BEAT executive members Fotini Pitoglou, Safoura Zahedi, Persis Lam and Vineetha Sivathasan along with Pam Cook who is a member of a London, Ontario based non-profit group 'Women in Landscaping’, have been invited to participate in a panel at the University of Guelph centered around the topic of diversity on Tuesday, November 19th.
For those interested, here is some information about the topics as curated by the panel and some wonderful questions the students at Guelph are starting to think about.
PANEL STRUCTURE:
Part 1: ISSUES - Identifying challenges and defining terms
Part 2: STRATEGIES - Sharing findings / discussing initiatives
Part 3: EXPERIENCES - Sharing personal anecdotes
QUESTIONS:
How do we grow the design professions to better reflect the diversity in the communities we serve?
How do we support practitioners of all backgrounds to build meaningful and impactful careers within the field?