Author: James Madsen
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin – River Falls
Country: USA
Co-Author(s): Ellen Bechtol
Affiliation: Wisconsin IceCube AstroParticle Center
Country: USA
Title: The Multimessenger Diversity Network: Creating diverse and inclusive science collaborations
Multimessenger astronomy is based on the principle that working collaboratively enables advances that would not be possible without cooperation. The Multimessenger Diversity Network (MDN) is extending this collaborative approach to include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The MDN, an NSF INCLUDES-funded community of representatives from multimessenger science collaborations, focuses on increasing diversity by sharing knowledge, experiences, training, and resources. The goal of the MDN is to broaden participation in multimessenger astronomy, including identifying current and past successful initiatives led or joined by the multimessenger community. Members of the MDN will also become the DEI engagement fellows at their experiment, with the goal of implementing best practices and new strategies for action. We will give an overview of the MDN structure, lessons learned thus far, and explain how to join the effort.
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