Re: Writing a mission statement

Hi all,

I've been lurking in this list and missed the round of introductions: I 
work at the University of Oxford, UK, and I am involved in the W3C 
Dataset Exchange Working Group. I attended TPAC last week, but only 
Thursday and Friday, so I missed this group's F2F meeting.

I read the minutes of your meeting and noticed that this resource didn't 
show up (apologies if it was mentioned there or before and I missed it):

https://github.com/numfocus/DISCOVER-Cookbook

It is the NumFOCUS DISCOVER Cookbook (Diverse & Inclusive Spaces and 
Conferences: Overall Vision and Essential Resources) and it has very 
useful pointers on how to create a diverse and inclusive space/conference.

As regards the new name of this group, as W3C Inclusion CG, I think it 
should also include a mention of 'diversity'. You can be inclusive but 
not encourage diversity, and that's not what the group wants. So, maybe 
consider 'W3C Diversity and Inclusion CG'?

In the same line, I would add 'diversity' in the last point of the 
mission statement:

**"*advise the W3M, AB, AC, and Positive Work Environment CG about 
potential enhancements to our working environment to better support 
inclusion."*

**--->**

**"*****advise the W3M, AB, AC, and Positive Work Environment CG about 
potential enhancements to our working environment to better support 
diversity and inclusion."***


Many thanks,

Alejandra********


On 31/10/2018 20:27, Melanie Richards wrote:
> Love it, thanks Marisa!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marisa DeMeglio <marisa.demeglio@gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 12:16 PM
> To: Melanie Richards <Melanie.Richards@microsoft.com>
> Cc: Léonie Watson <tink@tink.uk>; Jeff Jaffe <jeff@w3.org>; Michiel Bijl <michiel.list@moiety.me>; public-w3c-women@w3.org
> Subject: 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-DF0kGCAyQrhLsrl2b7ZmD9iXAaFz
>> zk&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMelanie.Richards%40microsoft.com%7Ca971a37643f24
>> 29a6a2b08d63f6549b0%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C63676
>> 6101694768136&amp;sdata=024t4o1prjBwhk1xm9oKdKJAw2VRQ3RjRCDuih0N8O8%3D
>> &amp;reserved=0
>>
>>
>>
>> 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%2F
>>>>>>> docs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1-cq2mIBF15HQ-DF0kGCAyQrhLsrl2b7
>>>>>>> ZmD9iXAaFzzk&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMelanie.Richards%40microsoft.com%
>>>>>>> 7Ca971a37643f2429a6a2b08d63f6549b0%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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%2
>>>>>>>>>>> F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2018%2F10%2F22-w3cwomen-minutes.html&amp;dat
>>>>>>>>>>> a=02%7C01%7CMelanie.Richards%40microsoft.com%7Ca971a37643f242
>>>>>>>>>>> 9a6a2b08d63f6549b0%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0
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>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> @LeonieWatson @tink@toot.cafe <mailto:tink@toot.cafe> Carpe
>>>>>>>>>>> diem
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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