BPViz 2019


Broadening Participation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Visualization Education & Careers

pre-conference workshop
July 13 - 14, 2019

Workshop events begin
July 13, 2019

Participants arrive
July 12, 2019

"DIVERSITY IS BEING INVITED TO THE PARTY;
INCLUSION IS BEING ASKED TO DANCE."

VERNA MYERS, DIVERSITY AND IN CLUSION EXPERT
Background Image Source: https://blog.usejournal.com/how-to-integrate-diversity-and-inclusion-into-your-sourcing-strategies-17743958d0d


Workshop Description

Overview

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) enhances creativity, encourages the search for novel information and perspectives, leads to better decision making and problem solving, provokes new thinking, and leads to higher-quality scientific research.  Despite evidence-based advantages, there remains a need for broadening participation on all levels. This workshop will begin with a thought provoking look at diversity, equity, inclusion, and the phrase, under-represented minorities (URMs) in particular. The workshop offers best practices in attracting, engaging, and supporting individuals, from all backgrounds, in diverse educational settings. Workshop sessions will involve activities focused on strategic analysis and planning, program design and instructional strategies coupled with opportunities to learn about relevant research and experience. The workshop will consist of 20-25 participants from a variety of institutions with a broad range of experience and interest in addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Participants will assess where their organizations are now, and develop action plans to be implemented on immediate to longer-term timescales. Diversity is a multi-layered issue, that requires a multilayered solution. This workshop will explore diversity, equity and inclusion at institutional, programmatic, and individual levels.

The institutional level. A successful and sustainable path to broadening participation embodies making inclusion a core fabric of the institutional culture. Leadership must embrace, promote, and practice cultural change within their institutions. This workshop will challenge participants to re-examine their understanding and definitions of what diversity means and to identify opportunities within their organizations to promote and advocate for equity and inclusion.

The programmatic level. Much like the growing workforce, demographics in learning environments continue to reflect the multi-cultural society that we live in. In order to maintain a competitive, creative, scientific edge, we must demand and implement equitable educational opportunities for all. DE&I-inspired programs, coursework, and research experiences can broaden awareness and access to different perspectives. This workshop will explore how educators can become stewards of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their institutions by examining their own biases, recognizing barriers and opportunities to broaden participation.

Lastly this workshop will provoke deep personal thought about individual capacity for broadening participation. This workshop will focus on supporting professional development in scholarship, teaching, and service and identifying ways to becoming an ally, advocate, and champion within your organization.

Logistics

Before you arrive:
All participants are asked to provide their travel itinerary and cell number, so that workshop organizers will know when to expect your arrival. Please use the following link to provide your information. This information will only be viewed by workshop organizers. Please complete the following survey and provide travel details  and food preferences for Saturday, July 13, 2019.


Having problems accessing the survey? Copy and paste the follwing URL into your web browser:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D6KBKGC

When you arrive:
* Check in will be at the Champlain Residence Hall (Tip: if you put Champlain Residence Hall into google maps it pops up straight away)
* Participants will be guided to the check in location via posted signs
* Participants can begin checking in at 3:00PM on Friday July 12. Anyone arriving ahead of that time can make their way to Ripich Commons where there are many comfy places to sit. The WiFi is the student access network and there is no password.
* Room assignments, room keys, meal cards, and parking passes will be provided at check in. Everyone will have a single bedroom and a bathroom shared with one other participant.
* Boxed dinners will be available at the residence hall, including boxes marked for those who have provided dietary restrictions.
* Anyone arriving after 8:00 PM should call 207-468-4075 to check in. This number is also posted on the front of the residence hall.


Workshop Goals

Through the workshop, participants will:

[1] Discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion and how they enhance creativity, encourage the search for novel information and perspectives, lead to better decision making and problem solving, provoke new thinking and lead to higher-quality scientific research.

[2] Recognize barriers to and opportunities for inclusion

[3] Explore strategies and practices that attract students, cultivate their STEM identities, help them to thrive in college and beyond

[4] Apply a framework of engagement, capacity building and continuity to program evaluation and design

[5] Develop an action plan with strategies to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion at the course and program levels
Enable networking, sharing and collaboration within and across disciplines to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Schedule and Logistics

Schedule: Participants should plan to arrive at the UNE campus in Biddeford Friday evening, July 12. The workshop will run all day Saturday July 13 and until about 1:00 on Sunday July 14.

Free transportation will be provided for all participants on Sunday afternoon between the workshop at UNE and the GRC Conference at Bates College in Lewiston, ME.

On Sunday, July 14, 2019 the workshop team will provide information on checking out and picking up for the bus to Bates College.
Housing and Meals: Housing and meals are included in your workshop attendance. Participants will stay in single rooms in one of the UNE dorms, sharing a bathroom with one other participant.

Pre-Workshop Reading: Please be aware there will be some pre-workshop reading circulated about a week ahead of the start of the workshop.

AGENDA

[ PDF ]
Friday, July 12, 2019
  1. Participants Arrive
    Participants begin to arrive. Lodging will be available starting at 3PM; Informal meet and greet (around 5 PM); Location: Champlain Residence Hall Lounge
Phone contact for questions on campus and for late arrivals: 207-468-4075

Check-In for room assignments and keys
Boxed dinner available no matter when you arrive

Saturday, July  13, 2019
  1. 7:30 AM
    Breakfast
    Location: Ripich Commons 
  2. 8:30 AM
    Introductions
    * Welcome and Introductions * Code of Conduct - Review/Revise/Update * Goals for the Workshop Location: Marcil Hall 303
  3. 9:30 AM
    Diversity Strand I
    Examine institutional culture, re-examine definitions of what diversity means, identify opportunities within organizations to promote and advocate for equity and inclusion. Location: Marcil Hall 303
  4. 9:30 AM
    Diversity Strand II
    Explore how educators can become stewards of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their institutions by examining their own biases, recognizing barriers and opportunities both in and outside of the classroom to broaden participation. Location: Marcil Hall 317
  1. 10:30 AM
    Break
  2. 10:30 AM
    Break
  3. 11:00 AM
    Diversity Strand I
    Concurrent Interactive Activity Location: Marcil Hall 303
  4. 11:00 AM
    Diversity Strand II
    Concurrent Interactive Activity Location: Marcil Hall 317
  1. 12:00 PM
    Lunch
    Ripich Commons
  2. 12:00 PM
    Lunch
    Ripich Commons
  3. 1:00 PM
    Diversity Strand I
    Concurrent Interactive Activity Topics for Sunday Location: Marcil Hall 303
  4. 1:00 PM
    Diversity Strand II
    Interactive Activity: Self-assessment; Listen and Learn Topics for Sunday Location: Marcil Hall 317
  5. 5:00 PM
    All Participants
    Meet to discuss evening plans for dinner. Location: Marcil Hall 303
  6. 6:30 PM
    Dinner
    Location: Under the tent waterside at Commons Riverview
  7. 3:00 PM
    Break
    Afternoon Break
  8. 3:30 PM
    Workshop sessions resume
Attention: Diversity Strands I and II afternoon swap (AFTER Lunch)
Participants from the morning (AM) Diversity Strand I go to Marcil Hall 317;
Participants from the morning (AM) Diversity Strand II to go Marcil Hall 303
Sunday, July 14, 2019
  1. 7:30 AM
    Breakfast
    Location: Ripich Commons
  2. 8:30 AM
    Strand of Choice
    Participants choose which Diversity Strand (Programmatic or Institutional) they relate to the most (Institutional or Individual ) and attend that session. Develop strategic plan for next steps. Location: Marcil Hall 303 and 317
  3. 12:00 PM
    Lunch
    Location: Ripich Commons
  4. 1:00 PM
    Workshop Wrap-up
    * Strategic plans for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion * Workshop Take -aways (Participants) * Workshop Assessment and feedback Location: Marcil Hall 303
  5. 2:00 PM
    Workshop Adjourns
  6. 2:45 PM
    Gather for Bus
    Participants gather for bus at Campus Center to travel to Bates/Lewiston
  7. 3:00 PM
    Bus Arrives
    Bus arrives at Campus Center
  8. 3:15PM
    Bus Departs
    Bus departs for Bates College from Campus Center

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS

GRC' 19 Conference on Visualization in Science and Education Organizers: 
Kim Kastens (co-Chair), Ryan Wyatt (co-Chair), Leigh Peake (co-Vice Chair), and Vetria Byrd (co-Vice Chair)

RESOURCES

Code of Conduct
PRE-WORKSHOP READINGS
(All are available in PDF and freely downloadable)

Participants should read Phillips (2014) and one other document from the list below.




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Code of Conduct
DOCUMENTS

 A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT TO SERVE STUDENTS OF COLOR
Larkins, M., Rodriguez, N., and Watanabe, A. “Integrating Justice, Addressing Environmental Privilege in Higher Education” Washington and Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference. Seattle WA. February 2019

Additional Resources
500 Queer Scientists

ACTIVITIES
Diversity in Practice | Strategies for Inclusion [Slides]

Gallery Walk 

Strategic Plan for Diversity [ Upload Strategic Plan ]

The Biases: Implicit Bias [ video content ], Unconscious Bias [ video content ] and Hidden Bias

Participation, Access, Inclusion, and Representation Principles ( PAIR ) Webpage provides access to slides

DIVERSITY IN VISUALIZATION
Diversity in Visualization [ Book ]

Diversity in Visualization -Panel at the IEEE VIS 2017 Conference, Phoenix, Arizona [ 2017 ] [ 1 hr version ]

How can visualization foster diversity [ PDF ]

SLIDES
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

REFLECTIONS
Pre-workshop Reflection | Social Justice & Privilege Reflection

FEEDBACK
Photo Release |  Post-workshop Survey


Documents and Activities

Post-Workshop Resources


Battle-Baptiste, Whitney & Rusert, Britt. (2018). W.E.B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America. Princeton Architectural Press.

Metoyer, Ronald & Gaither, Kelly (2019). Diversity in Visualization: Synthesis Lectures on Visualization. Morgan and Claypool Publishers.

Noble, Safiya Umoja. (2018). Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. New York University Press.

Roth, Alvin. (2016). Who Gets What — And Why: The Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design. Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books.

Sue, Derald Wing, Capodilupo, Christina M., Torino, Gina C., Bucceri, Jennifer M., Holder, Aisha M.B., Nadal, Kevin L., and Esquilin, Marta. " Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Implications for Clinical Practice .(Report)." The American Psychologist 62.4 (2007): 271-286. Web.

West, S.M., Whittaker, M. and Crawford, K. (2019). Discriminating Systems: Gender, Race and Power in AI. AI Now Institute. Retrieved from https://ainowinstitute.org/ discriminatingsystems.html.

HOW TO GET HERE

CONTACT INFO
Travel
Participants are responsible for coordinating their own travel to the workshop. The workshop is being held on the Biddeford, Maine campus of University of New England. At the end of the workshop, bus transportation will be provided to Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, for the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Visualization in Science & Education.

Travel by Air
We recommend that you fly in to Portland, Maine (PWM), as the logistics are easier at the Maine end of your trip. Biddeford is a 25-minute drive from Portland. 

The alternative is to fly in to Logan Airport in Boston (BOS), which might be more practical or affordable. Biddeford is a 1.5 hr drive from Boston Logan.

For your return trip on Friday July 19, 2019, the GRC organizers will be providing buses to both airports. The bus trip from the GRC to Logan (Boston) is about 2.5 hours; from GRC to Portland is about 45 minutes.

You are responsible for making your bus reservation from GRC Conference at Bates College to the airport. Bus reservations MUST be made online no later than July 7, 2019. You must use the link below to make your reservation.

https://www.grc.org/venues/north-america/bates-college/grc-bus-to-bates-college/

Note that you can also travel by train to Biddeford (see notes below) but will need to transfer from Logan Airport to North Station in Boston either by Taxi/Uber/Lyft or by public transport on the T.

Ground Transportation
To get from Portland airport to the campus in Biddeford we recommend taking a Taxi/Uber/Lyft. The fare should be $30-$40 and the trip should take about 25-30 minutes.

To get from Boston to campus: Concord Coach has regularly scheduled bus service from Logan Airport to Portland Transportation Center. One-way fare: ~$30. Hourly departures at :35 after the hour. Travel time: 2h10 min. Taxi/Uber/Lyft from Portland Transportation Center to the UNE campus in Biddeford.

Travel by Car
Driving directions to the campus are available here. Free on-campus parking will be provided.

Travel by Train
The Amtrak Downeaster train runs from Boston's North Station to Saco, ME. Saco is just 5 miles from the UNE campus. If you are beginning your Amtrak trip south of Boston, you will need to transfer by subway from South Station to North Station in Boston. Get to the campus from the Saco train station by taxi/Lyft/Uber.
Address:
11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford, ME 04005
 
Telephone:
207-468-4075

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