Imad, Egle, Kavit, Thanks for getting together to draft this proposed charter. Questions on some of the wording. The second paragraph encompasses a broad spectrum of authority. There are many programs and policies in place to promote Diversity, including the Foundation Bylaws, individual member code of conduct, the Membership classes, Member agreements, Summit code of conduct, the meritocratic structure of the projects and Technical Committee. In addition to programs such as the mentoring and travel support programs. Is this charter asserting control over all these and making them subject to change by the committee? Second question from the first paragraph. "This committee will...create programs..." and "The programs defined by this committee...". Is the charter asserting that the committee defines, creates and asserts programs without Board approval or TC approval? -AlanClark
Hi, below is the proposed Diversity committee charter that Egle, Kavit and I worked out (sorry for the delay here)* would be good if we can get this approved ahead of the summit so we can have the discussions in Vancouver on this* Thanks imad
OpenStack Board Diversity Committee Charter
In an effort to assert and facilitate the incorporation of diversity policies into its overall strategy, the Board of Directors of the OpenStack Foundation is committed to fostering a more inclusive and welcoming place for all people to collaborate and drive innovation and design cutting-edge data center capabilities, while finding the best answers to our most pressing challenges.
This committee will sponsor and create programs that encourage diversity by identifying and removing the barriers that keep us from having a diverse, thriving community. The programs defined by this committee will apply to the Board of Directors, OpenStack Foundation, Technical Committee, PTLs, Developers and the entire OpenStack Community. Each program will have specific success metrics and the committee will provide regular updates on all programs to the Board as well as the Community.
Diversity is defined as all the ways people differ from one another including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, language, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation and other aspects. This includes elements such as personal background, experiences, education, thinking processes, approaches to problem solving and life experiences. Diversity takes into account similarities and differences in all individuals around the world and can involve multiple aspects, including geographic location, country of origin, economic class or position, cultural norms and traditional societal norms. The differences range from subtle nuances to very clear points of difference * this is the nature of diversity.