Re Charles's post, the URL of CATAC '02 is http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac02/. As I remember, the proceedings of CATAC '98 focused on macro issues of information systems and national cultures. Personally, I would look forward at the CATAC '02 to more focus on particular intercultural interactions and the part which culture and online communication play in them - which I think was more what Lokman Tsui was asking about...? As far as I know there is a lack of research in this area. The only possibly relevant reference I can offer I think is Ebrahim, ZT (2001) Are Pakistani Women on the Road to Information Technology? Retrieved 10 February 2002 from http://www.dawn.com/events/infotech/it16.htm. :-D