Re: Git Inclusion Summit

From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Jul 23, 2020, 20:59 UTC
Message-ID: <20200723205928.GB3579560@google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CA+TwhoKBYwUKmtQTyiocPWJD=KeZQryS+6Q8JKxKgLEy0qJwAw@mail.gmail.com>

(cc-ing some people from the previous discussion[1]) Hi,

Carmen Andoh wrote:

> There's been some conversation about holding a virtual contributor
> summit focused on inclusion [1]. I've volunteered to work with
> Jonathan Nieder’s team on organizing this event.

Welcome!

[...]

> This can be run unconference style like previous contributor summits:
> we'll use a spreadsheet to choose and vote on topics.

That worked well in [4], so sounds good to me.

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> Who all are invited?
>
> Git core contributors on https://lore.kernel.org/git/., anyone
> interested in teaching OSS projects about DEI.

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> When?
> Anytime between mid August - mid September.  To get consensus on
> preferred dates [3], including summit duration and times, please vote
> at the whenisgood link below by Thursday, July 30th. Please specify in
> comments if you prefer a .5 day, 1 day, 1.5 days or other for the
> event duration.

The 2019 Git contributors summit was two half-days, which seemed to work well. That made it easier to get some time zone overlap between Europe and the United States. More time than that in a day on video and people would start to get tired.

Thoughts about how to get reasonable coverage for people in different time zones? It's subtle, but the whenisgood link appears to assume U.S. pacific time --- I'd be willing to start a little earlier or end a little later if it makes participation from other time zones easier.

Thanks, Jonathan

> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200610222719.GE148632@google.com
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/git/nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2006121525140.56@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet/
> [3] http://whenisgood.net/9z2diyy

[4] https://lore.kernel.org/git/nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1907031429420.44@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet/