This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Groupware, CRIWG 2002, held in La Serena, Chile in September 2002. The 18 revised full papers presented together with a keynote paper were carefully reviewed and selected form 36 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on computer supported collaborative learning - CSCL, meeting support, design and development support, awareness, evaluation and tayloring, and infrastructure.