diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/program/selection-process.md b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/program/selection-process.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5b0236192281ce8de68367e7c529018ea6fa2e29 --- /dev/null +++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/program/selection-process.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +## Phase one: ranking of anonymized proposal contents + +During this phase, the program committee will score each proposal solely on the merits of its contents, without any identifying information or other knowledge about the speaker(s) proposing the talk. + + +## Phase two: identify-aware ranking and curation + +The program committee will use the scored proposals in conjunction with speaker profiles to rank and organize a program meeting our goals for diversity of speakers and topics. + +## North Bay Python's diversity goals + ++ At least one-third (33%) of speakers should be not-men, and ideally at least half (50%). ++ As North Bay Python aims to serve the "tech-adjacent" and client services industries, at least one-fifth (20%) of speakers should be from professional backgrounds that are not the Silicon Valley or San Francisco startup/software industry. ++ Racial demographics of the speaker lineup should ideally reflect US and Bay Area demographics within some margin of error. \ No newline at end of file