> On Mar 19, 2025, at 1:22 PM, Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> On 3/19/25 11:28, Ruth Suehle wrote:
> > Those of you who have read my board report for today's meeting will have
> > seen that after a lengthy time of low activity, I'm pleased to appoint
> > Daniel Gruno to the role of VP, Diversity and Inclusion. He has been
> > working with Christian Grobmeier (and more recently, Melissa Logan has
> > joined) on plans to revive the work. I look forward to seeing their work
> > and encourage anyone who is interested to pitch in!
> >
> > Ruth
> >
> Thank you for that introduction (and trust), Ruth, I appreciate it.
>
> It's very early days still, but I have written up a short plan or primer for
> how I want to see the EDI committee working, as well as what I'd love for us
> to try out. You can find it here:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/EDI/2025+EDI+jumpstart+plan
A couple initial suggestions:
- align the various acronyms (D&I, EDI, DEI) and be consistent. EDI seems to be
emerging as the preferred standard, but in the IT World of Acronyms,
Initialisms, and Abbreviations, the disparity between the three can be quite
confusing
- add a section that describes the history, purpose, and goals of EDI/DEI/D&I
at the ASF. "necessity and benefits" are mentioned as components, but it would
be good to have an overarching goal or mission statement, and metrics/goals for
defining "success" or even just "movement towards a goal"
-Chris (fluxo)
>
> On April 1st, I intend to do some spring cleaning of the committee structure,
> essentially doing a clean slate. I truly appreciate the work that a ton of
> people have done in (and outside) this committee already, and will welcome
> anyone who wants to stay on the committee.
>
> I'd also like to invite any other members or committers of the foundation to
> volunteer for the committee, either by replying on this list (which is a
> public mailing list, FYI) or by sending me a private reply with your ASF
> username.
>
> This isn't paid work and you may get yelled at, but if you still want to give
> it a go, maybe we can keep nudging the foundation in a more equitable,
> accessible direction[1], and in turn benefit our users.
>
> Have a look at the jump-start plan and let me know what your thoughts are.
>
> With regards,
> Daniel.
>
> [1] Don't take this as a jab at our current status. We are awesome,
> and we can improve because we want to be...even more awesome.
