Message-ID: <18034294.1075840090630.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 01:05:00 -0800 (PST) From: bcooke@cmp.com To: jeff.skilling@enron.com Subject: Invitation to speak at the InformationWeek Conference Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: bcooke@cmp.com X-To: Jeff.Skilling@Enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Jeffrey_Skilling_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: SKILLING-J X-FileName: jskillin.nsf Dear Mr. Skilling: I'm contacting you to let you know of an exciting opportunity to speak at the Spring 2001 InformationWeek Conference to be held April 1-4, 2001, at the Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. Each year, the editors of InformationWeek choose a theme for the conference that brings to life our editorial point of view -- the very reflection of developments and trends in business and IT. This year our theme is: "Radical Simplicity: The Drive to Conquer Complexity and Enhance Customer Value." E-business has revolutionized the global economy. But it's also built complexity directly into the very technologies that were intended to facilitate business among companies and their customers and suppliers. As the technologies designed to link more partners became more complex, so too did the business processes for which they were used. This Conference will highlight the drive toward simplicity ? in technology, in business models, in business processes, in corporate culture, in the economy. And in the very way companies interact with their customers. Based on the role you and your enterprise are playing in your industry segment and from our recent coverage of Enron, we know that this fundamental concept, driven by technology, is helping your organization redefine itself to build better customer relationships and face new competitors in today's fast-changing economy. As such, we'd like to invite you to speak in a session at this Conference. Our semi-annual InformationWeek Conference is a unique blend of professional development, research, and peer-to-peer networking. If you're able to participate, you'll be joined by close to 500 other senior IT and business executives, in addition to other industry experts. With your contributions and those of your peers, The InformationWeek Conference truly is like a special issue of the magazine come alive! We hope that you'll be able to attend. I, or one of my colleagues, will be calling to discuss this speaking opportunity with you in the next week. Best wishes and we look forward to speaking with you. Sincerely, Brian Gillooly Editor-in-Chief / Events InformationWeek bgillool@cmp.com; 202-383-4760