[FOSS4G-UK] Speaker diversity

[Barry Rowlingson]

If anyone has suggestions for someone to moderate the Ten Years After panel
discussion I'd be very happy for them to take over. I've enough to do!

B


On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 8:20 AM Nick Bearman <
nick at geospatialtrainingsolutions.co.uk> wrote:

> 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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