Re distributed work, Pamela Hinds and Sara Kiesler have just published a dynamite edited book, Distributed Work. As Ben Anderson, there is a huge literature on CSCW (computer supported cooperative work). The CSCWers and the AoIRs seem mutually unaware of each other: the CSCW folks hang around with computer scientists more and both develop applications and study uses. (Go to their conference mid November and see for yourself -- check www.acm.org). One of the reasons I got involved in the next AoIR conference is to try to get these worthy sets of scholars engaged with each other. Broadening the Band, Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman@chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________