> 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 do sincerely hope this is not a joke and the date is purely convenient and pure coincidence :) :) :) > 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. I would love to join the committee and pledge to actively participate. > Have a look at the jump-start plan and let me know what your thoughts are. I looked at it, and I have one (important for the jump-start) comment I think. While I think it's a very good idea to meet in Minneapolis and have Birds of a feather, the wording in the plan suggests more than that, so this might require clarification. > A great way of getting the D&I committee (and the EDI initiative as a whole) rebooted would be to have some brainstorming sessions at the next Community over Code in Minneapolis. I think taking into account the current travel/visa/cost limits I think it's a bit non-inclusive on its own to reboot (i.e. kick-off) such an initiative in-person in the middle of US, where likely a lot of people who would like to participate will not be able to travel for multiple reasons. I think it's fantastic to have an informal gathering of EDI-focused people who will come there, but mostly to have a chat and beer after and yeah some brainstorming, but I believe it would be better to have most of the rebooting, starting and initial discussions done before that - in offline/remote calls J. On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Good to hear we have a VP again! > > > 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. > > I’d be happy to help and stay on the committee if you'll have me. > > Kind Regards, > Justin
