Hi Kim,
Good luck with the team meeting! It’s great that you are all getting a chance to meet each other so early on in the project, and not only do whatever planning is needed but also be able to learn more about different motivations for participation.
Wow, that is amazing! Really wonderful response! Hopefully you can find different ways to keep all the respondents engaged, be it in the form of authoring, peer reviewing, etc. And if you did need to do a second round for the category that didn’t receive as many submissions as you hoped, please let us know. We can certainly spread the word again in our channels.
How lovely to hear that @robinderosa1 has been the inspiration for the project! I’m glad that she’s also indicated some willingness to participate by writing the foreword. I can say from experience that Robin is an excellent cheerleader on projects, continuing to motivate collaborators as they tick off tasks – so you’re all in great company.
Keep us posted on how you get along. We’re always happy to support you and the team as you keep going!