Workstreams

The Inclusive Naming Initiative does its work in a set of workstreams which focus on specific subject areas.

Cross-cutting workstreams

These workstreams support the work of the domain-specific workstreams by producing recommendations as well as driving community and marketing efforts.

Community workstream

• Handles community intake, managing donated projects, and system administration
• Develops guidance for open source projects and maintainers executing inclusive naming work

Leads: Stephen Augustus, Celeste Horgan, Dale Davis Jones, Jason Brooks

Meeting times: See the calendar

Communication methods: Inclusive naming initiative slack : #ws-community

Marketing workstream

Handles marketing, events, and membership for the Inclusive Naming Initiative.

Leads: Bill Mulligan, Priyanka Sharma, Jim St. Leger

Meeting times: See the calendar

Communication methods: Inclusive naming initiative slack : #ws-marketing

Language workstream

Researches inclusive language and produces recommendations to remove insensitive terminology.

Leads: Celeste Horgan, Larry Kunz

Meeting times: See the calendar

Communication methods: Inclusive naming initiative slack : #ws-language

Domain-specific workstreams

These workstreams create advice and guidance for working on inclusive naming efforts in specific contexts, such as individual companies or open source projects.

Company

Develops guidance for open source projects and maintainers executing inclusive naming work.

Leads: André Pellet, Monica Rush

Meeting times: See the calendar

Communication methods: Inclusive naming initiative slack : #ws-company

Standards organizations

Works with standards bodies and organizations that work with them on driving inclusive naming work.

Leads: Joanna Lee, Matthew Schnoor

Meeting times: See the calendar

Communication methods: Inclusive naming initiative slack : #ws-standards