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Add Q3 2024 DEI WG update

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+# 2024 Q3 DEI WG Update
+
+## Overview
+
+The DEI WG continues our mission to increase representation and strengthen
+the overall effectiveness of the cybersecurity workforce. Although the WG
+currently sees very low attendance we've made progress in three areas:
+
+* Improved coverage and extended WG reach by appointing additional WG Co-Chairs.
+* Increased outreach through panel discussions and community office hours.
+* Development of a Q3 roadmap.
+
+### Recent Updates 
+
+More details on our recent activities:
+
+* **Appointment of WG Co-Chairs**: To support Jay White as the founding WG
+Chair, Yesenia Yser and Marcela Melara volunteered to join as Co-Chairs. This
+change has enabled the WG to more rapidly address WG activities and needs.
+
+* **DEI Panel Discussion**: The WG held a [panel discussion] at SOSS
+Community Day NA '24 on the importance of DEI in OSS and Security communities,
+including a call to action to join the WG. The panel was well-attended and
+well-received at the event. The panelists also published an
+[OpenSSF blog post] promoting the panel discussion and the DEI WG.
+
+* **Community Office Hours**: Towards the WG's mission of lowering
+barriers to entry and engaging underrepresented communities in OSS and
+cybersecurity, the WG is planning [monthly Community Office Hours] in which
+the WG hosts speakers to discuss a specific topic of interest specifically
+to underrepresented groups.
+
+* **WG Roadmap**: As the WG gains momentum, the WG Co-Chairs have focused
+on putting together a short-term roadmap for Q3 2024.
+
+### Purpose
+
+The main objective of our recent activities has been to raise awareness about
+the DEI WG, improve attendance and begin outreach to engage with and attract
+folks in underrepresented groups to participate in the WG and OpenSSF at large.
+
+### Current Status
+
+Our recent activities focusing on WG direction and outreach are mutually
+reinforcing, i.e., both are needed in order to grow the WG as well as achieve
+our mission.
+
+While our attendance is still quite low at WG meetings, we are beginning to see
+the impact of our activities through a growing number of new community members
+on Slack and in meetings.
+
+Status of current activities:
+
+* **Community Office Hours**: The first Community Office Hours are planned for
+July 25 at 12pm ET on the topic of Getting Started in OSS and Cybersecurity.
+We have a tentative monthly schedule for the remainder of Q3 with several other
+topic ideas on our list.
+
+* **WG Roadmap**: Our primary focus for Q3 is to get the Community Office
+Hours organized, and into a regular cadence. We are also planning on introducing
+a monthly Tip of the Month series of social media posts starting in August, in
+which we highlight a specific WG community member and a career or tech tip they
+would like to share with the OpenSSF community and beyond.
+
+### Up Next
+
+In the coming months, our focus will continue to be on growing the WG community
+through improved attendance numbers at meetings and Community Office Hours. We
+also intend to develop a longer term WG roadmap for EOY 2024 based on the
+successes and lessons learned in Q3.
+
+We also plan to extend our outreach through social media posts, as well as
+targeted engagements with other LF communities (e.g., LF ABIDE proposal) and
+professional organizations (e.g., Black Girls Code, WiCys).
+
+### Questions/Issues for the TAC
+
+Several TAC members are either Co-Chairs or regular attendees of the DEI WG.
+
+The biggest challenge we continue to face is a lack of visibility and momentum.
+We have two main current asks for the rest of the TAC:
+
+1) Please help amplify the work that the DEI WG is doing in your networks.
+2) Please refer colleagues, contacts or mentees to the DEI WG, especially if they
+identify/belong to an underrepresented group in tech (gender, race/ethnic,
+disability, educational background, geographic region etc.). We would love to
+have them join the community and higlight their work/contributions through our
+activities.
+
+[monthly Community Office Hours]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aTAUL4YAlB5a_LCzKp4lAfD6sbUFkr6r5d5r1mlNWvo/edit?gid=0#gid=0
+[OpenSSF blog post]: https://openssf.org/blog/2024/05/29/the-opportunity-for-dei-participation-in-the-security-industry-and-openssf/
+[panel discussion]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZhcpWxzJaA