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

[John Bryant]

Hi all,

FYI - Community Vote on full length presentations is now open here:
bit.ly/2NeYk6q


Please share!

John

On Wed, 5 Sep 2018 at 06:44, adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Sure, continue the community vote and see how it goes.
>
> As it stands, we can accept all of the talks submitted by women and still
> not even meet our Twitter audience on gender lines (which is also pretty
> skewed one way). We have talked about curating the talks for diversity
> after the vote (it's ok, the vote is not binding), and need enough talks
> from different cohorts to do this!
>
> With this in mind, i still vote to extend a CFP for specific cohorts -
> with perhaps a second community vote (if it isn't to hard to set up).
>
> Happy to craft all the required media parts and help with an extra voting
> round. It's important!
>
> I think it isn't time to throw our hands up or make jokes, we can do
> better. I'm personally disappointed that my own efforts don't seem to be
> effective, and need to reflect on my communication and how I can reach into
> other communities.
>
> Thnx, and let's keep rallying! Again, super keen to hear from the women on
> the list (thanks Tricia for your considered input!)
>
> Adam
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