Aoir's may be interested in logging into a Information, Communication & Society (www.infosoc.co.uk), occassional webcast from the Oxford Internet Institutue on Thursday 3 March at 15:00 (GMT). Chris Caswill, who was Director of Research at the UK's ESRC between 1988 and 2003, will be presenting his article "Whose Agency? Looking Forward to the Virtual Research Council". The article is available to be downloaded prior to the event and questions may be emailed for the speakers response. To view the Webcast, loadload the paper and/or email questions to the speaker, go to www.oii.ox.ac.uk/webcast Brian Brian D. Loader, Editor, Information, Communication & Society, CIRA, University of Teesside, Borough Road, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley TS1 3BA, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1642 342348 Fax: +44 (0) 1642 342711 b.d.loader@tees.ac.uk www.infosoc.co.uk