2023-11-09 DEI Team meeting summary: New member, Appreciation Week, Advisor docs, Mentor Summit

[jflory7 (Justin W. Flory)]

Our team met again for our fortnightly team meeting, this time on Matrix via Meetbot. The main topics for today are outlined below:

• Ticket #24: New member nomination: Robert Wright (rwright)
• Ticket #15: Fedora Appreciation Week 2023
• Ticket #20: Revisiting the DEI Representative to Council Role
• Issue #25: Fedora Mentor Summit 2024

See the minutes below for more details. Hope to see folks at the party tomorrow and Saturday!

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#dei:fedoraproject.org: diversity

Meeting started by @jflory7:fedora.im at 2023-11-09 13:01:53

Meeting summary

• TOPIC: Hello’s, welcome’s, and chit-chat (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:02:17)
  • INFO: !info Justin, he/him, jflory7, birthday cake (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:06:51)
  • INFO: !info Jona, she/her, jonatoni, dark chocolate (@jonatoni:fedora.im, 13:07:18)
  • INFO: !info Sarah, she/her, sarah-thronton, coconut (@sarah-thornton:matrix.org, 13:07:27)
  • INFO: !info Emma, she/her, ekidney, strawberry (@ekidney:matrix.org, 13:07:36)
  • INFO: !info Amita, she/her,amsharma, jalebi (@ami117:matrix.org, 13:08:16)
• TOPIC: Team announcements & news (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:10:47)
  • INFO: !info On Monday, we celebrated 20 years of Fedora! (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:11:12)
  • INFO: !info Fedora Linux 39 officially released on Tuesday (Nov 7) (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:11:20)
  • LINK: !link Fedora Linux 39 is officially here! - Fedora Magazine (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:11:26)
  • INFO: !info Register now for the Fedora Linux 39 Release Party & 20th Anniversary celebration this Fri-Sat, Nov 10-11! (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:11:45)
  • LINK: !link Fedora Linux 39 Release Party (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:11:52)
  • INFO: !info This week started Fedora Appreciation Week! Check out the contributor stories and favorite community memories we have shared (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:12:03)
  • LINK: !link Fedora Appreciation Week 2023: Day 1 – Fedora Community Blog (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:12:10)
  • LINK: !link Fedora Appreciation Week 2023: Day 2 – Fedora Community Blog (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:12:16)
  • LINK: !link Fedora Appreciation Week 2023: Day 3 – Fedora Community Blog (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:12:22)
  • HALP: !halp It is not too late to join in! Give a karma cookie , write a Contributor Story, share your favorite photos on Fedora Discussion or say thank you on social media using #WeAreFedora hashtag. (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:12:30)
  • INFO: !info Fedora DEI Team October 2023 update article (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:12:44)
  • LINK: !link Charting the vision: Fedora DEI Team October 2023 update – Fedora Community Blog (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:12:48)
• TOPIC: DEI Advisor updates to the team (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:16:33)
  • INFO: !info Nothing new for the moment (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:16:47)
• TOPIC: Follow-ups from last meeting (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:16:56)
  • INFO: !info MR: Update DEI Advisor responsibilities (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:17:04)
  • LINK: !link 📝 docs(roles): Update DEI Advisor responsibilities (!5) · Merge requests · fedora / Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team / DEI Team Docs · GitLab (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:17:11)
  • INFO: !info A Community Blog article summarizing our October sprint (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:17:24)
  • LINK: !link Charting the vision: Fedora DEI Team October 2023 update – Fedora Community Blog (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:17:31)
• TOPIC: Ticket discussions & notes (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:17:47)
  • LINK: !link 2023 Nov. Team Goals · Milestones · fedora / Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team / Home - Issues and Discussions · GitLab (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:17:58)
• TOPIC: Ticket #24: New member nomination: Robert Wright (rwright) (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:19:42)
  • LINK: !link New member nomination: Robert Wright (rwright) (#24) · Issues · fedora / Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team / Home - Issues and Discussions · GitLab (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:19:47)
  • INFO: !info The team left votes in the GitLab ticket! (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:23:16)
• TOPIC: Fedora Appreciation Week 2023 (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:23:28)
  • LINK: !link Fedora Appreciation Week 2023 (#15) · Issues · fedora / Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team / Home - Issues and Discussions · GitLab (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:23:33)
  • LINK: !link Say Thank You during Fedora Appreciation Week 2023 – Fedora Community Blog (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:25:53)
  • HALP: !halp Don’t forget to participate: give a karma cookie , write a Contributor Story, share your favorite photos on Fedora Discussion or say thank you on social media using #WeAreFedora hashtag. (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:26:35)
  • INFO: !info Did we mention… there is a Badge to be earned?! (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:26:54)
• TOPIC: Ticket #20: Revisiting the DEI Representative to Council Role (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:30:21)
  • LINK: !link Revisiting the DEI Representative to Council Role (#20) · Issues · fedora / Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team / Home - Issues and Discussions · GitLab (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:30:26)
  • LINK: !link 📝 docs(roles): Update DEI Advisor responsibilities (!5) · Merge requests · fedora / Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team / DEI Team Docs · GitLab (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:30:50)
  • LINK: !link Fedora Code of Conduct Committee :: Fedora Docs (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:35:05)
  • LINK: !link 📝 docs(roles): Update DEI Advisor responsibilities (!5) · Merge requests · fedora / Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team / DEI Team Docs · GitLab (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:42:31)
• TOPIC: Issue #25: Fedora Mentor Summit 2024 (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:44:32)
  • LINK: !link Fedora Mentor Summit 2024 (#25) · Issues · fedora / Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team / Home - Issues and Discussions · GitLab (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:44:39)
  • INFO: !info Don’t miss the Fedora Mentor Summit 2023 retrospective session at the Release Party tomorrow, 10 November. (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:46:47)
  • INFO: !info Generally, the team wants to repeat the same formula as this year, i.e. combining the Summit with Flock to maximize travel and participation by Fedora community members. (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:52:56)
  • ACTION: !action @jflory7 Work with the Flock organizing committee to explore an extra day reserved for Fedora Mentor Summit 2024 (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:53:25)
• TOPIC: Open floor (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:56:48)
  • INFO: !info The Fedora Accessibility Working Group met this last Tuesday, led by Emma Kidney and @jflory7:fedora.im. Efforts are in progress to organize the team by drafting vision/mission statements and identifying skill sets in the current team. (@jflory7:fedora.im, 13:58:57)

Meeting ended at 2023-11-09 14:01:37

Action items

• !action @jflory7 Work with the Flock organizing committee to explore an extra day reserved for Fedora Mentor Summit 2024

People Present (lines said)

• @jflory7 (156)
• @jonatoni (33)
• @amsharma (15)
• @sarah-thornton (9)
• @ekidney (5)
• @zodbot:fedora.im (4)
• @meetbot:fedora.im (2)
• @rwright (1)