Ron, on December 22, 1999, I spoke to Doug about his objectives for the Colloquium.

Doug suggested reading his paper on Groupware published in 1992. It shows a blueprint for the ABC augment and improvement ideas Doug is presenting in the Colloquium, and it sets a vision for using technology to help accomplish these objectives, based on a knowledge management capability. You can explore this capability from the review of Doug's paper that shows alignment with my work, and subsequent progress during the Colloquium...

Augmenting human thinking, commonly called intelligence is a big part of what Doug has in mind, and is explained in the paper on POIMS.

I am participating to support Doug and others who share his vision, and to draw support, as well, for my work. By whatever means this capability evolves and becomes a reality, it will benefit everyone, and for generations to come. It will also bring new risks and challenges for each of us individually, and collectively, which adds urgency and excitement to the mission.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Rod Welch
rowelch@attglobal.net