than sharing your experiences.  I've faxed the brochure
> to 713-646-2600 for your review.
>
> If you are unavailable, we would welcome one of your attorneys from your
> staff.  It's a great opportunity to "sell" Enron On-Line to a captive
> audience of industry participants.
>
> Please let me know at your earliest convenience.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bret
>
> Bret L. Strong
> Winstead Sechrest & Minick
> The Woodlands, TX 77381
> 281-367-2222