Editorial "Pump Priming" / E3
There is great advantage to be gained from having the first issue of the Bulletin available as early as possible, and preferably in the participant's folder on arrival. The reason is that it constitutes an immediately comprehensible explanation of the process (which otherwise is too easily categorized as an elaboration of the conventional "suggestion box").
In order to get the issue out quickly, the "editor" should:
(a) request comments from those available just prior to the conference;
(b) extract significant comments from pre-conference correspondence;
(c) generate a few stimulating comments him/herself.
This is unnecessary after the first few issues have launched the process. See also Maturing the Process / E12; Editing / E11; Editorial Pre-Processing / E10; Turnaround / Frequency / S6
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