Code Of Conduct
Code Of Conduct
CITCON is dedicated to providing a safe, harassment-free conference experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of the conference organizers.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
- Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, socioeconomic status, nationality or national origin, immigration status, language or accent, educational background, marital or family status, veteran status, neurodiversity, political beliefs or affiliations, cultural background or ethnicity, health status or medical conditions, indigenous status or tribal affiliations, caste, profession or industry, and urban or rural origin.
- Sexual images in public spaces
- Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
- Harassing photography or recording
- Sustained disruption of talks or other events
- Inappropriate physical contact
- Unwelcome sexual attention
- Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour
Safe Environment
We invite all those who participate in CITCON, and the community surrounding the conference, to help us create safe and positive experiences for everyone.
- Treat everyone professionally. Everybody at the conference is a professional in their field. Treat all attendees as equals. Ask before you teach. Do not explain things without being asked. The person you are talking to right now might know more, or different things about the topic than you!
- Be welcoming, friendly, and patient. Give people the benefit of the doubt. Ask questions before jumping to conclusions.
- Be respectful. Not all of us will agree with each other all the time, but disagreement is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack.
- Be aware of the effect your words may have on others. We are a community of professionals, and we conduct ourselves professionally. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other participants. Harassment and other exclusionary behavior aren't acceptable.
- Whenever possible, use inclusive language: For example, say "folks" or "friends" instead of "guys", and be mindful that some people prefer different pronouns than those you would assume.
- If you misspeak, don't feel bad - just apologize and do better next time.
- Be careful with jokes. We do not tolerate any CoC violations, even if “it was just a joke”.
- Admit when you do not know something. Encourage others to admit when they do not know something—and never joke about it. We are all here to learn.
Enforcement
Participants, including sponosors and volunteers, asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, event organisers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference.
Event organisers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event-related social activities. We think people should follow these rules outside event activities too!
Reporting
If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible. Harassment and other code of conduct violations reduce the value of our event for everyone. We want you to be happy at our event. People like you make our event a better place.
This anti-harassment policy is based in part on the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers. This policy is also based in part on the SoCraTes conference's Code of Conduct as expressed in The Values of SoCraTes.