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Document 52 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Lamanna, Isabelle Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:07 +0000 Amy Oliver Cooke hannah@perc.org RE: An invitation for Sec. Wright Sec. Chris Wright_Event Request Form.docx Hi Amy! It is great to hear from you, I hope things are going great in your world!! Thank you for reaching out and for the invite to have Chris join you guys in June. We currently have a new process here and have a thorough ethics review for events so if you could please fill out the event request form attached when you have a moment that would be great! Also, just as a heads up, we are currently scheduling about 2 weeks to a month out for speaking engagements since his schedule is so fluid. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you ladies! Izzy From: Amy Oliver Cooke <acooke@spn.org> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2025 2:32 PM To: Lamanna, Isabelle <Isabelle.Lamanna@hq.doe.gov> Cc: hannah@perc.org Subject: [EXTERNAL] An invitation for Sec. Wright Hello Izzy, Amy Cooke, fellow Coloradan, here. Chris directed me to you regarding his calendar management. I know he's glad to have you with him in DC. Hannah Downey of PERC, copied above, and I work together with the State Policy Network (SPN) on energy and environmental policy. I coordinate our 52 members who represent state and national think tanks across the country. Hannah co-directs the Environmental and Natural Resource Management subgroup. We're very active in both state and federal energy policy and regulations. We'll be in DC on Jun 23 and 24. Hannah and I would like to invite Chris to talk with our state and national partners about his vision of energy at the federal and state levels. We can accommodate his schedule during those two days. Please let me know if that is doable. I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Amy Cooke ******************************************************************** This message does not originate from a known Department of Energy email system. Use caution if this message contains attachments, links or requests for information. ******************************************************************** Document 52 - Attachment 1 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Event Information Request Form Thank you for your interest in hosting the U.S. Secretary of Energy at your event. To ensure that the appropriate individual within the Department of Energy is participating in your event and because the Office of the Secretary is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, we need the information requested below before we can agree to confirm a speaker. Please respond to the questions below and send your response to (b)(6) - Secretary Wright.. If you have any questions you may contact the Secretary's Scheduling Office at (b) (6) Title of the Event (please note if the event is a weekly, monthly, annual, etc.): Date of Event (please note if the date is flexible): Event Location (venue, address, city and state/country): Point(s) of Contact (Name, Email, Phone): Briefly describe the event in detail including the purpose and desired role of the Secretary (i.e. deliver keynote remarks, attend an event, meet with attendees etc.): Is the event a fundraiser? If yes, please explain who it is benefiting (i.e. specific charity, a political candidate, etc.): Audience Approximately how many people are expected to attend the event? Please describe the target audience of the event (elected officials, local community leaders, academics, industry representatives, public sector representatives, etc.). Will the attendees at the event include persons with a diversity of views or interests, or representatives from throughout an industry or profession, or the range of persons interested in a matter? (If yes, please describe.) Is the event open to the public (this includes ticketed individuals)? If not, please describe who is privately invited. Who are other VIPs or speakers confirmed and in what role? Who are other VIPs or speakers invited? Remarks If you are requesting remarks, are there any specific issues you would like the Secretary to highlight/address in his remarks? What is the desired format of his remarks (will he be delivering the keynote, sharing the stage, participating in a panel or roundtable, etc.)? What is the public registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in the event? Will there be a teleprompter available? Will there be a podium? Communications/Press Is the event open or closed to press? If open, are you expecting local, state, or national news coverage? If this is an annual event, which news outlets typically cover the event? Will you be advertising or live streaming the event on any social media outlets or websites? (If yes, please explain.) Logistics/Other* If this invitation includes any gifts to the Secretary (e.g., waived registration/conference event fee; meals or refreshments; receptions or other entertainment; informational materials; award; transportation; memento or token of appreciation), please identify them and provide their monetary value. Please also identify how the value was determined. (Please attach separate sheet if necessary.) Does the invitation extend to the Secretary's spouse or other guest? If yes, will others in attendance generally be accompanied by a spouse or other guest? Will the Secretary be asked to sign a speaking/participation agreement or release related to this event? If so, please provide a copy. If the Secretary is not able to attend, is a surrogate desired? If yes, anyone specific? Any additional notes or information? Event Host and Sponsor Who is the event host? (Please identify and provide background on the Event host as well as any other organization involved in the Event.) Event host website/url. Is the event host a registered lobbyist or lobbying organization, and/or registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? (If yes, please identify.) Is the event host a partisan political candidate, a representative of a political party or a registered political action committee (PAC)? (If yes, please identi . Is the event host a 501(c)(3) organization or a media organization? (If yes, please identify.) Is the event host seeking or currently have any business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please describe.) Who are the sponsors of the event? Please identify and provide background information on the individual and/or entity. Are any event sponsors seeking or do they currently have any business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please describe.) With which Bureau or Agency does your agenda most align? Please list all, if more than one. Partisan Political Candidate or Elected Official Participation Will any partisan political candidate or elected official participate in the event? If so, please identify and explain role. Is the coordination of any elected official's involvement being handled solely by their official staff, or is there any campaign staff involvement or coordination? If a candidate for office or elected official is participating in the event, is the event taking place in their respective district/jurisdiction, and will the entire delegation for the respective district/jurisdiction(s) been invited? If not, please explain. *IMPORTANT NOTE: The purpose of these questions is to elicit information relevant to the ethics analysis and is not a solicitation or request for anythin2 of value by the Department or any of its employees. Document 54 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Amy Oliver Cooke Fri, 21Feb 2025 13:49:14 +0000 Lamanna, Isabelle hannah@perc.org [EXTERNAL] Re: An invitation for Sec. Wright Hey Izzy, Thank you for your response. I'll get this back to you. Amy Cooke From: Lamanna, Isabelle <Isabelle.Lamanna@hq.doe.gov> Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM To: Amy Oliver Cooke <acooke@spn.org> Cc: hannah@perc.org <hannah@perc.org> Subject: RE: An invitation for Sec. Wright CAUTION - EXTERNAL EMAIL This email originated from outside of the State Policy Network. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Amy! It is great to hear from you, I hope things are going great in your world!! Thank you for reaching out and for the invite to have Chris join you guys in June. We currently have a new process here and have a thorough ethics review for events so if you could please fill out the event request form attached when you have a moment that would be great! Also, just as a heads up, we are currently scheduling about 2 weeks to a month out for speaking engagements since his schedule is so fluid. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you ladies! Izzy From: Amy Oliver Cooke <acooke@spn.org> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2025 2:32 PM To: Lamanna, Isabelle <Isabelle.Lamanna@hq.doe.gov> Cc: hannah@perc.org Subject: [EXTERNAL] An invitation for Sec. Wright Hello Izzy, Amy Cooke, fellow Coloradan, here. Chris directed me to you regarding his calendar management. I know he's glad to have you with him in DC. Hannah Downey of PERC, copied above, and I work together with the State Policy Network (SPN) on energy and environmental policy. I coordinate our 52 members who represent state and national think tanks across the country. Hannah co-directs the Environmental and Natural Resource Management subgroup. We're very active in both state and federal energy policy and regulations. We'll be in DC on Jun 23 and 24. Hannah and I would like to invite Chris to talk with our state and national partners about his vision of energy at the federal and state levels. We can accommodate his schedule during those two days. Please let me know if that is doable. I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Amy Cooke ******************************************************************** This message does not originate from a known Department of Energy email system. Use caution if this message contains attachments, links or requests for information. ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** This message does not originate from a known Department of Energy email system. Use caution if this message contains attachments, links or requests for information. ********************************************************************