[Board] Fwd: OSGeo CoC committee proposal
Jeff McKenna
jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
Wed Aug 12 10:36:22 PDT 2015
I agree that it is hard to put into writing, but I think it's great to
talk openly about it, and I'm glad to hear that you already have this in
mind.
I'll start compiling a few ideas for suitable members from the global
community and will send them to you both offline. I'm sure you will
also be sending out a call for participation once the board approval
happens.
Thanks!
-jeff
On 2015-08-12 12:22 PM, Camille Acey wrote:
> Thanks for this response, Jeff. We have not as of yet approached anyone
> about joining the committee (we figured we'd wait for board approval
> first!), but it was always our intention that we have a
> diverse/international committee.
> However, we were reluctant to make this a *requirement* for the
> formation of the committee since it's one of those things that's hard to
> define (for example: a committee made up of Canadians and Americans is
> technically "international" but not necessarily the most "diverse"). As
> someone who is very familiar with our global community, I welcome your
> thoughts about who might be suitable members to approach.
>
> Camille
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 7:59 AM, Jeff McKenna
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Kristin, Camille,
>
> I have reviewed the wiki, as well as your feedback here in this
> thread. Thanks for driving this. I especially think that the
> structure of the committee wiki page, describing the membership,
> mission, scope, and communication is excellent
> (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/CodeOfConduct_Committee).
>
> One thing that I haven't seen or heard from you (I'm not sure this
> should be put in writing on the committee page), in regards to
> membership, I'd like to make sure that you somehow have committee
> members from different cultures represented (i.e. not all USA
> members), especially for the proposed smaller voting committee. As
> the past chair of the OSGeo Conference Committee, although it wasn't
> in writing, I would always be sure to have committee members from
> all over the world, which turned out to be essential for voting; I
> believe this is critical in this case for a committee focusing on
> diversity.
>
> Maybe this goes without saying, in an OSGeo committee, but I felt
> that it is important to mention here at least. "Conduct" can be
> interpreted so differently between different cultures.
>
> Also, please be sure to list all of the members of the committee on
> that wiki page (including the smaller voting committee members).
>
> Thanks again!
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2015-08-11 2:44 PM, Kristin Bott wrote:
>
> Hi Jeff + all --
>
> Thanks for your feedback on the proposed committee. Our responses to
> your comments are summarized below. (See also the CoC committee wiki
> page <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/CodeOfConduct_Committee>[1].)
>
>
> Let us know if you have additional concerns / thoughts; we look
> forward
> to seeing the board move this initiative forward.
>
>
> cheers -
>
>
> Camille Acey and Kristin Bott
>
>
>
> Feedback
>
> 1.
>
> Membership - include both voting and non-voting members to help
> achieve the dual purposes of the committee (Goals: guide policy
> around CoC and other initiatives to increase diversity;
> deal with
> reports of violations of the CoC).
>
> 1.
>
> Open email list, open membership. -- Discuss and help guide
> policy around the CoC as well as other initiatives that
> can help
> increase diversity in our community
> (COC-discuss at osgeo.org <mailto:COC-discuss at osgeo.org>
> <mailto:COC-discuss at osgeo.org
> <mailto:COC-discuss at osgeo.org>>). No limits on the number of
> people involved in this capacity.
>
> 2.
>
> Private membership, limited to 5 people per committee
> proposal.
> -- Receive and anonymize any reports of violations to
> the CoC
> (COC-private at osgeo.org <mailto:COC-private at osgeo.org>
> <mailto:COC-private at osgeo.org <mailto:COC-private at osgeo.org>>)
> as well
> as provide support as a first line of response to incident
> reports (in cooperation with the board, LOCs and
> moderators)
>
>
> 2.
>
> Chairs - need to specify
>
> 1.
>
> Camille Acey and Kristin Bott will co-chair for the
> first year
> of the committee
>
>
> 3.
>
> CoC Reports - allow for anonymous report submission, fears
> of “what
> if someone on the CoC committee is out of line”
>
> 1.
>
> Allow for an option of anonymous submission via a
> webform (no
> login, no identifying information collected). Invite
> reporters
> to provide identifying information so the committee can
> follow
> up re: reports, but do not require this (do not want to
> create
> obstacles to reporting).
>
> 2.
>
> Reports against CoC committee members can be made to
> the board
> (and vice-versa). If a CoC committee member is personally
> involved in a CoC report, they will be removed from the
> intake
> and follow-up of that incident.
>
>
> 4.
>
> Concerns re: blacklisting
>
> 1.
>
> The CoC committee has no desire to blacklist individuals or
> provide a heavy-handed police-like role. Instead, we aim to
> serve as a resource to LOCs, moderators and the board,
> continue
> to iterate towards more inclusive practice/policy, and
> help to
> maintain institutional knowledge about CoC violations
> and the
> decisions the LOCs, moderators, and/or board make with
> regard to
> those violations. “Violations” refers to any acts by
> individuals
> or groups who repeatedly act in a way that is contrary
> to the
> stated priorities of OSGeo as an organization (i.e. the
> board-approved CoC).
>
> 2.
>
> We intend for the committee to maintain an
> archive/repository of
> such incidents as well as any organizational decisions
> around
> individuals’ conduct/participation (e.g. names of banned
> individuals); the OSGeo LOCs, moderators, and/or board will
> absolutely continue to determine whether/not
> individuals are
> welcome to participate in OSGeo events / projects / forums.
>
>
> 5.
>
> Committee name + structure (rename? Create CoC as a
> subcommittee?)
>
> 1.
>
> An explicitly-named committee evidences OSGeo’s
> commitment to
> the CoC. As such we wish to retain the name of “Code of
> Conduct
> Committee”.
>
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/CodeOfConduct_Committee
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Jeff McKenna
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
> <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
> <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
> <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Camille,
>
> Thanks for taking all of this feedback so positively.
>
> I believe the Board should again tackle this at the next Board
> meeting on 13 August, so I've re-added this to the
> agenda[1] as a
> priority item. I don't see the need to withdraw or
> resubmit, but
> the Board definitely needs clarification from you on the items
> reported during the Como board meeting. Maybe you and
> Kristin could
> take those notes and respond to them inline here? That
> might work.
>
> I hope this plan works for everyone.
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2015-08-13
>
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
>
> On 2015-07-25 1:42 PM, Camille Acey wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> Thanks for all the constructive feedback. Kristin and I
> (the two
> proposed co-chairs) are going to chat next week and
> will get
> back to you
> with our thoughts and any amendments to the proposal.
>
> Just for clarification, is this proposal a tabled issue
> that will be
> discussed/voted on at the next board meeting or does it
> need to be
> withdrawn, revised, and resubmitted for the next meeting?
>
> Camille
>
>
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