W3C

– DRAFT –
Positive Work Environment CG

19 July 2022

Attendees

Present
cwilso, hober, Judy, wendyreid, wseltzer
Regrets
-
Chair
liz, wendyreid
Scribe
wendyreid, wseltzer

Meeting minutes

<wendyreid> date: 2022-07-19

Disciplinary Process

Liz: there's a draft
… this came up because WendyS suggested we package the disciplinary process with the Ombuds program
… to be able to cost and describe how dispute resolution should work

Judy: I thought we might be looking at whether some could be sourced from existing HR

wseltzer: when I brought the Ombuds program and budget proposal to management team, they wanted to see the overall program to see how it addresses CEPC enforcement

Lutgendorff: also valuable to help W3C team see what is expected of them
… I'll email it to the list

several: sounds good

Cadence for updating CEPC

wendyreid: there have been several editorial changes made to CEPC
… want to discuss cadence or triggers for CEPC update
… recognizing that publishing requires AC approval
… thoughts?

hober: as you identified, we don't want to go to the AC too frequently with small changes
… I'd set some threshold of normative changes: one significant or several smaller normative changes
… it would be nice if we could go forward with a discrete vote, just on the change

<Zakim> cwilso, you wanted to suggest two approaches

cwilso: 2 ways to look at: threshold of changes, or as process does, by default, we'll update once a year
… hard part is knowing when to update. Probably once a year

Lutgendorff: time-based is easiest, and we can pick a schedule
… also helps maintain timeliness if we telegraph a regular cadence
… "get your changes in before this date", set expectations
… helps to cut through differences on what constitutes a substantive change

Judy: +1 to having a cadence
… we might want to phrase as, we'll evaluate on X date whethere we'll propose a rev that year
… conservatism on the commitment we make each year
… also suggest asking the Ombuds for input
… if they see issues that could be clearer

wendyreid: I like the idea of having a time of year to review
… reach out to the ombuds, AC

Lutgendorff: normalizing as a bureaucratic process can help deescalate
… making it open, transparent, and more manageable

wendyreid: +1
… It should be open and systematic
… To summarize: we agree there should be a yearly cadence, in a time of year that's lower key
… with a 3-4 month window for intake, processing, and proposing revision to AC

hober: if we avoid fall and spring AC meetings; maybe look at summer?

<cwilso> +1

wendyreid: aim for July, be able to socialize the start at spring AC meeting, and the result at TPAC

Lutgendorff: does anyone volunteer to write up the cadence

wendyreid: I can

https://github.com/w3c/idcg/issues

IDCG repo

wendyreid: there are lots of old issues there
… the one that stands out to me is equity review process
… would like to bring that for more discussion

https://github.com/w3c/idcg/issues/14

Judy: I didn't recall it had gotten that far
… tried investigating model ERBs when this initially came up, very hard to find examples, would need fresh investigation to see if more examples now.

wendyreid: another issue, mentoring/buddy system

Lutgendorff: confirm it's a lot of work
… can we start with providing information about mentoring resources?

<Judy> +1 to trying to provide DIY guidance on mentoring

wendyreid: could we give suggestion to chairs on how to welcome new participants?

wseltzer: As we're all thinking towards TPAC, should we think about welcoming event or opportunity there? To the community

wendyreid: I recall an informal pre-meeting at Lyon TPAC

wseltzer: IETF has used a "dot" system in the past for people to indicate they are new

Judy: people may also be signaling their interaction preferences re COVID
… coordinate with events team

hober: my daughter often wants to signal "don't see me or hear me"
… visibility: none

wendyreid: consider some pre-opening gathering, talk to events team

wendyreid: any other issues in IDCG repo that stand out?

Lutgendorff: or anything we can close?

[suggested out of scope: 33, 29]

[adjourned]

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