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Think Tank - Diversity Summit: Why women matter? - Part 2

Think Tank - Diversity Summit: Why women matter?

Free Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) is fundamentally changing the IT industry. It is undoubtedly a tremendous success, both in economic and social terms. However FLOSS still faces gender inequality, to an even greater extent than the wider IT industry which itself is seen as an area where discrimination is widespread. This summit will showcase approaches to tackling gender diversity from across the Open Source world.

September 30, 2010, from 11:00 AM to 04:00 PM - Register >

Based on a specific poll carried out among FLOSS companies and communities, we will ask why women are so under-represented in this field. This track is for community members, HR managers, company executives and all those interested in diversity and equality.

09.00-10.30	OPEN WORLD FORUM KEYNOTE
10.30-11.00	Pause and networking
11.00-11.15	Keynote:
11.15-11.30	Spotlight: publishing of the Diversity Summit Survey, September 2010
	Round table discussion: What role is there for women in Open Source? Why are they under-represented today? Is there any discriminatory behaviour that specially characterisesthe free/Open Source world, or is it simply a problem of education and orientation?
11.30-12.00	On-line collaboration should prevent discrimination and yet women seem to find it difficult to get on-line acknowledgement. What codes are operating in Open Source/free communities that emcourage this to happen?
11.30-12.00	- Christina Haralanova, Gender and FOSS trainer, researcher, Montreal (Canada) - Margarita Manterola, Debian-Women, running for leader (Argentina) - Bernhard Krieger, anthropologist university of Cambridge (United Kingdom) - Nnenna Nwakanma, Council Chair, Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa - FOSSFA - Board Observer: Open Source Initiative (Ivory Coast)
	Round table discussion: Lessons from experience, from women who are in currently active in Open Source
12.00-12.30	Some women achieve a high level of responsibility in communities, Open Source companies or free/Open Source programs. How have they manage this? Focus on some individuals' experiences.
12.00-12.30	- Ineke Schop, program manager of NOiV (Netherlands) - Amber Graner, team leader women projet, Ubuntu (United States) - Clementine Valayer, Senior consultant - former OSOR.eu stakeholder management (Belgium) - Claire Davis, Senior Administrator, Canonical (United Kingdom)
12.30-13.00	Closing Session : Keynote
13.00-14.00	Cocktail-Lunch and networking
14.00-16.00	Workshop to be chosen
14.00-16.00	- Gender Balance in Free / Open Source communities - Gender Balance in Free / Open Source companies - Please note that on workshop on Gender and Education is also organized on October 1 morning [to be held in French]: Gender Balance and Education
16.00-16.30	Pause and networking
16.30-18.00	OPEN WORLD FORUM KEYNOTE