[PlanetKR] Short Survey on Diversity and Inclusion in KR

[Vladimir Lifschitz]

Dear Vanina,

Thank you for your email.  I am wondering why you believe that we need
to address the problem of building "a diverse and inclusive community,
a space where everyone can belong and feel comfortable to freely express
who they are.”  Have you seen any signs that the problem exists--that
any participants of our conferences do not feel comfortable to freely
express who they are?

Best wishes,
Vladimir

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Vladimir Lifschitz
Department of Computer Science    Office:  (512) 471-9564
University of Texas at Austin     Fax:     (512) 471-8885
2317 Speedway, Stop D9500         E-mail:  vl at cs.utexas.edu
Austin, TX 78712-1757, USA        WWW: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~vl

> Dear colleague,
> 
> KR is striving to build a diverse and inclusive community, a space where
> everyone can belong and feel comfortable to freely express who they are. One
> of the first steps towards meeting this goal is the definition of a Diversity
> and Inclusion Policy. To make sure that all opinions and points of view are
> taken into account, we reach out for your help in completing this survey.
> 
> Thank you for your time, your feedback is very important in helping build a
> diverse, open, safe and inclusive atmosphere.
> 
> The KR21 D&I chairs
> Marco, Magdalena and Vanina