Hi, al, I just wanted to remind everyone that the third "Online" Congress of the Observatory for the Cybersociety begins tomorrow, November 20 and runs through Dec. 3. This time, the congress has this title: "Open knowledge, Free Society" The many working groups of the Congress share many of the research interests of AOIR. Although many of the papers are not in English (the organization is based in Spain), a machine translator, such as BabelFish, is typically enough to follow the major claims. Participants are also allowed to comment in their own language (in order to encourage more participation from a wider variety of backgrounds). I would also recommend my own group: WORKING GROUP C-7: DIGITAL NARRATIVE. Topics include: new interfaces, new works of electronic literature, electronic criticism of literature, and copyright/copyleft concerns. I have read a number of the papers and know you will find them and discussions about them insightful. So far almost 4000 people have registered for the Congress, which is held every two years. To register go here: http://www.cibersociedad.net/congres2006/gts/gt.php?llengua=en&id=104 See more here: http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2006/10/17/espanol-en-english-cfp/ best, Mark C. Marino Writing Program University of Southern California http://WriterResponseTheory.org