The International Symposium on Metainformatics (MIS’02) was held from 7.–10. August 2002, in Esbjerg, Denmark. There were 27 registered attendees from 11 different countries. A total of 15 papers (11 full papers, 2 short papers, 2 position statements) were presented. Authors of papers were allowed to revise their submissions based on the feedback they received at the sympsoium and submit them for a second review cycle. This volume is the result of that rigorous two-stage review process.