Dear Members of the SIPA Classes of  2010 and 2011,

Greetings from the staff of SIPA News!  We hope you are having a great summer.

Our fall issue will encompass the intersection of science, technology and policy. Where do SIPA students stand on the issues surrounding these fields and what perspectives can they offer on how the advancements in the Internet, for example, have changed the way we communicate and interact with and in the world? What are the most critical issues that have arisen in light of the development in  these fields?

From Twitter in Tehran to cell phones in rural Africa, technological and scientific advancements bridge the divide between developed and developing nations, provide a new model of open governance and can foster environments for innovation and  entrepreneurship even as much of the world deals with the fallout  of the 2008 economic crisis.  At the same time, as with any  technological and scientific advancement, attention must also be  made to the legal and policy-related ramifications.

We welcome contributions from all SIPA students, with a premium on  first-hand reporting. We’re looking for colorful stories about real  people, not your Conceptual Foundations paper.

SIPA News is a semi-annual magazine written by students, alumni,  and faculty and distributed to the global SIPA community.

If you’d like to write for us, please send your proposals. Proposals should be at least one full paragraph and be  representative of your writing. Clips are also welcome. (We’ll   reply right away). We need your feature stories (around 1000
words), shorter articles, photos, and photo essays.  Final drafts of all submissions must be received by September 15. We look  forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

Lauren Klein (ldk2109@columbia.edu)

Caroline Stauffer (css2138@columbia.edu)

SIPA News co-editors