[FOSS4G-UK] Speaker diversity

[Nick Bearman]

Yes, good idea to reach out to individuals specifically. 

I like the idea of approaching those who have already booked tickets. 

You can also use the Women in Geospatial speakers list. I've approached some already (list on Google Drive) but feel free to approach more directly!

Best wishes
Nick

On 16 August 2023 18:52:09 GMT+02:00, Barry Rowlingson <b.rowlingson at gmail.com> wrote:
>Lancaster has 4M:2F (disclaimer: assumed gender by name, haven't checked
>the user data...) for accepted talks. I've asked sponsors to fill two 15m
>slots and it looks like 2M presenters for that, but one isn't confirmed and
>I'll see what I can do re: bias.
>
>registrations are looking a bit more balanced though, which bodes well for
>the future. Quite like your idea of asking registrants to give a talk,
>maybe just a lightning presentation...
>
>Barry
>
>
>On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 5:33 PM John Stevenson - BGS <jostev at bgs.ac.uk>
>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> How is the speaker diversity looking in all the venues?  Last year the
>> lack of diversity was one of the main criticisms of the meeting.
>>
>>
>>
>> This year all five of the speakers that submitted talks to BGS were male,
>> although at least not all European.  When Rachel and I drafted the
>> schedule, we have added two empty slots.  Our plan is to individually
>> contact each of the women on the registration list and to encourage them to
>> submit a talk.
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone got any other suggestions for increasing the range of speaker
>> backgrounds?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> John
>>
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