Report of the Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
M. Névant (FR), Editorial Committee
The Diversity and Inclusion Working Group (D & I Working Group) was set up by the Board (B117 ) in September 201. At C92 in May 2022 the D & I policy was adopted by the Council.
Since then, the WG has held monthly meetings. The Working Group identified and included useful resources for the D & I website, which has been reorganized accordingly:
At the Council Meeting C93 the decision was approved, that the Diversity and Inclusion Working Group continue its work until at least C94 in order to help providing materials to support epi members to best address and adapt the need of their clients and to propose actions to grow epi’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Since C93 the Working Group attended a meeting with the EQE Secretariat of the EPO with Mr Xavier Seuba and Mr Christoph Machwirth to discuss D & I matters in the context of the EQE. Tiem Reijns as member of the EQE Examination Board on behalf of epi also attended the meeting.
The Working Group prepared questions which were focused on the experience of candidates with permanent or temporary disabilities to be included in the survey sent to candidates after the examination.
The Working Group now aims at identifying solutions/best practice to implement the D&I policy adopted by Council. In this resprect, Council approved the decision that the D & I working group continue its work until C95.
