Telecommuting has not become as popular an alternative to the traditional work day as researchers had predicted, and Hebrew University Professor Ilan Salomon is visiting the University of California, Davis, on Wednesday, May 20, to explain why. An international expert on the social dynamics that influence telecommuting, Salomon will talk on "The Forecasting of Telecommuting: Why Can't We Do It Right?" will be given at 4:10 p.m., in Room 100 of Hunt Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Since the benefits of telecommuting to the community are considerable, Salomon questions why telecommuting has not been actively implemented in response to the problems of traffic congestion, safety and pollution. For the past 10 years, his extensive research has focused on telecommuting as a possible solution for traffic congestion problems. Salomon has some original and provocative ideas that challenge the usual way of thinking about telecommuting. The slow adoption of telecommuting as an alternative to the traditional commute to work sites may have been influenced by individual expectations of work and lifestyle, Salomon suggests. Also, in correcting the simplistic assumption that telecommuting substitutes for travel, his work has been instrumental in pointing out potential long-term and indirect effects of telecommuting that may often increase travel. Salomon serves as the coordinator of the Telecommunications-Transportation Interactions Special Interest Group of the World Conference on Transport Research. The study of telecommunications-transportation interactions is an important component of the transportation research program at UC Davis. Salomon's presentation is sponsored by the Institute of Transportation Studies, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Division of Environmental Studies and the Graduate Group in Ecology.