Hi @all, On Tuesday 15 April 2014 02:28:50 Lynn Root wrote: > For those of you who do not know me.. Everybody.py knows you, Lynn!
> - talk selection was/is being done blindly, as in no identifying > information about the speaker is revealed > -#2 there are very little women on that preliminary talk list slated to > speak > -#3 there are multiple selected speakers slated to give multiple selected > talks > If you do not find a problem with item #2 and #3, please read this > article [1] about importance of diversity in a technical field. I agree diversity (of speakers/subjects) is a value, in every declination (we're not only our gender). I'm sure Guido van Rossum and Alex Martelli could have send ten (all award winning) talks. But a two-rockstar conference doesn't mean a better conference for the community. I think the committee consider that, and made their choice. > Here are my suggestions to rectify this issue: > - limit speakers to only give one talk. Yes this means going back on the > original acceptance. imho we could gently ask to the selected speakers to give away one or more talk in favor of the others: limiting the talks to one is unfair at the moment. And I'm sure that we'll reach the same aim without forcing out anybody. > - reopen CfP and reach out to PyLadies globally to help get the word > out. As one of the main leaders of the global organization, I know this > did not happen originally. Not entirely fair, even for ladies awaiting for the final schedule. I agree instead to set gender quotas (eg. 40% minimum for the less-represented gender). But imho rules should be set *before* the review process. > - re-review the talks. Give preference or help for those who would be > first time speakers. Agree to some precedence to first-time speakers and grow our community. > ..create general availability during the time that the CfP is reopened > to help those who want it craft a good proposal. imho again: reopening is unfair towards people who made their homework ;) During the review process, author had all the time to browse all proposals and fix their one. > ... the blind selection ... the result is troubling... Identifying authors won't have changed anything, but in any case I'm on the full-disclosure side. > But this email is to address what I feel needs to change. Thx for writing! Your contribution is always a precious spark! Peace, R. > http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/technology/technologys-man-problem.html?_r > =0 _______________________________________________ > EuroPython 2014 Berlin, 21th27th July > EuroPython mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython -- Roberto Polli Community Manager Babel - a business unit of Par-Tec S.p.A. - http://www.babel.it T: +39.06.9826.9651 M: +39.340.652.2736 F: +39.06.9826.9680 P.zza S.Benedetto da Norcia, 33 - 00040 Pomezia (Roma) CONFIDENZIALE: Questo messaggio ed i suoi allegati sono di carattere confidenziale per i destinatari in indirizzo. E' vietato l'inoltro non autorizzato a destinatari diversi da quelli indicati nel messaggio originale. Se ricevuto per errore, l'uso del contenuto e' proibito; si prega di comunicarlo al mittente e cancellarlo immediatamente. _______________________________________________ EuroPython 2014 Berlin, 21th27th July EuroPython mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython
