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Good catch Mohammed and I like Tim’s idea of referring to something outside the Bylaws so it would not require a change if the contacts changed.

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> On Oct 27, 2021, at 1:30 PM, Tim Bell <tim.bell at cern.ch> wrote:
> 
> Could we have a generic page which all the various references could post to which, initially, would contain Jonathan/Alison ?
> 
> This would save having to update all the documents each time there is a change.
> 
> Initial contents could be 
> 
> "If you believe that the OpenInfra Code of Conduct is being violated, you are being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the Foundation staff immediately via phone or email.
> The Foundation staff (“Staff”) who manage these issues have the following contact information:
> 
> Jonathan Bryce, jonathan at openinfra.dev, cell # +1-210-317-2438
> Allison Price, allison at openinfra.dev, cell # +1-214-686-6821”
> Tim
> 
>> On 27 Oct 2021, at 20:26, Allison Randal <allison at lohutok.net> wrote:
>> 
>> The code of conduct contact actually has already been updated on the
>> website version of the bylaws:
>> 
>> https://openinfra.dev/legal/code-of-conduct
>> 
>> It just didn't make it into the LibreOffice/Word format document. I ran
>> 'wdiff' on the main bylaws text to catch any inconsistencies (and found,
>> for example, that the website version didn't apply the bylaws changes
>> for Vice Chairs late last year), but I didn't run it on the appendices,
>> so I'll make sure to do that before we get to the board vote.
>> 
>>> On 10/27/21 1:47 PM, Robert Cathey wrote:
>>> Wow. Good catch. Guess it's awesome we've not had any since 2019. :-)
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:39 PM Mohammed Naser <mnaser at vexxhost.com
>>> <mailto:mnaser at vexxhost.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>    Hi:
>>> 
>>>    It looks good, but as I was going through it, I noticed that it still
>>>    listed Lauren Sell as a foundation contact for code of conduct
>>>    reports.  Perhaps we can slip in a replacement at the same time?
>>> 
>>>    Thanks,
>>>    MOhammed
>>> 
>>>>    On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:32 PM Sean McGinnis
>>>>    <sean.mcginnis at gmail.com <mailto:sean.mcginnis at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you Allison, this looks great. Glad to see this moving forward.
>>>> 
>>>> Sean
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM Allison Randal
>>>    <allison at lohutok.net <mailto:allison at lohutok.net>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> In the March OIF board meeting, the Diversity & Inclusion working
>>>    group
>>>>> proposed some minor changes to the bylaws to use more gender-neutral
>>>>> language. We've completed legal review on the changes, so we're ready
>>>>> for broader community review and feedback now, and then will plan for
>>>>> the OIF board to vote on the changes in the next board meeting in
>>>    December.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've attached a PDF with a redline markup of the changes, all
>>>    comments
>>>>> are welcome. The changes are relatively simple:
>>>>> 
>>>>> a) "Chairman" changes to "Chair" throughout the document.
>>>>> 
>>>>> b) Consistently uses they/their as the gender-neutral 3rd person
>>>>> singular pronoun. This replaces all instances of he/his, and all
>>>    cases
>>>>> where we previously had incomplete gender neutrality with "his or
>>>    hers",
>>>>> "he or she", and other variations that explicitly listed two genders.
>>>>> 
>>>>> While this use of they/their as 3rd person singular isn't
>>>    universal, it
>>>>> is very common in modern usage. And, the bylaws already have an
>>>    explicit
>>>>> statement that any pronouns should be read as singular/plural as
>>>    needed:
>>>>> "6.7 _Pronouns._ All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to
>>>>> refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural,
>>>    as the
>>>>> identity of the person or persons may require."
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The updates change a few words in protected sections of the
>>>    bylaws, so
>>>>> after the board vote, we'll need independent votes from the OpenStack
>>>>> Technical Committee and Platinum Members, and will include these
>>>    changes
>>>>> in the annual Gold Member and Individual Member votes (for Gold and
>>>>> Individual Directors). So, it'll probably be mid- to late-January
>>>    before
>>>>> the changes are fully reviewed and approved.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Allison
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