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Re: IAOC -- looking for committee volunteers

Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net> Wed, 20 July 2016 13:34 UTC

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From: Dave Crocker <dhc@dcrocker.net>
Subject: Re: IAOC -- looking for committee volunteers
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On 7/20/2016 2:41 PM, Adam Roach wrote:
> On 7/20/16 14:15, Dave Crocker wrote:
>> My own view is that diversity in small groups is best served merely by
>> making sure that various members really are different in almost any
>> variety of interesting and meaningful ways.
>
>
> It's not clear to me whether you're asserting that this is presently
> true on IAOC committees.

I meant it as a general rule.


   Your example ("For example, I think that's why
> the other members continue to put up with my own participation...")
> implies on its face that you think it is, but I can't tell whether
> that's tongue-in-cheek or earnest.


Sorry, that was a little bit flip.  I'm often expressing a minority 
perspective in the group, but not always without effect on the decisions...

The raw white/male and-mostly-American statistic is entirely accurate 
and it would certainly be a Good Thing for the group to obtain more 
diversity of membership.  Hence the solicitation.

d/
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    Dave Crocker
    Brandenburg InternetWorking
    bbiw.net

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