07-14, 16:40–17:35 (America/Chicago), Classroom 105
NumFOCUS will facilitate a discussion around open source projects managing a robust Code of Conduct as well as ongoing DEI support
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Leah is the Executive Director of NumFOCUS
Noa have been involved with the R and PyData communities for some time, with a focus on community building and DEI. They are a member of the NumFOCUS Board of Directors and DISC committee, PyLadies Organizer, and chaired the PyData Berlin 2022 conference. In addition, they are a Lead Data Science Coach at neue fische, contributing to pandas, and are currently developing the Contributor Experience Community and Handbook with Inessa Pawson and Melissa Mendonça.
Inessa is building bridges between people, open science, and open source software, advocating for diversification of contribution pathways to open source and supporting its social infrastructure. Passionate about the transformative power of collaboration out in the open, she has been organizing the Maintainers Summit at PyCon US since 2020 to foster best practices on how to maintain and develop sustainable open source projects and thriving communities. In her current role as NumPy Contributor Experience Lead, Inessa’s primary focus is on onboarding and supporting contributors, addressing gaps in the project governance, and developing programs to diversify pathways of contribution to the project.