I would be curious to know how this cooperates and intersects w/ ComDev. Where are the boundaries between each? Why can this not be an effort or task (subproject, if you like), under ComDev.
These are important questions, I think. On 2019/04/09 22:33:53, Gris Cuevas <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to request the creation of a committee reporting to the President of > the Apache Software Foundation to work on Diversity and Inclusion > initiatives. The purpose of this entity will be to house, govern and guide > the Foundation's efforts on this important topic pursued by several > organizations in the industry nowadays. > > > I'd like this proposal to be reviewed by the Board on its next meeting on > Wednesday, 15 May 2019.> > > This request formed in the following ComDev discussion: > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b88a314fd28ec3753fd9aa57fdf815fe9f7a64c5f60fb00e2d25bcf@%3Cdev.community.apache.org%3E> > > > I added the people who expressed interest in the above thread as members of > the committee. If you'd like to be added or removed, please state it so in > this thread. > > > Here's the formal request: > > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests> > of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to> > appoint a Committee responsible for diversity and inclusion matters, > including but not limited to strategic planning and management of risks > related to matters of diversity and inclusion.> > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the office of "Vice President,> > Diversity and Inclusion" be and hereby is created, the person holding such > office to> > serve at the direction of the President, and to have primary> > responsibility of managing the ASF's diversity and inclusion strategy; and > be it further> > > RESOLVED, that the responsibilities of the Vice President of Diversity and > Inclusion shall henceforth include management of the Diversity and Inclusion > Committee as its chair; and be it further> > > RESOLVED, that Griselda Cuevas Zambrano be and hereby is appointed to the > office of> > Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, to serve in accordance with and > subject to> > the direction of the President until death, resignation, retirement,> > removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it > further> > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are > appointed to serve as the initial members of the Diversity and Inclusion > Committee:> > > - Sam Ruby> > - Ross Gardler> > - Naomi Slater> > - Joan Touzet> > - Myrle Krantz> > - Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy> > - Kenn Knowles> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected]> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
