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August 18, 2000 JOURNALISTS: Here is a story idea and select events from the Purdue News Service. To arrange interviews or campus visits, contact Jesica Webb, (765) 494-2079 or page her, (765) 743-4333-4117. What's going on with electricity deregulation? San Diego residents have seen their electric bills double since California deregulated its electric utilities. Now there is talk in California about reregulation of utilities. What are the pros and cons of deregulating utilities in Indiana, and how would Hoosiers be affected? Janet Netz, an economics professor in Purdue's Krannert School of Management, can discuss current deregulation in the contexts of economic theory and history. Frederick T. Sparrow, a professor of industrial engineering at Purdue, has worked with the State Utility Forecasting Group to develop methods for predicting future growth in electricity use in the state and region. CONTACT: Netz, (765) 494-4452, netz@mgmt.purdue.edu; Sparrow, (765) 494-2351. Events • Friday, Sept. 1.  10:30 a.m. Board of Trustees meeting. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. CONTACTS: Jeanne V. Norberg, director, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2084; jeanne_norberg@purdue.edu, or Joseph L. Bennett, vice president for university relations, (765) 494-2082; joe_bennett@purdue.edu • Friday, Sept. 1.  11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Krannert Executive Forum presents D. Jerry Ehrlich: "Managing Growth." Ehrlich, president, chairman and chief executive officer of Lafayette's Wabash National Corp., kicks off the regular Friday series of talks by leaders in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, accounting, consulting, realty, sports, energy and high technology. Reporters are asked to refrain from asking questions, videotaping or taking photographs during the lecture, but may do so during the student question-and-answer sessions. CONTACT: Tim Newton, director of external relations, School of Management, (765) 496-7271, tnewton@mgmt.purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page