text_combined: friday brown bag derivative pricing hello think people would interested following please pass messages thanks message one dear everyone understand members enron research group us working interesting projects ground breaking keep keen mind development new technology also find experience age information explosion becomes difficult enough time energy keep abreast exciting stuff taking place department let alone industry also personal experience many project working partially attempted members group remedy propose research group start informal brown bag lunch group meeting every two weeks friday 50 minutes hoped provide forum us facilitate new technology development well work reinvent wheels envision following meeting seminar one us take turns make presentations group topics could range theoretical consideration practical implementation option pricing process modelling insurance issue monte carlo simulation anything one finds fascinating presentation material could papers reading recently projects working problem bothers idea fascinating choose presentation style could everything always wanted know afraid ask hand waving style involve nitty gritty detailed derivations anyway style suits topic simply dry run presentation next risk conference zimin alex take upon responsibility organizing seminar hope seminar running two three weeks purpose support greatly appreciated please let either zimin alex know interested giving presentation group provide tentative schedule surely rest group happy hear presentation encourage everyone participate brown bag meeting either give talk sit zimin lu alex huang message two dear everyone looks like proposed bblop great support great start vince grant amitava kevin clayton chonawee promised give presentations us vince kindly deliver inaugural presentation next friday march 31 new methodology option pricing precise title tba bblop start 12 noon last 45 50 minutes let make new enron tradition best regards zimin alex