Re: [DRAFT] EmacsConf 2020 Call for Proposals

[Amin Bandali]

Hi Sacha, all,

Sacha Chua writes:

> Hi Amin, all!
>
> On Sat., Aug. 15, 2020, 17:23 Amin Bandali, <bandali@gnu.org> wrote:
>
>> Our <https://emacsconf.org/2019/organizers-notebook/> from last year
>> lists "Consider anonymized conference submissions to reduce bias." as a
>> possible improvement.  I agree, and I think we could make that happen.
>>
>
> Some people felt very strongly against including demographic information in
> talk proposals and wanted talk proposals to be as anonymous as possible,
> with efforts on increasing representation handled through outreach instead.
> I'm neutral on this, although seeing as last year's inclusion of
> demographic representation didn't influence our talk selection much (we
> included everything!), we could experiment with replacing it with something
> like, "If you know someone who might have a good idea for a talk, please
> reach out to them and encourage them. Many people (especially from
> under-represented groups) might not consider themselves expert enough to
> share their thoughts, but if you let them know that you value their
> knowledge and suggest something that they can share, they may realize that
> they have something they can contribute."
>
> ?
>

I didn't quite realize/remember that that referred (at least in part) to
the demographic question.  Considering the points you made, I'd be fine
with removing that bit from the CFP.  The new wording you suggest looks
quite good to me as well.  Anyone else have any inputs on this?

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