Diversity and Inclusion Activities in Database Conferences: A 2021 Report.
- Sihem Amer-Yahia ,
- Yael Amsterdamer ,
- Sourav S. Bhowmick, ,
- Angela Bonifati ,
- Philippe Bonnet ,
- Renata Borovica-Gajic ,
- Barbara Catania ,
- Tania Cerquitelli ,
- Silvia Chiusano ,
- Panos K. Chrysanthis ,
- Carlo Curino ,
- Jérôme Darmont ,
- Amr El Abbadi ,
- Avrilia Floratou ,
- Juliana Freire ,
- Alekh Jindal ,
- Vana Kalogeraki ,
- Georgia Koutrika ,
- Arun Kumar ,
- Sujaya Maiyya ,
- Alexandra Meliou ,
- Madhulika Mohanty ,
- Felix Naumann ,
- Nele Sina Noack ,
- Liat Peterfreund ,
- Fatma Özcan ,
- Wenny Rahayu ,
- Wang-Chiew Tan ,
- Yuanyuan Tian ,
- Pinar Tözün ,
- Genoveva Vargas-Solar ,
- Neeraja J. Yadwadkar ,
- Meihui Zhang
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Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) are core to fostering innovative thinking. Existing theories demonstrate that to facilitate inclusion, multiple types of exclusionary dynamics, such as self-segregation, communication apprehension, and stereotyping and stigmatizing, must be overcome [11]. A diverse group of people tends to surface different perspectives, which help to understand and address D&I. Fostering D&I in research communities must address issues related to inclusive interpersonal and small group dynamics, rules and codes of conduct, increasing diversity in under-represented groups and disciplines, and organizing D&I events, and longterm efforts to champion change [15].