Welcome to the CMS Diversity Office Homepage

This is the main page for the newly-formed CMS Diversity Office. For the moment, this page includes the charge of the Diversity Office and its membership. Further information will be provided in due course.

Committee membership

Co-chairs (Email: cms-diversity-office-chair@cernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch)

• Brajesh Choudhary (University of Delhi)
• Toyoko Orimoto (Northeastern)

Members (Email: cms-diversity-office@cernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch)

• Kevin Black (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Bo Jayatilaka (FNAL)
• Aysel Kayis Topaksu (Adana-Cukurova)
• Olga Kodolova (Moscow)
• Panja Luukka (Helsinki)
• Isabell Melzer-Pellmann (DESY)
• Clemencia Mora (UERJ - Rio)
• Meenakshi Narain (Brown University)
• Mario Pelliccioni (Torino)
• Meng Xiao (Zhejiang University)

Scope and Mandate of the Diversity Office

The goal of a CMS Diversity Office is to foster a working environment where all members of the Collaboration can thrive and bring in their talents, irrespective of age, career status, employment situation, institutional affiliation, geographical location, nationality, gender, ethnicity, family situation, sexual orientation, or disabilities.

The mandate of the Diversity Office is to:

• advise management and individuals on diversity related matters
• propose actions to promote diversity and create awareness
• monitor and record statistical information related to diversity
• actively listen to Collaboration members’ concerns
• report regularly to the Collaboration about status and progress of diversityrelated issues
• collaborate with relevant bodies outside CMS such as the CERN Diversity Office if required

The Diversity Office is a standing body of the Collaboration Board, with the Collaboration Board Chairperson and the Spokesperson being ex-officio members. The Diversity Office will have both closed and open meetings, at least at each of the typically five CMS weeks per year, and will report regularly to the Collaboration Board. The Diversity Office chairperson(s) become part of the Search and Award Committee.

Contact Information

• Diversity Office INDICO: https://indico.cern.ch/category/9912/
• Diversity Office hypernews: hn-cms-diversity-office@cernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch
• Email the Diversity Office co-chairs: cms-diversity-office-chair@cernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch
• Email all members of the Diversity Office: cms-diversity-office@cernNOSPAMPLEASE.ch

Anonymous Message Box

Use this form to communicate confidentially with the CMS Diversity Office Co-Chairs.

We encourage you to report any instances of inappropriate behavior - e.g. harassment, bullying, or deviation from CMS or CERN code of conduct. The incidents could also relate to meetings or interactions beyond CMS at workshops or conferences when presenting on behalf of CMS. This message box can also be used to make suggestions for any future action items for the Diversity office. All information you provide will be treated in confidence. If you would like us to reply and follow up on the incident, then please provide contact details. We will also use the messages to gauge the environment of the collaboration and to identify any persistent common issues.

CMS Code of Conduct

https://cms-docdb.cern.ch/cgi-bin/PublicDocDB/ShowDocument?docid=13847

The CMS collaboration consists of members with varied national origin, ethnic background, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender, age, physical ability, and religion. As a community, we are committed to being positive and inclusive in all regards.

We follow the CERN Code of Conduct. Members of CMS must maintain a professional environment in an atmosphere of tolerance and mutual respect and abstain from all forms of harassment, abuse, intimidation, bullying, and mistreatment of any kind. This includes, but is not limited to, intimidation, sexual or crude jokes or comments, offensive images, and unwelcome physical conduct. Members must keep in mind that behavior and language deemed acceptable to one person may not be to another.

We commit to helping our community adhere to this code of conduct and speak up when we see possible violations of it. We strive to treat those outside of CMS as we would members of our own community. In the event that the letter or the spirit of this code has been violated, appropriate action will be taken, up to and including procedures specified in Annex A3.2 of the CMS Constitution.

CMS resources

• CMS Conference committee: Analysis of statistical data from December 2017 and Analysis of 2016 survey data

Resources Available at CERN

• CERN Ombudsperson: http://ombuds.web.cern.ch
  • The Ombudsperson has several roles: to provide impartial advice and guidance; to help resolve interpersonal disputes; to listen, share and examine preoccupations or problems; and to guide people at CERN in applying the CERN Code of Conduct.
• CERN code of conduct: https://cds.cern.ch/record/2240689/
• CERN Diversity Office: https://diversity.web.cern.ch including recommended articles and videos

References from other experiments

• ATLAS Diversity Report: https://cds.cern.ch/record/2202392?ln=en
• Flyer produced by the CERN Diversity Office that can be shared with anyone making a short trip to CERN: http://cds.cern.ch/record/2621984/files/CERN-Brochure-2018-963-Eng.pdf
• ATLAS Code of Conduct for Meetings:
  • ATLASCommunitySlide.pptx: ATLAS Code of Conduct (long version)
  • ATLASCommunitySlideShort.pptx: ATLAS Code of Conduct (short version)
• LHCb Early Career, Gender, and Diversity Office reference links

• CMS Legacy (Older Women and Equal Opportunity Twiki)

Photos

Name	Institution	Photo
Brajesh Choudhary (co-chair)	University of Delhi
Toyoko Orimoto (co-chair)	Northeastern University
Kevin Black	Wisconsin
Bo Jayatilaka	FNAL
Aysel Kayis Topaksu	Adana-Cukurova
Olga Kodolova	Moscow
Panja Luukka	Helsinki
Isabell Melzer-Pellmann	DESY
Clemencia Mora	UERJ - Rio
Meenakshi Narain	Brown University
Mario Pelliccioni	Torino
Meng Xiao	Zhejiang University

Past chairs and former members

• Jason Lee (University of Seoul): Member Aug 2018 - Aug 2020
• Bo Jayatilaka (FNAL): Co-chair Oct 2018 - Aug 2020
• Jo Cole (Brunel): Co-chair Aug 2017 - Aug 2020
• Meenakshi Narain (Brown University): Co-chair Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
• Byungsik Hong (Korea University): Member Dec 2017 - Aug 2018

Responsible: ToyokoOrimoto