The Diversity Lunch aims to provide a platform for FSE attendees to celebrate the richness of our diversity as a community, share and learn from each other’s lived experiences and experiences of supporting and promoting DEI at our workplaces. This is a safe space to have lunch together and enjoy a hearty conversation or two with fellow FSE attendees. 

After lunch, we also take the opportunity to invite you to the the Diversity and Inclusion panel just after lunch at 2pm in Sapoti (Baobá 8). Please do join us for both!

DEI definitions from ICSE 2023:

1. Diversity means the variety of personal experiences, values, backgrounds, identities, and worldviews—such differences include race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language, abilities/disabilities, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. 

2. Equity means creating fair access, opportunity, and advancement for the diversity of people described above while striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of marginalized groups.

3. Inclusion means creating environments in which any individual or group is and feels welcomed, respected, supported, listened to, valued, and has a sense of belonging within that environment.

4. References: https://undergrad.ucsd.edu/programs/dei/index.html [https://uceap.universityofcalifornia.edu/student-resources/diversity-equity-and- inclusion](https://uceap.universityofcalifornia.edu/student-resources/diversity-equity-and- inclusion) https://diversity.umich.edu/about/defining-dei/

Kind regards,
Tayana and Rashina

Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chairs
FSE 2024