Re: Writing a mission statement

Thanks Melanie! I’ve reworded it a little as you suggested. Also changed “Positive Work Environment Task Force” to “CG” since it’s a CG now, right? 

Here’s what we have so far, in case the google doc isn’t available/convenient/accessible:

“
The mission of the W3C Inclusion CG is to increase the presence of under-represented groups at the W3C, and strengthen W3C culture by supporting diversity. To serve this mission, the CG will:
 • provide a space to share experiences and information;
 • produce best practices and use case documents regarding gathering data, reporting/feedback mechanisms, and practical ways to support each other;
 • advise the W3M, AB, AC, and Positive Work Environment CG about potential enhancements to our working environment to better support inclusion.
“

CFC sounds good to me too.

Marisa

> On Oct 30, 2018, at 3:55 PM, Melanie Richards <Melanie.Richards@microsoft.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Marisa for putting this together!
> 
> This is just a stylistic thing, but I wonder if we invert the mission a bit so that we lead with the purposes, and then follow with the supporting activities?
> 
> CFC seems like a great idea.
> 
> Thanks,
> Melanie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Léonie Watson <tink@tink.uk> 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:48 AM
> To: Marisa DeMeglio <marisa.demeglio@gmail.com>
> Cc: Jeff Jaffe <jeff@w3.org>; Michiel Bijl <michiel.list@moiety.me>; public-w3c-women@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Writing a mission statement
> 
> Thanks Marisa.
> 
> If anyone else has any comments or suggestions, it'd be good to hear them in the next few days.
> 
> 
> I wonder whether we should hold a Call For Consensus (CFC) on adopting 
> this statement? We're not bound by the W3C Process, but aiming for 
> consensus seems like a reasonable thing to do.
> 
> The statement is here:
> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1-cq2mIBF15HQ-DF0kGCAyQrhLsrl2b7ZmD9iXAaFzzk&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMelanie.Richards%40microsoft.com%7Cafaeb5a0a1e6441a3b1e08d63e984b99%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636765221160434492&amp;sdata=gRrJILzzTLCQRMJBpE0luIX66kpFRWc2L7L753Dfc2I%3D&amp;reserved=0
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> On 30/10/2018 17:57, Marisa DeMeglio wrote:
>> Oh I like that! I’ve made the change.
>> 
>> Marisa
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 30, 2018, at 10:41 AM, Léonie Watson <tink@tink.uk> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I really like this statement! Thanks for putting it together.
>>> 
>>> One small suggestion is to change "increase visibility of under-represented groups" to "increase the presence of under-represented groups", in the last paragraph?
>>> 
>>> I'd have changed it directly in the GoogleDoc, but I have a habit of destroying things when I try to use those things!
>>> 
>>> Léonie.
>>> 
>>> On 29/10/2018 19:51, Jeff Jaffe wrote:
>>>> I like what you have so far.
>>>> Would it make sense to add something of the form:
>>>>  * Advise W3M, AB, AC, Positive Work Environment Task Force about
>>>>    potential enhancements to our working environment to better support
>>>>    inclusion
>>>> Jeff
>>>> On 10/29/2018 3:26 PM, Marisa DeMeglio wrote:
>>>>> I’ve added to it based on the minutes from our meeting. Feedback welcome!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Marisa
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Oct 25, 2018, at 4:47 AM, Michiel Bijl <michiel.list@moiety.me <mailto:michiel.list@moiety.me>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For the initial draft I’ve setup a Google Docs which you can find here: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1-cq2mIBF15HQ-DF0kGCAyQrhLsrl2b7ZmD9iXAaFzzk&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMelanie.Richards%40microsoft.com%7Cafaeb5a0a1e6441a3b1e08d63e984b99%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636765221160444502&amp;sdata=pp%2FzvHfxNfSRMEppkGA4sP2%2BJhHpsg85%2FCywCY%2B8C1Y%3D&amp;reserved=0
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Talk soon.
>>>>>> — Michiel
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 25 Oct 2018, at 12:11, Michiel Bijl <michiel.list@moiety.me <mailto:michiel.list@moiety.me>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> That sounds good to me 😊.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> — Michiel
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 25 Oct 2018, at 12:05, Marisa DeMeglio <marisa.demeglio@gmail.com <mailto:marisa.demeglio@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> So would I. Shall we tackle it together? I’m traveling home soon but I could start on it next week.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Marisa
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Oct 25, 2018, at 11:48 AM, Michiel Bijl <michiel.list@moiety.me <mailto:michiel.list@moiety.me>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I’d be willing to help someone draft it.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> — Michiel
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On 25 Oct 2018, at 11:43, Léonie Watson <tink@tink.uk <mailto:tink@tink.uk>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Everyone,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> At our meeting on Monday, we agreed to change the name and scope of this CG to W3C Inclusion, and to enable everyone to participate (1].
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> It would be good to have a short mission statement to put on the CG homepage. Is anyone willing to take a run at drafting something?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> When we have a mission statement, I'll ask W3C to change the name and email address for the CG, and update the homepage at the same time.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Léonie
>>>>>>>>>> [1] https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2018%2F10%2F22-w3cwomen-minutes.html&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMelanie.Richards%40microsoft.com%7Cafaeb5a0a1e6441a3b1e08d63e984b99%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636765221160444502&amp;sdata=7SF8ZXK7SIE9R8x1HIuStiUbYOUG5EZG3%2BWPkg7ColA%3D&amp;reserved=0
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