[ripe-list] RIPE Diversity Task Force - Next Steps

Dear colleagues,

As announced at the closing plenary of RIPE 84, I discussed the status
of the RIPE Diversity Task Force with the original members of the task
force.

The task force has initiated many activities that have been implemented
in the meantime, such as childcare at RIPE Meetings, the Women in Tech
sessions, the mentoring programme and the new RIPE Code of Conduct.

In agreement with the members of the task force, I proposed to close the
task force. This proposal was approved by the RIPE 84 plenary and is now
reflected on ripe.net:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-diversity-task-force

This does not mean that our efforts to increase diversity and become
more inclusive in the RIPE community are over. But after this topic was
successfully kicked off by the task force, it has evolved into a larger
community activity and is the responsibility of all of us.

The Diversity mailing list has always been open to all and I would like
to encourage you to subscribe and participate in this effort:
https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/diversity

There is still a lot to do and I have already heard some good
suggestions at RIPE 84:
- Take the Women in Tech session to the next level
- Continue to collect useful data to measure success
- Reach out to students and newcomers and expand the mentoring programme.

We will continue this conversation on the Diversity mailing list and I
look forward to your ideas and suggestions.

Finally, I would like to thank the members of the task force for their
hard work on this topic so far.

Kind regards,
Mirjam Kühne
RIPE Chair