[LTER-diversity] Reminder: Diversity Committee Meeting Tuesday, August 18

[Marty Downs]

Hi folks,

Connection information and agenda links are at the bottom of this email.

Looks like the committee had a great discussion last month and that sites
are making some good progress -- whether developing concrete interventions
or grappling with how to discuss issues in an inclusive way.

Data collection continues to surface as an issue, with lots of sites
putting significant effort into developing parallel surveys. I'd like to
focus a portion of our discussion tomorrow on progress and plans at the
network level regarding data collection and how that could intersect with
site's efforts.

Related discussion might include:
1) Demographics and climate are different and may require different
processes. First step is to be clear about the goals of a survey.
2) Reporting is yet a separate process, with different goals and legal
implications. Requires more discussion with institutions.
3) What portions of this work could be done at the network level? What
process might achieve the goals and address the concerns of most sites?

Let's also plan on a check-in with working group progress:

1) Community
2) Fund-raising
3) Resource curation and communication

Are these the right groups? Are we missing major areas or are there
subgroups here that could be broken out in a more productive way?

Thanks, Marty

*CONNECTION *
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*RUNNING AGENDA/NOTES
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Thanks, Marty

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