Author ORCID Identifier

Candice Etson: 0000-0002-9796-269X

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Publication Title

Molecular Biology of the Cell

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.

Volume

31

Issue

23

First Page

2495

Last Page

2501

DOI

10.1091/MBC.E20-06-0381

ISSN

10591524

Rights

© 2020 Segarra et al.

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