"Patricia Shanahan" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/7/2019 10:40 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2019, 22:40 Gris Cuevas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> @Rich - would it be worth creating a D&I track and announce it > >> broadly? My > >> rationale is that by creating a formal talk we could incentivize > >> folks to > >> create content on the topic. I believe the Chicago Roadshow will > >> have one > >> so we could emulate. If this is the case, we could finish the > >> track with a > >> round table or workshop to construct an action plan for 1 or 2 > >> concrete > >> deliverables. I'm happy to facilitate this. > > I would ask that you coordinate with Sharan. She is running a > > community > > track. I know that they're not exactly the same thing but there is > > substantial overlap. I just want to make sure that we are not > > working at > > cross-purposes. > > I am not sure what mix we should have between talks in the community > track and separate D&I talks. The community track will have wider > visibility. A D&I track is likely to only attract people who already > believe D&I is a valid issue calling for action.
Given this would be year 1 for a D&I track, and ApacheCon has typically not focused on making this a thing, let alone ensuring people can attend who can speak to the topic, I personally feel a full track is premature. > There seem to me to be two types of talks that may be offered. Talks > that assume D&I is important, and address what to do about it on that > assumption, would be more suitable for a D&I track or BoF. Talks that > look at why we need to do something, or that discuss how D&I fits > into > general community issues are more suitable for the community track. Compromise: If Sharan has room, carve out a half-day from the community track for D&I. This could serve both the topics you mention above without forcing a distinction, and would serve both groups of interested parties. It'd also encourage cross-pollination vs. forcing attendees to decide which track they'd rather attend (to the detriment of both...) Combine this with a BoF session for people who want to drive D&I initiatives and we wouldn't be overreaching for Year One. -Joan "I try not to bite off more than I can chew" Touzet --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
