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#Code4LibProgramSoWhit e This is the ProgramCommittee – 2016!
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#Code4LibProgramSoWhiteThis is the ProgramCommittee – 2016!
“maybe caring isn’t good enough”
C4L 2016 speakers: ~55% men~53% Reasearch/Uni~90% US, ~8% Canada~<1% non-white (best guess from photo visual)
Quote from Andromeda Yelton
Code4Lib has a bug. How do we fix it?
• Take action now.• Outreach• Recruitment• Funding• Submission process
Why do we have this problem?
OutreachDon’t let it be a missed opportunity.
Increase diversity in submissions.
In house changes: submission process (ideas?)
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