Thomas Lumley • 9/13/2013

An absolutely minimal way to increase invited speaker diversity

The article proposes a practical, minimal-step solution to increase diversity among invited conference speakers. It suggests creating a shortlist with a minimum number of speakers from underrepresented groups (e.g., women, junior academics, people of color) before making final selections, ensuring organizers actively consider diverse candidates. While focused on conferences in computing, biology, and science fiction, the core advice is a procedural fix for speaker selection bias.

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