Lgbt Staff Network Meeting

LGBT Staff Network Meeting

Meeting 13 – Monday 26th January @ 1pm

Minutes

• Minutes were approved

• CM to contact IBM

• Joan to invite representative from LINK

• CM to forward addresses of university equality personnel to DOD

• GLEN were contacted and Davin replied to say he will attend on behalf of the organisation. GLEN committed to advertise this event to private sector employers.
• An announcement about the workshop has been drafted to send to all seven Irish universities (drafted by DOD and EW).
• The network still needs to secure a UK speaker. Having difficulty getting a commitment due to Stonewall event in the UK happening around the same time as UCC event.
• IUA are providing funding for this event so no need to contact Stonewall for financial support.
• EW has circulated questions to speakers.
• Catherine O’Donnell will advertise workshop in Lesbian Lives on 14th Feb 09.

• CK to contact DJ in Glucksman to ask about Café opening hours and confirm the presence of someone to help with logistics on the day

• CM to ask MR to upload text requesting people to inform the network if they need reasonable accommodations for attendance at this workshop

• Richard O’Leary will source speaker from Queens.
• EW and CK to invite IFUT and SIPTU reps to event
• Marie McSweeney to be asked to advertise workshop
• JMcC to gather material from speakers

• Location – DJ has confirmed accessibility of Glucksman. EW has confirmed accessibility of Dunlea – event will be held on ground floor of this building. There are some steps up the building but Dunlea are organising a ramp. Toilets are on the ground floor of this building.
• Optional – breakfast meeting in the Old Bar??
• There will be a location suggested to those interested in meeting socially the night before and the night of the workshop
• Speakers – Prof Whelton to open, 2 x speakers from Labour LGBT, Sheila Crowley (INTO), Michael Barron (Belong), Jason Dowling (Google)
• Group agreed that better gender balance is needed in line-up
• Another all staff e-mail will be sent to all UCC staff two weeks before the event to advertise it.
• IUA Equality Network will facilitate 4pm session
• CM will do role of Order of the Day
• EW, JMcC and CK to chair
• The network agreed that expenses would e covered for 2 nights B&B in Garnish House and train fare for Sheila Crowley, Jason Dowling and Michael Barron
• Attendance list – CK has organised a folder in the networks inbox to record all bookings

• 23rd February at 1pm in room 185 O’Rahilly Building