01 May 2024 - Diversity Equity & Inclusion Special Interest Group Meeting

[PaulaPaul]

Date

20240401 - 12:00pm EST / 5pm GMT

Untracked attendees

• Fullname, Affiliation, (optional) GitHub username
• ...

Meeting notices

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Agenda

• Convene & roll call (5mins)
• Display FINOS Antitrust Policy summary slide
• Review Meeting Notices (see above)
• Approve past meeting minutes
• Community engagement, DEI SIG recruiting, Ambassador engagement: Open Source in Finance Meetups for the DEI SIG (Sergio, Rimma) DEI SIG Participant Recruiting #49
  - Review open items in GitHub that are in need of owners/collaborators
• OSFF London participation (Rimma) September '24th NYC OSFF event/presentations related to DEI SIG (October 1st DEI Lunch time networking session & DEI Panel ) #52
• Finalize panel discussion for GHC (Rimma) Finalize panelists, promotion, and delivery of the GHC 2024 panel presentation #53
• FINOS Presence at GHC (Rita) Decide / establish FINOS presence at GHC #41
• Run of Show for Open Source Day presenters, establish FINOS OSD co-hosts for the event (Paula) Finalize panelists, promotion, and delivery of the GHC 2024 panel presentation #53
• Events Updates and Format (Paula) Strawman vision & planning for 2024/2025 DEI-SIG events #39 (Theme Builder, Wellington, BBM and more)
• Metrics and best practices, help wanted! Establish Tracking for Open Source DEI metrics in FINOS projects and produce a year over year impact report #33
• AOB, Q&A & Adjourn (5mins) - Distribute the Agenda and call to action for attendance (TBD)

Decisions Made

• Decision 1
• Decision 2
• ...

Action Items

• Post new work items and/or updates to items in progress in GitHub

Meeting Info

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94969868675
Meeting ID: 949 6986 8675
Passcode: 184472

[mimiflynn]

Mimi Flynn / Morgan Stanley

[PaulaPaul]

Paula Paul - Greyshore @PaulaPaul

[psmulovics]

Peter Smulovics / Morgan Stanley

[KaajalAminSharma]

Kaajal - Citi

[Perelmuter]

Rimma - FINOS

[eteridvalishvili]

Eteri / FINOS

[sergiobettencourt]

Sérgio Bettencourt, Citi, sergiobettencourt

[mcleo-d]

James McLeod - NatWest

[eteridvalishvili]

Action items from the May 1, 2024 DEI SIG meeting:

Recap of Previous Meeting and Action Items:

• Sergio Bettencourt provided a brief recap of the previous meeting’s discussions and action items and discussed driving forward Community Engagement to maximise the impact of the SIG

Discussion on Ambassador Program and Collaboration Opportunities:

• Paula Paul introduced the Ambassador program as a means to facilitate event planning and coordination.
• Attendees discussed leveraging existing community connections and partnerships for future events rather than starting from scratch.
• Ashley Siegel- Morgan Stanley’s DEI Lead - discussed MS’ 2024 DEI strategy/imperatives and the opportunity to collaborate with FINOS around common goals

Updates on DEI Initiatives:

• Rimma provided updates on the launch of the AI Readiness SIF initiative - potential link to DEI around addressing Bias and the focus on this topic at both OSFF & GHC
• Rimma Perelmuter provided updates on upcoming events, including participation in the Grace Hopper Conference.
• Discussion focused on the SIG’s strategy for event participation and collaboration with other organizations.
• Paula Paul discussed upcoming events, including participation in the Grace Hopper Conference and Open Source Day.
• Ideas were exchanged regarding the SIG’s involvement in these events and potential collaboration opportunities with other organizations.
• The need for a clear strategy and outreach plan for event participation was emphasized.

Action Items:

• Rimma to finalize panel discussion participants for the Grace Hopper Conference.
• Paula and Rimma to explore options for the SIG’s physical presence at events without paying for a booth.
• Paula to coordinate with potential hosts for events in Philadelphia during the Grace Hopper Conference.
• Ashley to share a short blurb about the SIG’s participation in upcoming events with her London team.
• Rita to speak on the community call about activating booth participation at events.
• Paula and Rimma to work on event tracks and promotion strategies.
• Kaajal to reach out to potential partners for event planning and come up with strawman DEI event plan
• Peter to seek assistance for the new DEI website and metrics tracking.
• Sergio to follow up on Community Engagement to maximise the impact of the SIG