[diversity] Notes from the on-line meeting: Diversity TF , 30-08-2017

Dear all,

here are the notes:

Diversity TF meeting, 30-08-2017, 11:00-11:45 AM CEST, WebEx

Present: Brian Nisbet, HEAnet; Denesh Bhabuta (UKNOF / DNS-OARC), Amanda 
Gowland (RIPE NCC), Gergana Petrova (RIPE NCC / RACI) (on chat), Vesna 
Manojlovic (RIPE NCC).


Agenda:

1. introduction of new members/volunteers
2. update on actions & milestones
3. New agenda item: RIPE76 activities
4. discussing the draft charter
5. next meeting


1. introduction of new members/volunteers

There were no now volunteers.

2. update on actions & milestones

Actions form the previous meeting:
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/diversity/2017-July/000052.html

 > Shane: re-run metrics

Done: 
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/diversity/2017-July/000062.html

 > Donal: contact Aaron Hughes

Ongoing.

 > All: work further on the charter

Will be moved to the mailing list.

 > Someone? : come up with the numbers of "tech industry gender ratio"

Amanda has sent this to the list: 34%
https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/diversity/2017-July/000090.html

 > Vesna: admin: send notes; schedule next meeting

Done.

Other updates:

Amanda:  I am looking for the childcare facilities for RIPE76 (France). 
We are looking into possible service providers, we've sent them a list 
of requirements, and now waiting to hear back the costs. What we don't 
know is how many children to expect. There's also a language barrier. 
For RIPE77 (in Amsterdam) it will be easier to arrange.

Brian: we must expect that the first few times it will be an 
over-provisioned activity, an investment (of effort & money) that will 
only pay off after a longer period.

Action on Amanda (et.al): to inquire during RIPE75 : "how many people 
would be interested in childcare"?

Vesna: webinar for the introduction to newcomers is being prepared by 
Training & Communications departments at RIPE NCC, with the goal to 
inform & empower new participants (how) to actively take part in RIPE 
Meetings. This will be done few weeks before, as an interactive online 
event, and the recording will be available to all afterwords.

Fellowship programme and RACI are also going strong, and their success 
is also increasing diversities in the RIPE community.

Since the previous Task Force meeting, there were more cross-connections 
being done and experiences exchanged on increasing diversity, between 
RIPE and various other communities:
- Django
- hackers / hackerspaces

At the RIPE NCC, we are introducing Code of Conduct for staff, are going 
to attend Women in Tech conference in Amsterdam, and are planning to 
invite speakers / trainers on several topics such as "dealing with 
unconscious bias", "empathy in tech", neuro-diversity and "non-violent 
communication", among others.

New agenda item: RIPE76 activities

At the RIPE76, we have 3 activities that need a volunteer to organise them:
- TF report (lightning talk)
- BoF session
- TF meeting

Action on Brian to submit the proposals for two sessions (lighting talk 
& BoF) to Programme Committee, but we are still looking for volunteers to:
- give a presentation about the work of Task Force since RIPE74
- be a moderator for the BoF session

Action on Amanda to organise a meeting of the Task Force (during lunch 
or breakfast time-slot).

Amanda: suggestions for the BoF session: it should be inclusive, open, 
and give everyone an opportunity to express their opinions & concerns & 
ideas about increasing diversity. It is an extension of the previous 
discussion that we had at RIPE74. There will be no formal presentations; 
instead, there will be open questions and encouraging environment for 
the exchange of experiences, with strong moderator to give it structure.

We agreed to make the process of organising this BoF also as transparent 
& inclusive & participatory as possible, so the call will be made on the 
mailing list and at RIPE Labs for the participants and topics.

4. discussing the draft charter

This will be moved to the mailing list, with strict timelines; goal is 
to arrive to the charter by consensus, by both giving an opportunity for 
everyone to contribute, and at the same time to make progress before the 
next meeting (during RIPE75).

Action on Vesna to initiate & "shepherd" the proposal.

5. Next meeting(s)

Next meeting of the TF will be in person, in Dubai, during RIPE75.

(Personal note: I will not be there - please take minutes & send them to 
the list)

Meeting after that will be on-line again, in December.


Live working document for the TF collaboration:
http://etherpad.tools.ietf.org:9000/p/ripe-diversity-tf-2017