This Friday afternoon in Anaheim we had a great membership meeting but with some questions regarding the issue of peer review. This is an issue that we as a division need to have serious discussion. As President-Elect of DDL I would like to throw out some questions and see what you, the membership of DDL think.

What constitutes peer review?

Who are our peers?

Where do graduate students stand?

How should graduate students participate within the review of proposals?

Should we evaluate credentials of reviewers?

Should we have training on how to review proposals?

I realize that these are touchy hot topics for many of us, but I encourage you to respond thoughtfully and respectfully so that we can engage in a strong debate on the direction that DDL should go regarding proposal reviews.