operational risk taken heart request try mitigate operational risk perhaps found another way serve energy operations arthur andersen risk sponsoring conference operational risk www risk conferences com oprisk 2001 conference composed two streams one focuses quantification mathematical modeling neural networks bayesian models statistical approaches quantitative approach operational risk akin var formalized quantified market risk also similar curve fitter wrote uses mathematics quantify good bad back end curve looks given front end conference next thursday friday 8 9 new york got notice today sorry short notice would like attend regards eugenio