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I had the opportunity to meet with BBC's Diversity Centre team, essentially BBC's corporate diversity team at White City BBC Television Centre. The Diversity Centre is pan-BBC and covers all divisions and areas, these include BBC Vision (TV, Film, On-Line content), Marketing, Communications & Audiences, A&M, Future Media & Technology, BBC Worldwide, BBC Journalism including News, Sport, Nations & English Regions, BBC People, BBC Finance, BBC Resources, BBC Operations. It is essentially positioned in the HR department of BBC.

After watching a presentation on BBC's strategic plan to be more relevant to people with disabilities (it was "brilliant", as they say), I gave a short presentation of CBC's Diversity Advantage, our joint diversity action plan. It was also an opportunity to compare notes on how the diversity file is structured in our respective broadcast organisations. My visit was coordinated by one of BBC's diversity champions, Sue Caro, Senior Diversity Manager, Portrayal.