The Oxford Internet Institute will hold its launch conference at the Said Business School, Oxford University on the 27th September. The event, 'Casting a Wider Net: Integrating Research and Policy on the Social Impacts of the Net' will feature speakers such as Stephen Timms MP (UK Minister for e-Commerce), Professor Eli Noam (Columbia University), Barbara Simons (Stanford and ex-President of the ACM), Professor Steve Woolgar (Oxford University), Derek Wyatt MP and Ben Verwaayen (CEO BT Group). For further details and registration go to www.oxfordevent.com . For further details of the Oxford Internet Institute, go to www.oii.ox.ac.uk -- Dr Victoria Nash Public Policy Co-ordinator Oxford Internet Institute 1 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JS 01865 287231