[Board] Fwd: OSGeo CoC committee proposal

[Jeff McKenna]

I've added this request to next week's meeting agenda.  -jeff




On 2015-07-09 12:59 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
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> Hey Everyone,
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> As many of you know, a number of us met for a BoF session during State
> of the Map (NYC, early June) to discuss next steps/implementation for
> the Code of Conduct (CoC) that was recently adopted by the OSGeo Board.
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> By adopting the CoC, the OSGeo Board has taken a step in the right
> direction, but a policy without an implementation plan is insufficient.
> In order to make the CoC actionable, OSGeo needs to have process in
> place to deal with any CoC issues occurring in OSGeo forums, projects,
> or in person at OSGeo gatherings.
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> We propose the creation of a standing Code of Conduct committee. This
> committee will be tasked not only with designing and implementing a
> process for incident reporting and follow-up but also supporting
> knowledge transfer between conference/event organizers (e.g. as part of
> the “passing of the torch” to the next FOSS4G LOC) and supporting best
> practices for accessibility for events and activities.
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> We ask you to review our proposed committee structure on the OSGeo Wiki
> (wiki page <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/CodeOfConduct_Committee>[1]) and
> vote in favor of the establishment of this new committee. We welcome
> feedback about the best way to structure such a committee, and we would
> also appreciate guidance on how the committee can best engage the board
> and the rest of the organization.
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> If the Code of Conduct committee is approved by the board we are willing
> to serve as co-chairs to get the committee up and running.
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> We look forward to hearing from you and moving forward in this important
> work.
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> Cheers,
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> Camille Acey
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> Kristin Bott
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> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/CodeOfConduct_Committee
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