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Updates to the charter
by Amanda Gowland 24 Oct '17

24 Oct '17

Hi everyone, I've made some changes to the charter wording as discussed and agreed yesterday during our meeting: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-diversity-task-force/ Can I also suggest that, in the light of inclusion, we shift our meeting minutes from Etherpad to the RIPE website as well (as child pages underneath the main TF page?). I think for transparency and ease of use, it makes more sense to have our minutes and actions on the website. I don't mind tidying them up and making the pages. What do you think? Amanda

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Fwd: RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Call for applications is now open!
by Vesna Manojlovic 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

Just in case you missed it on the "announcements" list... It might be worth applying for some funding for your projects that are aiming to increase the diversity... .. or forward this to someone who is working on such a project! Direct link: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf/application-for-good-of-the-internet-fundi… "Share & Enjoy" Vesna -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Call for applications is now open! Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:32:00 +0400 From: projectsfund(a)ripe.net To: ncc-announce(a)ripe.net Hello, For more than 25 years, the RIPE NCC has been supporting activities and projects for the “Good of the Internet”. Community-driven, non-commercial work has been fundamental to the success of the Internet from its earliest days, and continues to play an important role in making the Internet resilient, secure and accessible for everyone. Under the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund, the RIPE NCC will provide up to EUR 250,000 per year to support projects of value to the operation and resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services benefitting the technical community in the Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. Apply now to get your project funded! If you or your organisation is working on a new or existing project that fits the criteria below, and need some financial support to get it off the ground or keep it going, we want to hear from you! Is your project of benefit to the Internet, particularly the RIPE community? Is your project non-commercial in nature? Do you have a clear project plan and timeline? A couple of things to keep in mind: Funding may be used to purchase equipment, but this cannot be the sole expenditure Funding cannot be used for humanitarian aid, donations, or to encourage political reform Funding cannot be used to provide scholarships or cover tuition fees Funding cannot be used to support any form of commercial activity See the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund website for more details! https://www.ripe.net/community-projects-fund Kind Regards Alastair Strachan RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Coordinator

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Reminder: TF Meeting This Evening
by Brian Nisbet 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

Folks, Just to remind everyone who is at RIPE75 that we're having a TF meeting this evening from 18:00 - 19:00 in the Palm Boardroom beside the Ops room. The rough agenda, unfinished and very open to additions & changes, is: - Charter & Approval by RIPE Chair - Definition of TF Member - A TF Chair? - Data gathering - Childcare for RIPE76 - Status of other Action Points - New Action Points - Next Meeting Thanks, Brian -- Brian Nisbet Network Operations Manager HEAnet CLG, Ireland's National Education and Research Network 1st Floor, 5 George's Dock, IFSC, Dublin D01 X8N7, Ireland +35316609040 brian.nisbet(a)heanet.ie www.heanet.ie Registered in Ireland, No. 275301. CRA No. 20036270

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Fwd: [ripe-list] Announcing () draft charter, plus activities at RIPE 75
by Vesna Manojlovic 18 Oct '17

18 Oct '17

FYI (to keep all the info in one place... ) Vesna -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ripe-list] Announcing Diversity Task Force draft charter, plus activities at RIPE 75 Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 13:11:00 +0000 From: Shane Kerr <shane(a)time-travellers.org> To: ripe-list(a)ripe.net Dear RIPE Colleagues, On behalf of the Diversity Task Force (TF), we would like to ask for feedback on the draft charter: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-diversity-task-force As mentioned on the proposed charter page, we have a mailing list and encourage anyone interested to join: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/diversity We also have some activities planned at the RIPE 75 meeting in Dubai next week: * We will give a short report on our work since RIPE 74, in a lightning talk slot during the plenary session. * For longer discussions and as another venue for giving input, we will be holding a Diversity BoF on Sunday, 22 October from 18:00 to 19:00. https://ripe75.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/bof/ * And for those who want to become more active, we have Task Force meeting on Monday, 23 October from 18:00 to 19:00. On behalf of the Diversity Task Force, -- Shane Kerr

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Best practice - increasing female participation in computer science
by Amanda Gowland 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

This is a fantasic best practice example of how educational institutions can make changes to their programmes to be more inclusive to women: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/08/10/542638758/colleges… "Klawe — a computer scientist herself — had always been told that girls weren't good at these things. "This whole idea that women lean to liking doing one thing and men to doing another, it turns out I think if you do the curriculum and pedagogy well that's just false," she says." "Harvey Mudd's intro computer class became among the school's most popular. And now, instead of 10 percent in any given year, the number of women computer science majors ranges between 40 percent and 50 percent."

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Diversity in tech
by Evaggelos Balaskas 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

Hi, seems there is an interesting article from ProtonMail: Diversity in tech – why it matters and what we are doing about it https://protonmail.com/blog/diversity-in-tech-why-it-matters/ (https://protonmail.com/blog/diversity-in-tech-why-it-matters/) -ebal

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Fwd: Presentation accepted for RIPE 75
by Brian Nisbet 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

Folks, Our BoF has been accepted. We will need to make sure whomever is moderating it has their details entered into the Dubai system before Wednesday. Is anyone willing to volunteer to moderate? Thanks, Brian Brian Nisbet Network Operations Manager HEAnet CLG, Ireland's National Education and Research Network 1st Floor, 5 George's Dock, IFSC, Dublin D01 X8N7, Ireland +35316609040 brian.nisbet(a)heanet.ie www.heanet.ie Registered in Ireland, No. 275301. CRA No. 20036270 -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Presentation accepted for RIPE 75 Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:06:29 +0000 From: RIPE 75 Programme Committee <pc(a)ripe.net> To: brian.nisbet(a)heanet.ie CC: pc(a)ripe.net Dear Brian Nisbet, Your proposal for a presentation at RIPE 75 titled 'RIPE Diversity BoF' has been accepted. A RIPE Programme Committee member may contact you if further input is needed. We have not yet scheduled the day and time of your session so please watch for the schedule update. If you have particular scheduling constraints, please let us know. We will make every attempt to accommodate where possible. Please start making your travel plans and register for the meeting. Kindly inform us in the case you cannot present at the event in person. In accordance with requirements from the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), all those who appear on the RIPE 75 agenda as speakers need to provide certain data. Non-UAE/international speakers need only to provide: • Passport number • Date of birth • A short biography (at least 60 words) Residents of the UAE are required to upload a copy of their Emirates ID (in jpeg format). This data can be submitted at https://ripe75.ripe.net/dtcm-speakers-form/ The RIPE NCC will be in touch regarding submitting a final version of your presentation to the presentation system prior to your time slot. When preparing your final slides, please make sure you have all rights (including copyright) to reproduce the material (e.g. images) contained in the slides. Thank you very much. We look forward to your participation at RIPE 75. Brian Nisbet on behalf of the RIPE Programme Committee

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Diversity TF meeting at RIPE 75
by Amanda Gowland 13 Oct '17

13 Oct '17

Hi everyone, I'd like to propose some options for a Diversity TF meeting. Please fill this in as soon as you can, we'd like to announce the meeting soon: https://doodle.com/poll/3qtnxxdnz4pn93i5 There's quite a few limitations, so I've tried to give options where there isn't a conflict. Many thanks, Amanda

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Finalizing (draft) charter of the Diversity TF by 2nd October
by Vesna Manojlovic 08 Oct '17

08 Oct '17

Dear all, after the attempt to discuss the charter through Etherpad, here is the new approach: let's do it on the mailing list. It's a mini-project, and here is the description. Please do your part. Thanks, Vesna ========== Goal: formulating charter (web page!) of the RIPE Diversity Task Force (Inverse) Timeline: - December: have the charter accepted / approved by RIPE community (how?) - November: include any suggested modifications - present draft charter during TF report @ RIPE75 - make a web-page & send to RIPE list on 6. October (Friday) - finalize draft charter before 2. October (Monday) - take 3-4 weeks to go through several iterations - re-start the discussion on the mailing list 4. September - discussion started on Etherpad/mailing list in July Examples: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-accountability-task-force // https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/bcop Elements of the web page (charter): - short history (introduction) - short description of the scope & goal & timeline - list of members - a chair-persons, or multiple co-chairs - links Tasks: - Vesna: send initial email (this) - All: comment on the text for the web page - on the list (also say if you agree, so we can see that there is a consensus) - All: let me know (offlist) if you do NOT want to be listed as "member" (and you were present on one of the TF meetings) - All: let me know (offlist) if you DO want me to add you as a member - Vesna: keep track of time-line & send reminders - Someone: volunteer to be a co-chair (please start a new thread ;-) - co-chairs (or Vesna): keep track of comments; declare a consensus by 2nd October - Vesna: work with RIPE NCC webmaster to make the page - Vesna: email the page to ripe-list (for info / additional comments) =========text========== Introduction The RIPE Diversity Task Force was formed in May 2017 at RIPE 74 in Madrid. (new) Goal of the TF is increasing diversities in RIPE community. (new) Various diversities (gender diversity, race diversity, age diversity, socioeconomic diversity, regional diversity...) help to ensure larger variety of expertise and experiences available to the RIPE community to achieve its goals of "technical coordination necessary to enable the operation of the Internet." The task force will report on diversity/inclusion at RIPE Meetings currently, propose actions to increase diversity and then evaluate and report on the efficacy of the actions taken. Draft scope The RIPE Diversity Task Force agrees to: - Review and report on the current state of RIPE Meeting diversity - Work with the RIPE NCC to gather diversity metrics for benchmarking purposes - Identify key areas of action and delegate to the appropriate people (either community volunteers or the RIPE NCC) - Report progress on action points via RIPE web sites, the RIPE Diversity mailing list and RIPE Meetings (new) Timeline Although "increasing diversities" is a continuing activity, the effectiveness of the TF will be evaluated during the period RIPE 81 – RIPE 82 to ascertain it is still serving its purpose. Links: Main page about the task force: TBD; link will be somewhere here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf RIPE Labs articles: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/shane/measuring-diversity-at-ripe-meetings https://labs.ripe.net/Members/agowland/diversity-discussions-at-ripe-74 Archived presentations during RIPE Meetings: https://ripe73.ripe.net/archives/video/1246/ https://ripe74.ripe.net/archives/video/164 https://ripe74.ripe.net/presentations/154-Diversity-RIPE74v2.pdf Mailing list: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/diversity Live working document for the TF collaboration: http://etherpad.tools.ietf.org:9000/p/ripe-diversity-tf-2017 Members: - all that were present on one of the TF meetings (in person or on-line)

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An Interesting Video
by Brian Nisbet 02 Oct '17

02 Oct '17

I never thought I'd be linking the US Air Force on this, yet here we are. A worthwhile 5 minute piece. https://twitter.com/usairforce/status/913541082637578240 Of course there are complexities, it's never that simple, but it's a powerful & adaptable message. Brian Brian Nisbet Network Operations Manager, HEAnet, Ireland's National Research & Education Network

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