Having already topped our target of 250 participants in the seminar, we are getting a very interesting and varied list of people registered. If you haven't already browsed through some of the registration forms on the Universal Service/Network Democracy Web site, I've tried to make this easier by adding lists of participants arranged by name and location. You will find a pointer to this information on the US/ND home page, http://www.info-ren.org/projects/universal-service/ under the heading "Information on the Participants." While I have tried to use the Web to help organize the discussion around certain topics, I hope people won't feel overly constrained by this. Please jump into the discussion to introduce yourself, to expand upon information that you have given on your registration form or to emphasize those issues which you feel are the most urgent ones for us to address. Bob Carlitz Moderator