[Diversity-talk] Who Maps The World

2018-03-14 Thread alyssa wright
Hi all, City Lab article below on gender disparity in OSM. I actually think things have evolved and are more nuanced then ever before. Wondering if I am being naive. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/03/who-maps-the-world/555272/ A map only reveals as much as the mapmaker knows about the

Re: [Diversity-talk] Code of Conduct & Moderation for this list

2018-02-28 Thread alyssa wright
I support a CoC and very much like the Geek Feminism format. Thanks all! Looking forward to further discussion. Best, Alyssa. On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 5:44 AM, Rory McCann wrote: > Hi all, > > To follow up on the phone call, and waiting a little bit for people to > join.

Re: [diversity-talk] Greetings, thoughts, references

2014-10-08 Thread alyssa wright
thanks for this thread! some abbreviated thoughts: 1. +1 on the plan suggested! 2. there's been some research (will get links) that suggest targeted outreach to women builds overall diversity. at Mapzen we're supporting the gonna outreach program for women that sponsors an intern for HOT.

Re: [diversity-talk] OSM-US board of directors

2014-09-30 Thread alyssa wright
Rock the Vote: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections/2014 On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:09 AM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Federik. I intend on running. FYI On Sep 30, 2014, at 4:10 AM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org

Re: [diversity-talk] Further Discussion on Increasing Diversity

2014-04-02 Thread alyssa wright
and the channel: #osm-diversity m. On 2 Apr 2014, at 15:06, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com wrote: me too! see you all there. On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Kate Chapman k...@maploser.com wrote: Hi All, One other update. I'm hanging out in a new IRC room on irc.oftc.net called #osm

Re: [diversity-talk] Further Discussion on Increasing Diversity

2014-03-31 Thread alyssa wright
it. Let's stick to the time tomorrow and then we can see about scheduling regular meetings. I think having a meeting once a month or every couple weeks could be beneficial. Thanks, -Kate On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:27 PM, alyssa wright alyssapwri...@gmail.com wrote: I won't be able to make