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Just follow the measures below. They are explained in more depth in the other pages of this Cookbook. Measures that are **easy to implement** and have a **strong positive impact** are "low-hanging fruit" and marked with a red apple emoji: 🍎. Measures that take more effort but have considerable impact are marked with a green checkmark: ✅.
✅ The organizing committee itself should reflect the diversity you want to create in your conference!
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- Consider attendees who may need accommodations for a disability
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- ✅ provide a hybrid participation option or live stream access for attendees who cannot travel due to cost, visa,disability, or caregiving responsibilities
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#### Mobility
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- 🍎 Make sure to include a variety of beverages, in particular non-alcoholic and non-caffeinated.
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- ✅ Common dietary needs to plan for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, pork-free, shellfish-free, soy-free, kosher, halal, and nut-free. Shellfish and peanut especially are usually a serious allergy so take extra care.
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- 🍎 Clearly label allergens and use inclusive language(e.g., "contains meat" instead of "non-vegetarian").
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## [Code of Conduct (CoC)](07_code_of_conduct.md)
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- Color-coordinate the labels by pronoun for quicker recognition and processing by those who see them. This lowers the barrier to checking (look at the color).
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### ✅ Offering badges
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- Offering useful labelled badges:
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- Offer badges with optional fields for accessibility needs or communication preferences(e.g., "Happy to chat" vs "Prefer quite conversations").
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✅ Survey participants after the event to establish whether your diversity and inclusion measures had an effect.
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See whether there is any correlation between being part of a minority group and how welcoming the conference felt to the individual participants. You can consider specifically asking about inclusion/diversity on the survey.
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🍎 Share anonymized survey results publicly to demonstrate transparency and commitment to improvement.
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✅ Include open-ended questions for attendees to suggest new inclusion measures.
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[^lf-source]: Language adapted from The Linux Foundation's API Strategy & Practice Conference 2017 diversity scholarship announcement. See press release: [Linux Foundation Press Release](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/press-release/the-linux-foundation-and-open-api-initiative-announce-agenda-for-apistrat-the-api-strategy-practice-conference).
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*Note:Always ensure accessibility guidelines are followed when planning mimnimal measures.*
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**Note**:Always ensure accessibility guidelines are followed when planning mimnimal measures.
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