Openscapes - A chat with Tara Robertson

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Date: May 25, 2021
Time: 10:00am PST (UTC-7)
Where: Zoom
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Please join us for a conversation with Tara Robertson (@tararobertson) about working with Openscapes to improve approaches promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in open data science.

This event is supported through the Code for Science & Society funding we received, which explicitly supports events that promote inclusion and broaden participation in open data science that drives scholarship, Erin and Julie, Openscapes co-directors, engaged Tara Robertson, a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant, as a thought partner and teacher for us as we continue to prioritize and improve approaches to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in Openscapes.

In this conversation, we will reflect on what we’ve done together like creating an Openscapes lesson on psychological safety, and our lessons learned (spoiler: it’s never perfect or done).

Tara Robertson is a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant working with leaders to make companies make inclusive and innovative products and services that the world needs. Tara is an intersectional feminist who uses data and research to advocate for equality and inclusion. She bring over 12 years experience leading change in open source technology communities, including 3 years leading Diversity and Inclusion at Mozilla.

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BibTeX citation:

@online{2021,
  author = {, Openscapes and , Openscapes},
  title = {A Chat with {Tara} {Robertson}},
  date = {2021-05-25},
  url = {https://www.openscapes.org/events/2021-05-25-tara-robertson},
  langid = {en}
}

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Openscapes, and Openscapes. 2021. “A Chat with Tara Robertson.” May 25, 2021. https://www.openscapes.org/events/2021-05-25-tara-robertson.