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 The SIPs describe the design, implementation, and governance
 of the Stacks 2.0 blockchain.  The SIP process
 ([SIP-000](./sips/sip-000/sip-000-stacks-improvement-proposal-process.md))
-describes how to make a SIP and get it ratified.  Anyone in the Stacks community
-may submit a SIP.
+describes how to make a SIP and get it ratified.  
+
+Anyone in the Stacks community
+may submit a SIP. The first step is to post a brief proposal in the
+[SIP issue tracker](https://github.com/stacksgov/sips/issues).
 
 ## SIPs in the Process of Being Activated