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.