--SUBMITTED & COMPILED BY VINCENT

Minutes of the Meeting 08/02/2000

The group discussed information requirement for section 4. It was agreed that governments should be seen as USERS, LEGISLATOR/REGULATORS and FINANCING bodies.
Mary mentioned articles in the Tech Supplement of FT. She agreed to share her findings at the next meeting--scheduled for 11/02/2000 @ 1700 .

The group approached the problem of 'expert opinions'. The professor assured the group that it wasn't a mandatory part; should experts be ultimately unavailable, the group would have no problems focusing on alternative methods.

In response, the group agreed to renew its efforts to contact people in the industry.
Alex proposed to email Xybernaut and Via, while Vincent would search for adrdesses at the Philips site.

The group is committed for the completion of Part 4 by the end of this week.