Re: IETF Diversity Question on Berlin Registration?

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Ray

Expert as the IETF (and its allied organisations) is in Internet
Engineering, I doubt if many of those skills transfer into Social
Engineering, which is the field in which I think this question lies.
Lacking such expertise, into how to frame a question in order to get the
answer which is wanted, how to interpret the results of a self-selecting
survey, complying with the legislation relating to the handling of
personal information in the countries involved, I think that the IETF
should stay out of this.

Tom Petch

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Pelletier" <rpelletier@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Ray Pelletier" <rpelletier@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Discussion IETF" <ietf@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: IETF Diversity Question on Berlin Registration?

And please direct your comments to iaoc@xxxxxxxx

Thanks

Ray

On Apr 11, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Ray Pelletier wrote:

> All
>
> The IETF is concerned about diversity.  As good engineers, we would
like
> to attempt to measure diversity while working on addressing and
increasing
> it.  To that end, we are considering adding some possibly sensitive
> questions to the registration process, for example, gender.  Of
course,
> they need not be answered and would be clearly labeled as optional.
>
> The IAOC would like to hear from the community on this proposal.  It
plans to
> make a decision on its 18 April call in order to make the changes in
time for the
> Berlin registration and will consider all input received by 17 April.
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Ray
> IAD
>







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