Brendan Read

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He is also author of <I>Designing the Best Call Center for Your Business</I> and </div> <div> co-author, with Chief Technical Editor Joseph Fleischer of <I>The Complete Guide to Customer Support</I>, </div> <div> also published by CMP Books. Both books have sections on teleworking. Brendan has spoken at and </div> <div> moderated conference sessions on teleworking </div> <bR> <div> Brendan walks the walk on teleworking. He works from his home in Courtenay, British Columbia, </div> <div> Canada, in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. He has also worked from homes in New York, New Hampshire, </div> <div> Washington State and the UK.</div> <bR> <div> Brendan is an ardent teleworking advocate. He is a member of the Comox Valley Home-Based Business </div> <div> Association and has campaigned to liberalize his community's home-based business bylaw. A director of </div> <div> Transport 2000 BC, Canada's transportation users' organization Brendan has lobbied to include teleworking </div> <div> in organization policy papers and to promote teleworking as a transportation alternative in Victoria, BC-area </div> <div> transportation and land-use studies.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Board of Directors and Advisory Board"><U><IMG SRC="21c4b260.gif" border=0 width="75" height="38" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>