At the August meeting, we had a speaker give a talk about very personal issues, rather than the talk I had originally invited him to give. Sometimes a speaker wants to change their talk, and I will usually allow this, provided that it is still useful to the group. I found out about the change and the general topic the night before the meeting and while it was very different for what we usually had, I couldn't think of a good reason to refuse the change.
It has been brought to my attention that some attendees felt very uncomfortable with this talk to where it crossed the line. As I was unfamiliar with the talk's content, I did not know where it would go. Had I known the full extent of the talk and its background, I would not have allowed it. I am deeply sorry and will make sure that something like this doesn't happen again. We strive for our meetings to be inclusive and welcoming and I feel like we took a step back that night. Sincerely, Marty _______________________________________________ Bdrg-members mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bdrg-members
