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authorSacha Chua <sacha@sachachua.com>2020-08-17 23:26:32 -0400
committerSacha Chua <sacha@sachachua.com>2020-08-17 23:26:32 -0400
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Modified diversity-related message
It's version-controlled anyway, so I'm just going to commit it and push it so that you can play with the language more. - Sacha My main intentions are: - to encourage people to nudge potential speakers, so that people can do some of that outreach/encouragement for us - to experiment with a wider idea of being more inclusive (although maybe this is my bias towards hearing about all sorts of cool non-stereotypically-Emacs-y things that people are doing with Emacs) Someone can probably come up with an even better way to express those things! =)
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@@ -106,11 +106,23 @@ exploring the programs from previous years: [[2019|2019/schedule]],
Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[submit]] page has the
instructions on how to submit your talk.
-We are committed to increasing the participation of speakers belonging
-to groups traditionally underrepresented at free software conferences,
-including women and people of colour. If you're comfortable sharing
-demographic information, please include them in your submission email,
-but your proposal will not be judged negatively if you leave them out.
+All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We would love
+it if EmacsConf 2020 could highlight interesting perspectives and
+reflect the diversity of our community. 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 underrepresented groups such as
+women, people of color, and non-developers) might not consider
+themselves expert enough to share their thoughts. If you let them know
+that you value their knowledge and maybe even suggest something that
+you think others would like to hear more about, they may realize that
+they have something worth sharing.
+
+This year, we are experimenting with an anonymized submission process.
+Identifying information will be removed from submissions by a
+conference organizer who will not participate in talk selection. The
+anonymized submissions will then be reviewed by a selection committee.
+We hope this will help reduce bias and encourage contribution. We look
+forward to hearing from you (and the people you want to nudge to speak)!
### Getting involved
diff --git a/2020/submit.md b/2020/submit.md
index 69efc82c..2e119187 100644
--- a/2020/submit.md
+++ b/2020/submit.md
@@ -17,8 +17,20 @@ essential information:
license. Associated material may include slides, notes,
transcripts, and prerecording of your talk (if you had sent me one).
-We're committed to increasing the participation of speakers belonging
-to groups traditionally underrepresented at free software conferences,
-including women and people of colour. If you're comfortable sharing
-demographic information, please include them in your submission email,
-but your proposal will not be judged negatively if you leave them out.
+All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We would love
+it if EmacsConf 2020 could highlight interesting perspectives and
+reflect the diversity of our community. 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 underrepresented groups such as
+women, people of color, and non-developers) might not consider
+themselves expert enough to share their thoughts. If you let them know
+that you value their knowledge and maybe even suggest something that
+you think others would like to hear more about, they may realize that
+they have something worth sharing.
+
+This year, we are experimenting with an anonymized submission process.
+Identifying information will be removed from submissions by a
+conference organizer who will not participate in talk selection. The
+anonymized submissions will then be reviewed by a selection committee.
+We hope this will help reduce bias and encourage contribution. We look
+forward to hearing from you (and the people you want to nudge to speak)!