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Introduction The idea behind PSO is to promote discussion without grinding an axe. In a highly critical Washington, we try to promote civility and objectivity. We publish a lot, convene several conferences, and are always seeking new ways to disseminate scholarship. If you took the time to think about something, we want to share your ideas with others. All of this is reinforced by vigorous publishing programs. I do mean vigorous: 24 leading journals on health, water, Asia, the internet, complexity theory, poverty, and just about every other issue under the sun, along with more than 160 book titles each year. Do look at the Policy Studies Organization website at ipsonet.org for details of our publications. We are developing, in partnership with Sage, videos with highlights from our conferences for classroom use. Our meetings are held in many places of the world, 12 conferences all bent on networking people of different backgrounds who want to see problems solved. Activity! For the provosts, press corps an head hunters we have a yearbook of experts, and we invite you to have your biography in it–see page 4 or visit psjyearbook.com. Our cooperation with the American Public University system means constant dialogue about online learning. If you have ideas about this expanding field and the opportunities it presents, we are an email away. In sum, help us make PSO an ever more useful tool. The door for your ideas has no latch. Paul Rich President, Policy Studies Organization 2