Re: Information about the diversity fund for W3M

Leonie and IDCG,

Thanks for preparing this proposed framework.  It has been approved by 
W3M and we are moving into implementation with an announcement to 
ac-forum later this week.

At some point, we will want to know who IDCG is naming to the selection 
committee.

Jeff

On 2/23/2019 8:20 AM, Léonie Watson wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> Please find the proposed framework for the W3C diversity fund for 
> TPAC,from the Inclusion and Diversity Community Group (IDCG).
>
> Name: Diversity fund
>
> Description:
>
> The purpose of the W3C diversity fund is to increase participation at 
> TPAC, by people who could otherwise not attend.
>
> To apply to the diversity fund you should be from a group that is 
> under-represented in the web community, and unable to attend TPAC 
> without financial help.
>
> When you apply, you will be asked to explain (in one or two sentences) 
> what perspectives you will bring, and which areas you would like to 
> contribute to
>
> during TPAC. You are not required to self-identify as belonging to any 
> particular group, but If you are comfortable sharing that information 
> it will help
>
> us ensure the fund is balanced across different under-represented groups.
>
> "The definition of "under-represented" means different things to 
> different people, and the language used is also different depending on 
> where you are.
>
> For this reason we've chosen to give some specific examples, but this 
> is not an exhaustive list. None of the labels for the different 
> under-represented
>
> groups are universally accepted; please understand that these examples 
> use labels or concepts which may be geographically- or 
> community-specific, and that
>
> does not mean that only those labels and concepts are relevant for 
> this fund.
>
> Under-represented groups include (but are not limited to): people with 
> disabilities/disabled people; people of color/BAME people; women; 
> LGBTQIA people;
>
> people from outside of Europe and North America; indigenous people; 
> and refugees.
>
> If you are thinking of applying to the diversity fund but you are not 
> sure whether you should, please get in touch. We will answer your 
> questions in confidence,
>
> and can offer any help you might need to complete the application.
>
> Selection criteria:
>
> * We will prioritise new W3C participants and established participants 
> who have not previously attended TPAC.
> * Where we know which under-represented groups applicants are from, we 
> will prioritise diversity amongst the people to receive assistance.
> * We will not use the written quality of applications as a metric, 
> recognising that people find writing difficult for many reasons 
> including it being a foreign language, cognitive disabilities, and 
> reading/literacy difficulties.
>
> Selection committee:
>
> There will be a selection committee who will use the selection 
> criteria to choose the successful candidates. The selection committee 
> will be comprised of:
>
> * One person from each of the sponsor organisations.
> * Two people from the W3 team.
> * Two people from the IDCG.
>
> Proposed timeline:
>
> This is the proposed timeline, based on an outline provided by Jeff:
>
> * Week of 25th Feb: Announce diversity fund to AC and issue a first 
> call for sponsors, with the request that commitments are made by 1st 
> Apr (so we can announce sponsors at the AC meeting).
> * 8th or 9th Apr: At the AC meeting, announce sponsorship total to 
> date and invite any last commitments before the end of the week.
> * Week of 12th Apr: Announce the process and timetable for 
> application, selection and notification of 2019 recipients.
>
> The timetable will need W3M to approve this information at its meeting 
> on 27th Feb, and for a message to the AC to be prepared and sent as 
> soon after as possible. I appreciate your help with this.
>
> Léonie.
> -- Director @TetraLogical
>

Received on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 14:26:11 UTC