In the last weeks this community has focused on general and introductory contributions on computer-supported policy argumentation. I hope that you found these interesting, and that you gained an idea of the questions raised in the field and the solutions discussed. As a final contribution to this introductory phase, below you can find a (non-comprehensive) list of weblogs that regularly discuss issues related to computer-supported argumentation.

Starting next week, we will move on in our agenda and present the work currently done in the IMPACT project. As you remember, the project is about developing tools to support the use of arguments in policy analysis and policy debates. These comprise four tools integrated in an argumentation toolbox. We are going to present each of the tools together with a scenario depicting its usage, and we would like to get comments from you and to discuss with you the possible impact of the tools.

We'll start with the "argument analysis, tracking and visualisation tool", developed under the responsibility of the Centre for Digital Citizenship at the University of Leeds.

For now, you might consider one of the following weblogs worth a click (non-comprehensive, work in progress, and in alphabetical order):

• ARG:dundee
  news / blog by the Argumentation Research Group of the University of Dundee
• Argumentation Technology
  weblog by Thomas F. Gordon, IMPACT coordinator, on computer-supported argumentation and e-participation / e-government
• Language Logic Law Software
  weblog by Adam Wyner, IMPACT collaborator, on just that: language, logic, law, and software development

• Legal Informatics Blog
  weblog on legal information systems and legal communication, including e-government
• PEP-NET
  weblog and network of people and organisations active in the field of e-participation throughout Europe (the Pan European eParticipation Network)
• Tim van Gelder's blog
  on argumentation, decision making and deliberative thinking

Any comments or additions are welcome!