THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700



May 3, 2000

03 00050 61 00050302




Mr. Michael C. Wirth, Ph.D.
Manager USR Software
wirth@almaden.ibm.com
User Systems Ergonomics Research
IBM
Almaden Research Center
650 Harry Road, NWE/B2
San Jose, CA 95120

Subject:   Schedule Presentation SDS

Dear Michael,

This confirms our discussion today on scheduling a Thursday lunch presentation for your team at ARC to consider POIMS technology and the SDS program. Please let me know a convenient time for this.

Thanks very much for keeping this opportunity in mind.

You might mention to Jim Spohrer that his strong views about online books discussed in the record for April 19, support analysis on November 8, 1999 showing decline of literacy is induced by cultural forces. Online books can be an important dimension of Knowledge Space that reverses these dynamics, leading to stronger role for knowledge work.

Sincerely,

THE WELCH COMPANY



Rod Welch
rowelch@attglobal.net


Post Script

Hope you guys did't get hit too hard by the latest "love" bug that seems to have turned into a "joke."