TOS JEDI Committee Town Hall: Building Support for JEDI Efforts from Individuals to Institutions

Introduction

Thank you for participating in this short survey. Responses to the questions organized into three themes shown below will serve as a resource for discussion during the OSM 2022 Town Hall taking place on Friday, February 25, 2022 (11:00 ET).

GENERAL QUESTIONS

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1. Are you a member of one of the professional societies sponsoring this meeting? Please check all that apply:

AGU

ASLO

TOS

I am a member of another professional society

No, I am not a member of any professional society

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2. Have you participated in diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, acceptance, and belonging (DEIJAB) related activities at your institution or place of work?

Yes, I am very involved

Yes, but in a limited capacity

No, not yet

No, and I do not have opportunities

No, and I do not plan to participate

THEME 1: What are the major challenges that exist in advancing DEIJAB priorities within ocean and coastal sciences, and how are they being addressed?

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3. What is the most significant challenge that you see to broadening participation in ocean and coastal sciences?

Recruitment (opportunities exist but not explored)

Opportunities (plenty of recruits but not enough options)

Training (potential recruits are not prepared)

Funding constraints (opportunities and recruits exist but lack of human or financial resources to compensate practitioners)

Gatekeeping (barriers to entry, exclusion, lack of a welcoming environment)

Cultural (how ocean science is viewed by potential recruits)

THEME 2: What efforts have been successful for increasing DEIJAB in ocean and coastal sciences? These efforts may be at the individual or institutional scale.

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4. Do you feel that any efforts to broaden participation in ocean and coastal science have been successful?

Things have become worse

Not at all, I have not seen any changes

Things have improved somewhat

Things are much better

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5. What efforts to broaden participation in ocean science have been the most effective?

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6. What efforts to broaden participation in ocean science have been least effective or harmful?

THEME 3: What support can TOS and other societies provide to bolster success and alleviate challenges to integrate DEIJAB in ocean and coastal sciences?

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7. How important do you think that professional societies such as TOS are for changing the culture of ocean science to be more just, equitable, diverse, inclusive?

Not at all

A little bit

Very important

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* 1. Are you a member of one of the professional societies sponsoring this meeting? Please check all that apply:

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* 2. Have you participated in diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, acceptance, and belonging (DEIJAB) related activities at your institution or place of work?

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* 3. What is the most significant challenge that you see to broadening participation in ocean and coastal sciences?

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* 4. Do you feel that any efforts to broaden participation in ocean and coastal science have been successful?

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* 5. What efforts to broaden participation in ocean science have been the most effective?

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* 6. What efforts to broaden participation in ocean science have been least effective or harmful?

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* 7. How important do you think that professional societies such as TOS are for changing the culture of ocean science to be more just, equitable, diverse, inclusive?

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* 8. What specific task would you like to see professional societies accomplish to foster a more JEDI culture? (short answer)

1. Are you a member of one of the professional societies sponsoring this meeting? Please check all that apply:

2. Have you participated in diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, acceptance, and belonging (DEIJAB) related activities at your institution or place of work?

3. What is the most significant challenge that you see to broadening participation in ocean and coastal sciences?

4. Do you feel that any efforts to broaden participation in ocean and coastal science have been successful?

5. What efforts to broaden participation in ocean science have been the most effective?

6. What efforts to broaden participation in ocean science have been least effective or harmful?

7. How important do you think that professional societies such as TOS are for changing the culture of ocean science to be more just, equitable, diverse, inclusive?

8. What specific task would you like to see professional societies accomplish to foster a more JEDI culture? (short answer)