Date: Tue, 26 Jul 94 11:25:00 PDT
From: elein@illustra.com (Elein Mustain)


systers-Out Information -------------------------------------------------------


Please note that this list is women only and only for women in computer
science as described below.

Addresses
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To subscribe or unsubscribe send your name and email address to:
		systers-out-request@illustra.com

(This mail goes to a real person (me) NOT A LISTSERVER. Be nice. :-)

To send mail to the list:
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For other administration stuff, or for emergencies, send mail to:
		elein@illustra.com

List charter
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Systers-out is women-only mailing list affiliated with the systers mailing
list run by Dr. Anita Borg.  (For more information about systers, send mail
to systers-request@pa.dec.com.)  The following description of systers-out
was modelled on (and flatteringly plagiarized) from syster's membership
description.

Systers-out is a private, unmoderated mailing list intended to allow
professional lesbians and bisexual women in the field of computing--i.e.,
with a degree (or currently a student) in Computer Science or Computer
Engineering, or holding an equivalent technical position in industry,
academia, or government--to discuss issues of mutual interest.

The goal of this list is to meet other lesbian and bisexual women working
in computer science, to share what it is like to be a lesbian or bisexual
women in the field in both industry and academia, to raise visibility
in industry, academia and employee and student organizations and to share
resources for information and mutual support.

There are many newsgroups and mailing lists generally available for discussion
both of gay, bi and lesbian issues and specific areas of computer
science/engineering; systers-out aims for a narrower focus. This group is not
intended for the use of those in marketing or most administrative positions
within a computer company, or reporting about the computer industry,
or those just interested in the problems of lesbian and bi women computer
professionals.  Systers-out does include technical writers and some
administrative positions.  In this it differs from systers.


Etiquette
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Etiquette Goals: Respect, Low Traffic, High Content

* No message may be forwarded from systers-out without the *explicit*
  permission of the author.

* Try not to out people inadvertently when talking about this list to
  non-members.  Respect each woman's situation and choice with regards
  to being out.

* Whenever possible, collect responses to a query and post a summary back
  to systers-out.  I will run "systers keeper"-like intervention when things
  get too chatty, but we can be a little looser than systers.  Some people
  will not be able to participate if the traffic gets too high.

* Put your name and email address at the bottom of your messages so 
  people can respond to you.  Many mail readers swallow that information
  from the header.

* Gay/Lesbian/Bi announcements and Computer Science announcements and
  women's announcements are all appropriate here.

* This is an international mailing list.  Please remember not everyone
  recognizes abbreviations for organization names and colloquialisms.

* Remember that the women on this list are our current and future peers,
  managers and employees.

Systers' sister,

elein mustain
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