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| 1 | == About me == | ||
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| 3 | [[image:laura_gaetano_small.jpg||style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;" width="200px"]]My name is Laura Gaetano. I'm currently based in Berlin (Germany), where I'm the acting CEO of [[Travis Foundation>>url:https://foundation.travis-ci.org/||rel="__blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Travis Foundation"]], an organisation that supports diversity in Open Source Software. As part of my work at Travis Foundation, I've been leading [[Rails Girls Summer of Code>>url:https://railsgirlssummerofcode.org/||rel="__blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Rails Girls Summer of Code"]] (RGSoC), a three-month global scholarship programme to get women and non-binary people to contribute to Open Source software projects, and running [[Diversity Tickets>>url:https://diversitytickets.org/||rel="__blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" title="Diversity Tickets"]] — a platform to offer free conference tickets to people from underrepresented groups in tech. | ||
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| 5 | I'm relatively new to Open Source, but extremely passionate about it — particularly when it comes to improving the diversity of the Open Source Software community and making projects more inclusive and newcomer-friendly. I have a background in visual and media art, and worked as a web developer before I joined Travis Foundation; I love music, travelling, making things, and space trivia. In 2016, I was awarded the [[Ruby Hero Award>>url:https://rubyheroes.com/heroes/2016||rel="__blank" title="Ruby Hero Award"]] for my work with RGSoC. | ||
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| 9 | == Why I'm running == | ||
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| 11 | The Open Source Software community has a diversity problem. While the community is definitely aware of this issue, and there are programs and initiatives in place (such as RGSoC and Outreachy) that focus on bridging the gender gap in FLOSS, contributors are still primarily male, cisgender, middle-class, or generally people who can afford contributing to Open Source in their free time. I'd like to help change that, and I think being a part of OSI is a good place to start. | ||
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| 13 | == Agenda == | ||
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| 16 | * **Get newcomers into Open Source Software** by talking about ways — technical and non-technical — to contribute to Open Source software through outreach, networking, and [[conference talks>>url:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63y7IGKw-ac||rel="__blank" title="conference talk at WTM17 about Contributing to Open Source Software"]]; **support these new contributors** through mentorship | ||
| 17 | * **Help Open Source projects attract and retain more diverse contributors** by providing better documentation, having Code of Conduct infringement processes in place, using inclusive language | ||
| 18 | * **Help OSI with outreach** to gain new members | ||
| 19 | * **Create or improve existing educational material on FLOSS topics**; work towards more collaborations with school, colleges and universities | ||
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| 21 | == Contact == | ||
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| 23 | I'm “alicetragedy” pretty much everywhere on the internet ([[twitter>>url:https://twitter.com/alicetragedy||rel="__blank" title="twitter"]], [[github>>url:https://github.com/alicetragedy||title="github"]]). You can also get in touch with me at [email protected]. |