The process

1. Pick topics for issue
I'm proposing that we focus our efforts on three large topics: space, information/technology, and policy/practice . We can haggle over whether or not those are the right topics, and what the right set of sub-topics ought to be. (The actual sub-topics can be driven both by our original ideas, and by the ideas/contributions of the editors and contributors of each issue.)


2. Recruit editors for issues
I propose three linked issues: space, information/technology, and policy/practice, and for each of these issues, we'll need to find an editor to help select pieces, refine the topics, and (once the material is produced), synthesize/write an introduction.


3. Develop content for issue
Once we've settled upon the topics for the issue, we'll need to find pieces that we want to include. Ideally we would pick only pieces that are in the public domain, published under a creative commons license, or otherwise open available. For those that aren't, we'll either just provide a citation or try to negotiate rights to reproduce.




4. Linking the issues
Once the three issues are complete, we'll want to create and promote linkages and conversation among the various pieces. We'll encourage the authors of all of the pieces, and the respondents, to read and react as subsequent issues come on-line. We'll also want to find someone bold enough to attempt to synthesize all of the materials in all three of the issues.