retail markets conference i would like to invite you to participate in a conference on " retail participation in competitive power markets " to be held at stanford university on june 21 - 22 , 2001 . although california and other regional markets will likely be introducing some demand - response programs by june , there is a clear need for continual evaluation of these nascent efforts to transform the market . the conference provides an opportunity to learn from different experiences . this policy research meeting will focus on establishing a foundation for understanding the key concepts and methods for demand response programs and to provide an opportunity for participants to raise questions and recommend directions for additional research and analysis . participants will come from companies , government , and universities . you can obtain more information about the conference by checking under " meetings " on our emf website listed below . please let me know if you plan on attending . also , if you would like to make a brief 15 - minute presentation , please let me know your topic and describe it in a few sentences . i will try to choose speakers that will cover the full range of interests represented by this group . researchers should focus on the implications of their analysis for designing demand response programs rather than on the technical details of their methodology . i would also encourage practitioners to discuss their experience in implementing demand response programs or in raising selected issues . thank you , hill huntington hillard g . huntington emf - an international forum on energy and environmental markets voice : ( 650 ) 723 - 1050 408 terman center fax : ( 650 ) 725 - 5362 stanford university email : hillh @ stanford . edu stanford , ca 94305 - 4026 emf website : http : / / www . stanford . edu / group / emf /