Web lines

Liza Ramrayka
Guardian

Tuesday October 10, 2000

Coinciding with breast cancer awareness month, the UK Breast Cancer Coalition (www.ukbcc.org.uk) has gone online to extend its campaigning work. Aimed at empowering patients to lobby government and health professionals for improved access to treatment, the project invites people to log on to a campaigns website where they can email a ready-prepared letter to their local MP or health authority, find out about local campaigns or give feedback on consultation documents.

• Over the hill and out of touch? Grandma's Guide to the Internet (published by Willow Island) could be for you. Designed for silver surfers who still think of the net "as something you wear at night to keep your perm in place", this not-at-all patronising guide is full of gems to get older women gripped. One section on browsing suggests typing in "knitting" as a typical topic. Real pearls of wisdom.

• The wonders of Wap and other telecoms developments are the subject of the next meeting of HighTech Women, a mentoring group for women in technology-related jobs. Taking place in London on November 1, the evening event will examine the changing face of the telecoms industry, from mobile internet access to broadband technology. Founded by Lucy Marcus, recently named by Business Age magazine as one of the top 10 women leading new media developments in the UK, the group aims to support hi-tech women with networking and partnering. Details: www.hightech-women.com.