[FOSS4G-Oceania] Motion: extended, targeted call for papers if needed

[Andrew Harvey]

It's not my call, but personally I think presentations should be
selected based on content, relevance to the conference and value to the
attendees. So not based on any personal traits. I like that the
community vote doesn't mention anything about the presenter, it keeps
selection free of gender, age, ethnicity etc. biases.
I think the community vote would be helpful for the selection committee
to give an indication of what talks are the attendees are interested in.
On Tue, 4 Sep 2018, at 9:51 PM, adam steer wrote:
> OK, so if we carte blanche accept all the proposals sent in by women,
> we are still at around 2 in 10 women - we don’t *want* to accept work
> based on gender.. we may have no choice.> 
> not sure about the community vote - need to decide whether to vote on
> all at once, or only what is there now.> 
> I hope this makes sense, I’m in Dar Es Salaam airport struggling to
> stay awake.. I’m exhausted!> 
> On Tue, 4 Sep 2018 at 14:25, John Bryant
> <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:>> In response to Trisha's question, there are somewhere in the range of
>> 35-40 speaking slots, roughly... exact # will depend on submissions &
>> the final program.>> 
>> Right now we have 7 submissions by women, and I know of 1 more
>> coming in, and they all look like very relevant talks (judging by
>> titles only).>> 
>> With this motion in play, I'm feeling a little unsure about whether
>> we are launching the planned Community Vote in the morning (as
>> advertised, and people are asking), or not? I'm leaning towards yes,
>> myself (assuming Alex manages to get it ready between flights). Does
>> running the Community Vote interfere with the continuation of this
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