UtiliPoint and Global Change Associates Hedge Funds In Energy Online Seminar to Be Repeated

UtiliPoint and GCA to repeat online seminar on energy hedge funds due to high level of interest. First seminar was over subscribed and a second seminar will be held on November 4th at noon Eastern.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) October 22, 2004 -- UtiliPoint® International, Inc. (UtiliPoint®) and Global Change Associates announce that they will repeat the popular online seminar 'Hedge Funds: the next wave in energy trading due to continued heavy interest in the activities of energy hedge funds. The second online seminar is now scheduled for November 4th, 1pm ET. The two companies recently released the results of their research into hedge funds in energy and have also created the first directory of energy hedge funds.

With energy prices at record levels and continuing speculation in the media regarding the role played by hedge funds, interest is high," reports Dr. Gary M. Vasey, VP Trading & Risk Management Practice for UtiliPoint. Our first on-line seminar attracted a 'crowd and we have had ongoing and repeated requests to repeat the session."

There is tremendous interest on what the hedge funds are up to the energy sector, and we keep discovering new things about them through our ongoing research," said Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates.

To sign up for the online seminar held in conjunction with PGS Energy Training, go to www.pgsenergy/online/ to register. For more information on obtaining the report or subscribing to the energy hedge fund directory, please contact Dr. GM Vasey at 281-681-8020 or gvasey@utilipoint.com.

About UtiliPoint® International, Inc.

With origins dating to 1933, UtiliPoint® International, Inc. is a leader in providing research-based consulting to the utility industry. UtiliPoint analysts have provided strategic business plans and studies on information technology, and its impact on utility operations. Direct experiences include work in trading/risk management, outsourcing, CIS, billing, CRM, metering, AMR, demand response, work/outage management, supply chain, ERP, call centers, rates/pricing products, and IT architectural design. The firm is also the publisher of IssueAlert®, an analysis of the utility and energy industry's hot topics sent to over 33,000 utility and energy executives daily.

About Global Change Associates

Global Change Associates, based in New York (www.global-change.com), is a leading consultancy in energy and environmental commodity risk management. GCA is at the forefront of revealing changes in energy trading and risk management, and has been the market leader in energy trading, energy e-commerce, and Enron competitive analysis studies. Company chairman, Peter Fusaro, has authored six books on energy and environmental trading and will release Energy Hedging in Asia this fall through MacMillan. The company holds the annual Green Trading Summit in New York City.

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