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---
layout: main
title: Diversity Statement | Burlington Ruby Conference 2013
meta_description: The 2013 Burlington Ruby Conference's Diversity Statement
meta_keywords: burlington, ruby, conference, vermont, rails, ruby on rails
---
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<h1>Burlington Ruby Conference 2013</h1>
<h2>Diversity Statement</h2>
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<p>
Our goal is to create an inclusive, respectful conference environment that invites
participation from people of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, religions, and
sexual orientation.
</p>
<p>
We're actively seeking to increase the diversity of our attendees, speakers, and sponsors
through our calls for proposals, other open submission processes, and through dialogue
with the larger communities we serve.
</p>
<p>
This is an ongoing process. We are talking to our program chairs, program committees,
and various innovators, experts, and organizations about this goal and about ways they
can help us achieve it.
</p>
<p>
Here are some ways you can help us build a more diverse conference experience:
<ul class="left">
<li>Recommend appropriate speakers and/or program committee members to the
conference chairs (see <a href="speak.html">our CFP</a> for program information; you may also send an
email to <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a>
</li>
<li>Forward our call for proposals to relevant affinity groups with the message that
we are looking for a diverse speaker roster </li>
<li>Suggest to potential speakers that they submit a proposal during our Call for
Participation conference phase (see <a href="speak.html">our CFP</a> for details) </li>
<li>Organize community-based public speaking trainings and practice events (Ignite
is one popular format) </li>
<li>Suggest ways that the onsite conference experience can be more welcoming and
supportive, free from intimidation and marginalization (send an email to <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a>)
</li>
<li>Share your ideas and best practices for how we can realize our vision (send an
email to <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p>
We value diversity in the communities we bring together, and we welcome your
contributions to bringing balanced representation of the richness of our collective human
experience.
</p>
<p>
The above Conference Diversity statement is licensed by O'Reilly Media, Inc. under the
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License:
<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/</a>
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