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

[Trisha Moriarty]

Its  a fine line to walk, being fair but overcoming bias.
I agree with Adam,  we need to be wary of the ... "only inviting because...
territory. "
But I think we are at a point where we need to be proactive in seeking out
the diversity mix we are aiming for. What matters in the end is seeing the
diversity played out in talks and stories being presented.
I don't have any answers as what to set as a number or what is a good
measure, but in regards to gender diversity the percentage of female
presenters is too low for the blind selection process to give an acceptable
result

I would support the extension of the deadline.  but the language around why
needs to be carefully considered.

How many speaking slots do we have again?



On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 2:54 PM Martin Tomko <tomkom at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:

> Fair points.
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> *From: *adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Tuesday, 4 September 2018 at 2:29 pm
> *To: *Martin Tomko <tomkom at unimelb.edu.au>
> *Cc: *John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com>, foss4g-oceania <
> foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [FOSS4G-Oceania] Motion: extended, targeted call for
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> Martin, John
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> Agree we need to define 'what we want' and this is an issue also in the
> wider open source community with different ideas. This is why the motion is
> 'first wait and see'.
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> What would be the impact of 'invited speakers' in the community? I see
> another dividing line, and possibly venturing into 'only inviting
> because...' territory, which already is a tired path. We also miss
> potential people we *don't* know about.
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> We need to invite all to dance.
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> Others may see differently. What do the women on this list think?
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> Cheers
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