[Board] Drafting a Diversity statement for the foundation

[Jachym Cepicky]

Ok, sorry Bart - sometimes reading too fast.

All: I tried to add some meat on the bones, you started to work on, thanks
J

Tue Feb 03 2015 at 9:34:46 odesílatel Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at osgis.nl>
napsal:

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>
> question: what does an *expert* make to be an *expert* ? IMHO everybody
> who is willing to think about the topic is considered "expert"
>
>
> I am just talking about myself, I am saying I am no expert on the topic.
> And I've seen people on the conference list with more knowledge than me on
> the topic, hence my suggestion to consult them as well (they are probably
> not lurking on the board list).
>
> Ofcourse everyone is free to comment.
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
> Jeff: thanks for raising it
>
> Jachym
>
> Mon Feb 02 2015 at 21:18:44 odesílatel Bart van den Eijnden <
> bartvde at osgis.nl> napsal:
>
>> Hey Jeff,
>>
>> this looks good to me, and I encourage this. Thanks for moving this
>> forward.
>>
>> I think we should ask some of the experts (such as the people who were
>> active in the COC discussion, a.o. Camille and Kate) to review as well. I
>> don't consider myself expert enough on this topic to be honest.
>>
>> Btw, I suggest pointing to the board-priv list only, and not the
>> president as well. We should have one gateway IMHO for feedback.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Bart
>>
>> > On 02 Feb 2015, at 21:09, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello OSGeo Board members,
>> >
>> > Most of you will be aware of the current discussions on the Conference
>> Committee mailing list in regards to creating a Code of Conduct for the
>> FOSS4G conference[1].  I feel it is important now for the OSGeo Foundation
>> to show that we support an open and safe environment, through a simple
>> straightforward statement; I prefer to refer to this as Diversity, and I
>> have made a first draft on the wiki[2]  Note that this statement will not
>> affect whatever the OSGeo Conference Committee chooses for their Code of
>> Conduct.
>> >
>> > I would like Board members to edit that wiki page directly over the
>> next few days, and then we can discuss this at the Board meeting on
>> Thursday.  My goal is to have a new "/diversity" page linked from the main
>> osgeo.org site.
>> >
>> > Thanks everyone,
>> >
>> > [1] http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Code-of-Conduct-td5180592.html
>> > [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Diversity
>> >
>> > -jeff
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jeff McKenna
>> > President, OSGeo
>> > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
>> >
>> >
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