Re: Japan trip

Joe,

Thanks for the email. I am looking forward to the trip and learning more
about what you are doing thus how we can help. If we would have had any idea
that Europe could have been as big as it has become, we would have done some
things differently and we can get a head start with Japan. Thursday sounds
great and just let me know about Friday. Is Anthony in japan during the
trip? Remember, I am not a technologist and therefore can't discuss
technology specific applications just the business concepts and potential
ideas and opportunities.

A couple of other questions about the trip. Do you want me to make any
presentations while i am there or simply talk about our plans? Also, what is
the appropriate dress code. I am assuming suits but i didn't want to make
any assumptions about new cultures. Do you have any cultural facts that you
can fax me about the do's and don'ts of both cultures? Do I have clear
instruction how to take the train from the airport. I normally get a driver,
I am uncomfortable in new countries that I can't speak any of the language.
If there is a way to get lost, I'll find a way.

One more item, could you please have your assistant set up a message for me
at the hotel. I am usually very stiff and sore after a long trip and it
really helps. Make sure it gives me a enough time to arrive to the hotel
after the trip. I would also prefer a female if that is acceptable to the
Japanese culture.

Thanks,
Mike

Joseph P Hirl@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT
06/07/2000 07:25 PM
To: Mike McConnell/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc:
Subject: Re: Japan trip

Mike,

We are looking to accomplish a number of things while you are here over
Thursday and Friday. Thursday's schedule is fairly set, and we are working
on Friday. Thursday morning through to the afternoon we would present to you
the current state of the business and the initiatives/proposition/etc for
enron.co.jp. This would take us through mid afternoon. We would then go
over to EPower and we would ask you to give a talk on the state of technology
at Enron and the initiatives within Net Works. We would bring EJ over to
EPower for your talk. Afterwards we would have drinks with the main
commercial team at EPower and EJ. Dinner to be arranged for a smaller
group. On Friday, we would like to use the time to set up some meetings with
key IT/tech companies here in Japan. To date, we have not yet met any of
these companies, but there is currently an extraordinary amount of activity
in the country. We are looking to leverage some of Enron's banking
relationships to get as high a level meeting as possible with the likes of
Softbank. We are also asking for other suggestions from the banks. We are
also considering a potential talk with the American Chamber of Commerce on
Enron and Enron Technology. The ACCJ is one of the most active and largest
chambers in the world and bring in some quite interesting speakers. We will
have more on this.

For the weekend we have recd some suggestions from the Hotel and will pass
these along to you shortly.

I will be travelling with you on Sunday on the trip to Seoul.

Joe

To: Joseph P Hirl/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT
cc: Cathy Phillips/HOU/ECT@ECT
Subject: Japan trip

Joe,

I am looking forward to the upcoming trip.

Everything is all set for Korea but what do you suggest as an agenda for my
two days in Tokyo? Also are there some presentations or items that i could
review before I arrive that you believe might be helpful? I will also be
there over a weekend, I would like to do some site seeing on Sat and Sunday
(my flight to Korea leaves on Sunday late afternoon). I would appreciate
some suggestions and I will need a guide, could you have someone arrange it
for me?

Thanks, and Cathy will co-ordinate everything.

Mike