I am delighted to report the two winners of the International Communication Association's bi-annual best dissertation award in communication technology: Pablo Boczkowski. "Affording Flexibility: Transforming Information Practices in Online Newspapers" (Cornell University, Department of Science and Technology Studies, 2001; Advisor: Trevor Pinch). Now Assistant Professor at the Sloan School of Business, MIT. Kith Hampton. 2001. "Living the Wired Life in the Wired Suburb: Netville, Glocalization and Civic Society." Doctoral dissertation. Department of Sociology, University of Toronto. (Advisor: Barry Wellman). Now Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Technology, MIT. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at 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 _____________________________________________________________________