re : a / a program question vince , thanks for the support . gwyn vince j kaminski @ ect 10 / 24 / 2000 04 : 38 pm to : gwyn koepke / na / enron @ enron cc : vince j kaminski / hou / ect @ ect , shirley crenshaw / hou / ect @ ect subject : re : a / a program question gwyn , no problem . please , continue with your current tutor . vince gwyn koepke @ enron 10 / 23 / 2000 04 : 22 pm to : vince j kaminski / hou / ect @ ect cc : shirley crenshaw / hou / ect @ ect subject : re : a / a program question vince , the a / a program does not have a contract in place with melly language services . it appears that by the note below from my contact in the a / a - hr department , the reimbursement policy appears to be driven by department , not enron at large . as i mentioned earlier , if i continue with my current tutor , but outside of the melly language services , the cost to the department will decrease for me to take french classes . pls advise if research will be able to continue to fund my lessons . many thanks , gwyn koepke - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - forwarded by gwyn koepke / na / enron on 10 / 23 / 2000 04 : 19 pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - from : ivonne brown 10 / 23 / 2000 04 : 17 pm to : gwyn koepke / na / enron @ enron cc : subject : re : a / a program question gwyn , in the past the associate & analyst program use to pick - up the cost for the classes , but they stopped doing so effective 1 / 99 . ( although , some business units decided to continue paying for it - you may want to double check with your business unit to whether or not they have a contract . the a / a dept does not . ) please let me know if you have additional questions . thank you for your patience . sincerely , ivonne brown gwyn koepke 10 / 23 / 2000 01 : 15 pm to : ivonne brown / na / enron @ enron cc : subject : a / a program question ivonne , have you been able to find an answer to the attached ? thanks ! gwyn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - forwarded by gwyn koepke / na / enron on 10 / 23 / 2000 01 : 14 pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - gwyn koepke 10 / 19 / 2000 08 : 25 pm to : ivonne brown / na / enron @ enron cc : subject : a / a program question ivonne , i am currently enrolled in a french language class thru enron and melly ' s language services , and my group is paying the cost directly . i am considering quitting the melly ' s language program in favor of an outside private tutor , for a number of reasons . it will be cheaper too . i would like to know : 1 . does enron have a contract in place with melly ' s language service , to be the exclusive provider of language services to enron ? 2 . will enron pay the costs of my language classes if they are held outside of the melly contract ( if any ) ? i just want to make sure that if i decide to " drop out " of the melly classes and sign up for other private tutoring courses , which will be less expensive than the melly svc , that enron will not have a problem picking up the tab . vince kaminski , the md , wants to know this , to ensure there is no legal restriction on who must provide these language services in order to secure enron reimbursement . thanks for your help . gwyn koepke