Hi all, after the review of the technical writers, here is the final version of the text - in the form of the screenshot of the web page. Can we take another few days to wait for the last comments, and if there is no objection, someone other then me should pronounce the consensus. So the new deadline is Monday 9th October, 8:00 UTC. If so, then I can send the link to the actual page to the ripe-list for more input, and then RIPE Chair has to officially decide... Thanks, Vesna -------->8----------------8<------------------ RIPE Diversity Task Force The RIPE Diversity Task Force was formed in May 2017 at RIPE 74 in Budapest. The goal of the task force is to increase diversity in the RIPE community. We aim to remove barriers that prevent participation, particularly those that affect underrepresented and marginalised groups in the community. The RIPE community should be a welcoming place for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, colour, immigration status, social and economic class, educational level, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, size, family status, political belief, religion, and mental and physical ability. A diverse RIPE community provides a wider variety of expertise and experiences to help achieve its goals of "technical coordination necessary to enable the operation of the Internet." Draft scope The RIPE Diversity Task Force agrees to: Review and report on the current state of RIPE Meeting diversity Identify key areas of action and delegate to the appropriate people (either community volunteers or the RIPE NCC) Evaluate the actions taken Report progress on action points through the RIPE Diversity mailing list and RIPE Meetings Work with the RIPE NCC to gather diversity metrics for benchmarking purposes Hold meetings that are open to everyone Maintain a work plan / list of actions Timeline Although "increasing diversity" is a continuing activity, the effectiveness of the TF will be evaluated at RIPE 79 to determine if it is still serving its purpose. Task Force Members RIPE community: Brian Nisbet Denesh Bhabuta Donal Cunningham Malcolm Hutty Shane Kerr RIPE NCC: Amanda Gowland Gergana Petrova Vesna Manojlovic Mirjam Kuehne RIPE Forum The RIPE Forum is an additional way to participate in RIPE community mailing list discussions using a web-based interface rather than an email client. -------->8----------------8<------------------
