I'd also like to add a big thanks to the AoIR community members - Jenny Korn, Anne Pasek, Pip Shea, and several others - who provided input and guidance as those of us then on the Exec worked out developing this Statement of Inclusivity a couple years back! That folks - and especially grad students and junior scholars - were willing to step in and help out with this speaks volumes about the culture of AoIR. :) (Original announcement of the statement here: http://aoir.org/new-aoir-statement-of-inclusivity/) On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 9:38 AM, sava saheli singh <savasaheli@gmail.com> wrote:
thank you, Mia, this is very useful! I probably wasn't able to find it because the wording is different.
I think it's still important to establish some sort of code of conduct, but thoughtfully and appropriately, like some of you have pointed out, including some information on how we intend to support those who come forward (anonymity, confidentiality, care, etc.).
in the meantime, it might be useful to send out the Diversity and Inclusivity Statement as a reminder to attendees, although I can see how this discussion probably satisfies that to some degree =)
I hope we are able to continue this conversation as it pertains to our community, and we are able to think about community members who may not feel as confident and assured of being treated with respect within our community spaces.
thanks again for participating in this discussion, sava
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 8:59 PM, Mia Consalvo <mconsalvo@gmail.com> wrote:
While it isn't specific to the Berlin conference I would point out that AoIR as an organization has a Diversity and Inclusivity Statement:
http://aoir.org/diversity-and-inclusivity/
best, Mia
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 4:17 PM, sava saheli singh <savasaheli@gmail.com
wrote:
hello,
I am looking forward to attending AoIR 2016, but I was dismayed to hear that there is no code of conduct in place for the conference. I reached out to the conference organizers asking about this, and they said they were not familiar with a code of conduct but suggested I bring it up for discussion during the General Meeting at the conference.
I appreciate that I was invited to bring the idea to the Executive Committee during AoIR16, but I think the right time to have a code of conduct in place is *before* the conference so that there is something in place to address anything untoward that might occur, and be clear to attendees that they have recourse to help and safety should they need it.
I encourage members to consider establishing a code of conduct for our conference before the conference. I had shared this resource with the conference organizers, and I share it here as well: http://incisive.nu/2014/codes-of-conduct/. it is a good starting point, and includes links to other useful resources.
I am happy to contribute in anyway, and I hope those involved in the conference and the community also take this on.
look forward to seeing many of you in Berlin, sava
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