International Outreach: Behind the Scenes

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The International Outreach (IO) committee is a relatively young committee, founded at the beginning of the 2010 term. In a previous Spotlight post, we highlighted the basics of our work, but in light of the recent server names discussion, which directly addressed issues of diversity and representation, we wanted to take the opportunity to give people a few more details about what we do.

What do we believe?

We believe in the OTW's potential to be useful to a wide range of fannish communities, not only the one it originated from. This potential is one of the myriad motivations that inspire people to volunteer for the OTW; among them volunteers who are neither media fans, women, nor native speakers of English. By contributing their skills, experience, and opinions, they're already making the OTW's services more accessible to more diverse users, giving substance to the OTW's mission statement of "value[ing] infinite diversity in infinite combinations." IO was founded to help focus these behind-the-scenes endeavours, working to help other committees address issues from within.

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Mirrored from an original post on the OTW Blog.

International Outreach: Behind the Scenes

[helkalantto]

The International Outreach (IO) committee is a relatively young committee, founded at the beginning of the 2010 term. In a previous Spotlight post, we highlighted the basics of our work, but in light of the recent server names discussion, which directly addressed issues of diversity and representation, we wanted to take the opportunity to give people a few more details about what we do.

What do we believe?

We believe in the OTW's potential to be useful to a wide range of fannish communities, not only the one it originated from. This potential is one of the myriad motivations that inspire people to volunteer for the OTW; among them volunteers who are neither media fans, women, nor native speakers of English. By contributing their skills, experience, and opinions, they're already making the OTW's services more accessible to more diverse users, giving substance to the OTW's mission statement of "value[ing] infinite diversity in infinite combinations." IO was founded to help focus these behind-the-scenes endeavours, working to help other committees address issues from within.

( Read more... )

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW Blog.