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# Women networks proposal meeting

[Draft proposal](https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/EDIAuditRecommendations/EdEbTIV-ai1PhguzJeUSelsBgd8zmjFD7j7mS1KMsY4dvg?e=ttNQH7)

# 24 January 2023

## Participants

- Amy
- Jessie
- Anneca
- Aoife
- Sian
- Erin
- Camila

## Agenda

- Summary and recap of aims and objectives
- Anneca – sharing the scoping work that has been completed
- Plan of action – are we making an out of budget application?
- Decide next steps.
- AOB

## Notes

- Anneca made some research on the organisations we have discussed before. Made a excel summary of the types of activities and offering.
    - https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/EDIAuditRecommendations/Shared%20Documents/Networking/Women%27s%20Networks/Womens%20Networks%20scoping.xlsx?d=w3ee79657c0954541aca54020e487fa36&csf=1&web=1&e=VdcJFA

- Camila update /w Vera
    - Discussed if training can be used to encourage places on courses
        - Not possible
    - Training is interested in partnerships with these networks though! 
        - Maybe we could specifically share when courses are open
        - Mentorship possibilties too 
    - Access to the AIUK platform
    - Interested in scholarships / courses with undergrad/masters 
    - Some long term ideas of potentially co-developing courses with special interest groups  (e.g., BCSwomen)

## Actions

- REG to find finantial support for BCS women independetly, but to start relationship to be included in the project. 
- Engagement to be In kind instead of finantial.
    - Write up offer, EDI to take lead on this.
    - End of March to reach into potential partners.


# December 2022

## Participants
- Erin 
- Camila 
- Anneca
- Amy 
- Pam
- Aoife 

## Agenda

- Quick introduction 
- Background about the proposal
- Define aims and objectives of proposal
- Criteria for selecting partnerships
- Ideas for partnerships
- Next steps, peoples commitments, availabilities. 

## Notes
- Deadline for next out-of-budget proposals: mid January.
    - Could also aim for March if we can put together a better proposal! 
- Erin has pointed out that they may have some resources which could be used with some of the orgs we are talking to which have data 
- Aims and objectives of these partnerships? 
    - From REG: 
        - Original motivation is recruitment  
        - Good to build external relationships in general
    - From Women in Data Science: 
        - Also interested in recruitment
        - Research (data from these groups)
            - At this stage not forming a partnership around but rather discussing access to data 
    - From Turing EDI:
        - Increasing and adding to what is already out there, without redoing everything ourselves 
- From REG: We want to use this to explore partnerships to scope out initially.
- What can the Turing offer:
    - *Some* training capacity (REG)
        - We also have existing courses 
        - Maybe some kind of preferential or early access to applying to the tutor ran courses
        - **Would need to discuss with REG training leads first!**
- Can we have external (networking) groups in our spaces?
    - Do we want to think about this?
- Maybe exposure to our own networks! Turing bullitins, advertising etc. 
- We discussed not limiting ourselves to only women-focused networks

**Amy's notes**
![](https://i.imgur.com/FS3Reg0.png)

## Possible groups to work with/discuss?

- BCSWomen 
- WiD
    - Previously talked with Turing about some kind of data usage agreement
    - corporate focused! 
- Women in AI? 
    - Erin has future meetings/conferences planned with them? 
    - Very corporate! 
- STEM Women / PyLadies / RLadies?
    - Possible groups to think about, maybe not in scope for this meeting though?
- GEN (via Toni) https://www.mothersinscience.com/ (March career fair)
- In the out-of-budget request we can avoid specifics on which groups (Amy suggested)
    - Gives us wiggle room 
    - Can entertain other opportunities 

https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/research-projects/women-data-science-and-ai/hub#:~:text=The%20Women%20in%20Data%20Science,data%20science%20and%20AI%20community.

## Actions
- Lets talk to the communications team (Amy is happy to follow up on this)
    - Say we're thinking of multiple sponsorships 
- Need to talk to skills team to decide if we can offer courses (REG to follow up on!)
    - Notes of chat with Vera about this in [here](https://hackmd.io/0dR6lzirQoKApdRU-fkqwA).
- Talk to Facilities about using our spaces 
- Investigate orgs we haven't spoken to 
    - Do they offer anything else?
    - Are we being `fair` in terms of who we speak to
    - Erin has provided a list of potential groups
        -  and doing a summary of them is something that the EDI team can do! 
-  The grant form - Next steps? 
    -  Work away on as and when we have time
-  Make a firm decision on who/what we want to do by end of January (6-working weeks)
-  Add Amy's notes (Amy will forward to Camila).

## Follow up meeting
- Week of 16th of January 