Jeff,  I am sending you a recommendation regarding our cooperation with the Wharton School, following my visit with Tom Piazze in May.
Tom is a Corporate  Relations Officer at Wharton.
Recommendation.
I am writing to you to recommend joining The Wharton Partnership.
The Partnership is an umbrella program established to coordinate Wharton School initiatives for industry-academic cooperation.
Currently, the partnership supports alliances with approximately  200 companies  worldwide.
The recommended annual contribution by Enron is between $100K-150K, that puts us in the top bracket of contributing companies, such as GE,  Citigroup, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Intel, and many others.
The contribution is executed  through grants to different research projects that would directly benefit Enron.
The  choice of the projects is at our discretion and can be changed over time depending on the business needs.
Benefits to Enron.
Enron can benefit from the Partnership by:   - gaining advance access to current academic research    - significantly increasing our presence  and visibility on the campus,    enhancing   our recruiting efforts  - taking our message directly to influential academics who have significant                    influence on public opinion         - gaining access to high quality executive education programs  Specific Programs.
The Partnership functions through involvement in different research projects.
I have identified a few projects that will maximize the benefit to Enron.
1.
WeBI (Wharton e-Business Initiative).
This programs provides an umbrella     for different initiatives in the area of curriculum development, research  and      corporate engagement related to e-commerce.
Main benefits: access to e-commerce research and     enhanced recruitment opportunities.
2.
Emerging Technologies Management Research Program.
Interdisciplinary     program addressing issues facing companies in new markets: managing  intellectual     property, participating in emerging technologies, selecting the optimal     organizational structures.
Benefits to Enron: access to financial technology in the area of  valuation of     intangible assets and new forms of business organizations.
3.
Risk Management and Decision Process Center.
Development of techniques for     assessment and management of non-traditional risks (risks outside the  scope     of traditional insurance contracts and capital markets instruments).
Benefits to Enron: access to new risk management tools, dissemination     of information about our capabilities in this area.
Potential users of the program at Enron.
My group could coordinate the cooperation with the Risk Management and  Decision Process Center.
Greg Whalley is a potential customer for WeBI.
Several different units of  Enron can be involved  with  Emerging Technologies Management Research Program.
Vince

Wharton Partnership
Jeff, I am sending you a recommendation regarding our cooperation with the Wharton School, following my visit with Tom Piazze in May.
Tom is a Corporate Relations Officer at Wharton.
Recommendation.
I am writing to you to recommend joining The Wharton Partnership.
The Partnership is an umbrella program established to coordinate Wharton School initiatives for industry-academic cooperation.
Currently, the partnership supports alliances with approximately <NUMBER> companies worldwide.
The recommended annual contribution by <COMPANY> is between <CUR>000K-000K, that puts us in the top bracket of contributing companies, such as GE, Citigroup, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Intel, and many others.
The contribution is executed through grants to different research projects that would directly benefit <COMPANY>.
The choice of the projects is at our discretion and can be changed over time depending on the business needs.
Benefits to <COMPANY>.
<COMPANY> can benefit from the Partnership by: - gaining advance access to current academic research - significantly increasing our presence and visibility on the campus, enhancing our recruiting efforts - taking our message directly to influential academics who have significant influence on public opinion - gaining access to high quality executive education programs Specific Programs.
The Partnership functions through involvement in different research projects.
I have identified a few projects that will maximize the benefit to <COMPANY>.
<NUMBER>.
WeBI (Wharton e-Business Initiative).
This programs provides an umbrella for different initiatives in the area of curriculum development, research and corporate engagement related to e-commerce.
Main benefits: access to e-commerce research and enhanced recruitment opportunities.
<NUMBER>.
Emerging Technologies Management Research Program.
Interdisciplinary program addressing issues facing companies in new markets: managing intellectual property, participating in emerging technologies, selecting the optimal organizational structures.
Benefits to <COMPANY>: access to financial technology in the area of valuation of intangible assets and new forms of business organizations.
<NUMBER>.
Risk Management and Decision Process Center.
Development of techniques for assessment and management of non-traditional risks (risks outside the scope of traditional insurance contracts and capital markets instruments).
Benefits to <COMPANY>: access to new risk management tools, dissemination of information about our capabilities in this area.
Potential users of the program at <COMPANY>.
My group could coordinate the cooperation with the Risk Management and Decision Process Center.
Greg Whalley is a potential customer for WeBI.
Several different units of <COMPANY> can be involved with Emerging Technologies Management Research Program.
Vince
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