# Online Diversity Workshop January 2021 We ran a 2-3 hr zoom workshop in early January where we discussed initiatives to improve diversity and inclusivity within NIME over both the long and short term. ### Topics we discussed * Presenting results from the NIME 2020 diversity survey and discuss comments and suggestions such as: * Setting up a sibling system to help newcomers to the community navigate NIME language and get the most out of conference attendance * English-as-first-language editing assistance for those with great research, but not as great English skills and limited funds to hire assistance. * Developing a mentorship program. * Financial and geographical impediments to NIME participation. * Planning a diversity workshop for NIME 2021. We welcome additional ideas and suggestions for future discussion and hope this workshop had yielded some well-defined actionable items. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://diversity.nime.org/past-actions/online-diversity-workshop.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.