wharton event - junel 0 - insead vince , bryan has been unable to find anyone suitable to attend this symposium on saturday , so has suggested i attend , which i am happy to do . my only reservation is that my knowledge of this area is very limited , so it is likely i would just be an observer , rather than a participant . anyway just so that i am adequately prepared could you briefly describe our current relationship with this project , and also suggest any reading , like a magazine or paper , that would quickly aid my understanding of the topics to be discussed . many thanks , ben - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - forwarded by benjamin parsons / lon / ect on 08 / 06 / 2000 08 : 36 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bryan seyfried 06 / 06 / 2000 16 : 46 to : benjamin parsons / lon / ect @ ect cc : subject : wharton event - junel 0 - insead - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - forwarded by bryan seyfried / lon / ect on 06 / 06 / 2000 16 : 48 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vince j kaminski 05 / 06 / 2000 15 : 13 to : bryan seyfried / lon / ect @ ect cc : vince j kaminski / hou / ect @ ect subject : wharton event - junel 0 - insead bryan , i shall call you later today when i have a chance to read the message from ben . i wanted to ask you for a favor ( on a very short notice ) . we are talking to the wharton school about setting up a relationship with them and getting involved in one or more research projects with them . one of the potential topics is emerging technologies . the wharton offers a symposium in paris on june 10 on high tech acquisitions and it would make a lot of sense if you ( or somebody from london you could identify ) could attend and help us to evaluate the usefulness of this project . i am enclosing the message from the person in wharton running this program . vince - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - forwarded by vince j kaminski / hou / ect on 06 / 05 / 2000 09 : 08 am - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tomczyk @ wharton . upenn . edu ( michael tomczyk ) on 05 / 18 / 2000 10 : 56 : 08 am to : vkamins @ enron . com cc : thomas . piazze @ wharton . upenn . edu subject : wharton event - junel 0 - insead vincent , it was truly a pleasure getting to know you in our meeting yesterday , and i look forward to the prospect of exchanging views in the future on a variety of topics pertaining to emerging technologies . per our discussion , i ' ve enclosed three files that include an invitation , agenda and rsvp form for the june 10 symposium on high tech acquisitions at insead . if you or the individual ( s ) who will be attending have any questions , please email : phanish puranam at : phanis 20 @ wharton . upenn . edu or you can call him at 215 - 898 - 1231 . this initiative will be expanded during the coming year and i believe that enron ' s involvement will give the company access to some of the early research in progress as it unfolds , and of course , if you become involved as a partner in the emerging technologies program you would have opportunities to help guide the direction of the research which is one of the partnership " benefits . " our next upcoming events are scheduled for : friday , september 8 " what next on the internet ? " this is a faculty update day with industry partners also invited . we will co - sponsor this with wharton ' s major e - business initiative . major issues addresses include " new economics of the web " and " internet , anywhere . " friday , october 20 " first mover advantage , shakeouts & survival strategies " designed by the et core group and presented in collaboration with the e - commerce forum . as i indicated during our discussion , participation in the emerging technologies management research program is by invitation and on behalf of our core faculty , i am pleased to extend an invitation for enron to join the program . to assist in your decision , we recommend having a representative attend the symposium in paris on june 10 to " test drive " the program . i ' ll send you a formal invitation which you are free to accept at your convenience , should you agree that enron ' s participation in the et program would be of value . please call or email if you have any comments or questions . best regards , michael - insead workshop invitation lett - insead workshop agendal . doc - rsvp form . doc michael s . tomczyk managing director emerging technologies management research program 1400 sh - dh / 6371 the wharton school philadelphia , pa 19104 - 6371 tel 215 - 573 - 7722 fax 215 - 573 - 2129