The D&I badging application is submitted through a web form to provide information and measurements on how an event achieves diversity and inclusion practices. All initial judgments from reviewers are made according to the form, so please do your best with it, make sure to fill out all the fields.
💡 This page will help you fill out the form and provide perspectives on improving your event referring to the submission form.
Event Name: Use the most commonly mentioned and well-known name of the event.
Link to the Event Website: The link should be valid, publicly available on a website, and it should show the event information. We recommend providing the home-page link.
Provide verification that you are an event organizer: Only the organizer is eligible to apply the badge on behalf of event participants. Please provide substantial proof showing you are the organizer of the event you are applying for. A link with your name displayed as an organizer on the event website is ideal.
Event status-related requirements
The event must be about Open Source technologies and practices.
You should be an organizer of the Event you are applying for.
Metric related requirements
The information about the event must be publicly available on a website.
Metrics information must be available for potential attendees and speakers.
The event must host a Code of Conduct on the website.
This section requires you to provide Diversity & Inclusion metrics related information of your event.
The In-Person Event D&I metrics are:
Speaker Demographics
Attendee Demographics
Code of Conduct at Event
Diversity Access Tickets
Family Friendliness
If your event commits to one of the following metrics, please tick the checkbox, then fill the subsequent boxes under each question. We also provide criteria under each metric in the form for you as references of what the reviewer will be considering when reviewing the submission.
If your event meets some of the criteria, please provide related details and proofs. If not, those are the perspectives where your event can improve. 😉
How well does the speaker lineup for the event represent a diverse set of demographics? **
Measuring Demographics: Does your event measure speaker demographics?
Displaying demographics: Does the speaker demographics publicly displayed on your event website?
How diverse and inclusive are the attendees?
Measuring Demographics: Does your event measure attendee demographics?
Displaying demographics: Does the attendee demographics publicly displayed on your event website?
Attendee Inclusivity: You can request feedback from attendees about how they feel about the inclusiveness of this event, then take measures to encourage more attendees which are from different backgrounds.
It's essential that you provide the link of CoC(Code of Conduct) because this is an initial requirement for D&I badge application. Without the link, reviewers may determine your event as not-passing.
How does the Code of Conduct for events support diversity and inclusion?
Findability: The Code of Conduct should least be discoverable on the website, and better to post at the event venue where speakers and attendees will have an easy time to find.
Enforcement: You can require participants to accept the Code of Conduct before completing registration.
In the Code of Conduct:
Clarity: Does the Event Code of Conduct provide a definition of expected behaviour?
Reporting venue: Does it have a clear avenue for reporting violations at the event?
Support at Event: Does it describe information about possible ways to provide support to victims of inappropriate behavior, eventually links to external bodies?
How are Diversity Access Tickets used to support diversity and inclusion for an event?
Availability: How many types of diversity access tickets are available?
Ticket allocation: How are those diversity access tickets allocated?
Findability: Does the information about diversity access tickets posted on your event website or some other public venues?
How does enabling families to attend together support diversity and inclusion of the event?
Availability: Services or facilities can be provided for participants who bring families to the event, especially to those who have children to take care of. For examples, you can:
Provide a mother’s room,
Offer child care during the event,
Have special sessions for children.
It's also wonderful if your event has other ideas that are suitable and effective to promote family friendliness of the event.
Findability: Is the information about the family-friendly services easily found on your website?
We make one distinction between virtual events and in-person events. The Virtual Event does not support the Family Friendliness metric because this is not currently a concern for virtual events.
💡 This page will help you with how to fill out the form, and provide perspectives on improving your event referring to the submission form.
Event Name: Use the most commonly mentioned and well-known name of the event.
Link to the Event Website: The link should be valid, publicly available on a website, and it should show the event information. We recommend providing the home-page link.
Provide verification that you are an event organizer: Only the organizer is eligible to apply the badge on behalf of event participants. Please provide substantial proof to show you are the organizer of the event you are applying for. A link with your name displayed as an organizer on the event website is ideal.
Event status-related requirements
The event must be about Open Source technologies and practices.
You should be an organizer of the Event you are applying for.
Metric related requirements
The information about the event must be publicly available on a website.
Metrics information must be available for potential attendees and speakers.
The event must host a Code of Conduct on the website.
This section requires you to provide Diversity & Inclusion Metrics related information of your event.
The Virtual Event D&I metrics are:
Speaker Demographics
Attendee Demographics
Code of Conduct at Event
Diversity Access Tickets
If your event commits to one of the following metrics, please tick the checkbox, then fill the subsequent boxes under each question. We also provide criteria under each metric in the form for you as references of what the reviewer will be considering when reviewing the submission.
How well does the speaker lineup for the event represent a diverse set of demographics?
Measuring Demographics: Does your event measure speaker demographics?
Displaying demographics: Does the speaker demographics publicly displayed on your event website?
How diverse and inclusive are the attendees?
Measuring Demographics: Does your event measure attendee demographics?
Displaying demographics: Does the attendee demographics publicly displayed on your event website?
Attendee Inclusivity: You can request feedback from attendees about how they feel about the inclusiveness of this event, then take measures to encourage more attendees which are from different backgrounds.
It's essential that you provide the link of CoC(Code of Conduct) because this is an initial requirement for D&I badge application. Without the link, reviewers may determine your event as not-passing.
How does the Code of Conduct for events support diversity and inclusion?
Findability: The Code of Conduct should be discoverable on the website.
Enforcement: You can require participants to accept the Code of Conduct before completing registration.
In the Code of Conduct:
Clarity: Does the Event Code of Conduct provide a definition of expected behaviour?
Reporting venue: Does it have a clear avenue for reporting violations at the event?
Support at Event: Does it describe information about possible ways to provide support to victims of inappropriate behavior, eventually links to external bodies?
How are Diversity Access Tickets used to support diversity and inclusion for an event?
Availability: How many different types of diversity access tickets are available?
Ticket allocation: How are diversity access tickets allocated?
Findability: Does the information about diversity access tickets posted on your event website?
We are planning to provide D&I badges for technical events and open-source projects. While currently, we only support D&I badge applications for events. Project applications will be covered in later versions.
Events refer to tech get-togethers, conferences, festivals, and any other tech event that promote tech-related concepts, mostly off-line meetups, but digital events are also included given in certain circumstances.
You can either apply D&I badge for an In-Person Event or a Virtual Event.
In-Person Events refer to events happening in a physical meeting space where speakers and attendees always show up in person.
Virtual Events are online events where speakers and attendees interact via computers and meeting platforms.
If you are one of the organizers of an event that is focused on open source technologies and systems, we encourage you to apply. We expect that it will take an hour or two to prepare all the required information and complete the application. First, please check whether your event meets all the following submission requirements, then follow the submission instructions.
Please read the following documents first before applying:
Click the Button Below to Apply for Event Badge
The Submission Workflow
Please fill out the web form to apply for a badge. Provide as much information as you want, and click "Submit".
You will be redirected to GitHub with a pre-populated issue. This issue will be generated under theevent-diversity-and-inclusionbadging repository with the information you provided on the web form. You must use your GitHub account to finalize the issue on their Website by clicking "Create New Issue", or your submission will be invalid.
Communicate with Reviewers and Moderators
Please pay attention to the issue you submitted before you acquire the final badge. Reviewers may leave suggestions in the issue to request more information. Applicants must maintain communication with reviewers during the review period.
The commands work only if no other content accompanies them on the issue comment.
Once you are satisfied with the result, you will have one final task. Connect with the @badging/badging-moderators to finish the review or at any point where you wish to end the review.
Acquire the Badge
The review is finalized when a moderator confirms that the application and checklists align with everything. They will close the issue with the moderator-only /end command. Two badge links will be generated as an issue comment at the same time the issue closes.
Here is an example of a newly granted badge:
Embed the Markdown Badge Link if you wish to display the badge on any markdown File.
Embed the HTML Badge Link on an HTML page if you wish to display the badge on your event website.
If your event meets some of the criteria, please provide related details and proves. If not, those are the perspectives where your event can improve.
By clicking the button you will be navigated to .
Once the Issue is successfully created, at least two reviewers will then be assigned to review your issue. They will assess the event's D&I Practices using a
At any time during the review process, the current Badge status can be checked by using the command/result in an issue comment. See
