Entry Points
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Technical Issues
- What precisely should the prize be awarded for?
- How should the success of a submission be judged?
- What is the current state of the art in the field of non-biological macro-scale self-assembling and self-reproducing systems?
- Who else is out there, who ought to be in on this discussion?
Organizational Issues
- What should be our roadmap ?
- What roles need to be filled in order to get this effort moving?
- What is the best way to seek funding for a prize?
- Who is out there who could help with non-technical aspects?
