@article{f0cd50ecb6714394864a6edd86911ba6,
title = "Scientific societies fostering inclusivity through speaker diversity in annual meeting programming: A call to action",
abstract = "Scientific societies aiming to foster inclusion of scientists from underrepresented (UR) backgrounds among their membership often delegate primary responsibility for this goal to a diversity-focused committee. The National Science Foundation has funded the creation of the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS), a meta-organization bringing together representatives from several such STEM society committees to serve as a hub for a growing community of practice. Our goal is to coordinate efforts to advance inclusive practices by sharing experiences and making synergistic discoveries about what works. ACCESS has analyzed the approaches by which member societies have sought to ensure inclusivity through selection of annual meeting speakers. Here we discuss how inclusive speaker selection fosters better scientific environments for all and identify challenges and promising practices for societies striving to maximize inclusivity of speakers in their scientific programming.",
author = "Segarra, {Ver{\'o}nica A.} and Clara Primus and Unguez, {Graciela A.} and Ashanti Edwards and Candice Etson and Flores, {Sonia C.} and Catherine Fry and Guillory, {Ashley N.} and Ingram, {Susan L.} and Mark Lawson and Richard McGee and Stephanie Paxson and Laura Phelan and Kirsta Suggs and Vega, {Leticia R.} and Elizabeth Vuong and {Christopher Havran}, J. and Alfredo Leon and Burton, {Michael D.} and {Luis Lujan}, J. and Marina Ramirez-Alvarado",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the past and current members of ACCESS. We also thank Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Michael Boyce, Erika Shugart, and Greta-lyn Leibnitz for helpful discussions and thoughtful feedback on this manuscript. ACCESS work is supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant no. 1744098 to M.R.-A. and V.A.S. Funding in part by the Partnership for the Advancement of Cancer Research NCI Grants no. U54 CA132383 (New Mexico State University) and no. U54 CA132381 (Fred Hutch; G.A.U.). Funding Information: We thank the past and current members of ACCESS. We also thank Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Michael Boyce, Erika Shugart, and Gretalyn Leibnitz for helpful discussions and thoughtful feedback on this manuscript. ACCESS work is supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant no. 1744098 to M.R.-A. and V.A.S. Funding in part by the Partnership for the Advancement of Cancer Research NCI Grants no. U54 CA132383 (New Mexico State University) and no. U54 CA132381 (Fred Hutch; G.A.U.). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Segarra et al. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1091/MBC.E20-06-0381",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "31",
pages = "2495--2501",
journal = "Molecular Biology of the Cell",
issn = "1059-1524",
publisher = "American Society for Cell Biology",
number = "23",
}