FOSS4G 2013 Code of Conduct
Last saved by Franz-Josef Behr on March 23, 2013
UK Law
The conference is taking place in the United Kingdom and so all the laws of the UK will apply. These may be different to those of your home country and it is your responsibility to be aware of this.
Venue Terms and Conditions
The conference venue is private property and has its own terms and conditions. These are available from [url]. In summary...
Conference Code
The conference is taking place in the United Kingdom and so all the laws of the UK will apply. These may be different to those of your home country and it is your responsibility to be aware of this.
Venue Terms and Conditions
The conference venue is private property and has its own terms and conditions. These are available from [url]. In summary...
Conference Code
- acceptable behaviour
- exclusion
- photography/video/audio recording
- tweeting/blogging
- timeliness
Comments
Barry Rowlingson on March 21, 2013:
I'll be checking out previous foss4g c-o-cs, as well as from other organisations, and also checking the venue terms and conditions.
any comments on scope, content, inspiration etc please add below.
Steven Feldman on March 22, 2013:
My preference would be to keep this low key and not get bogged down with being politically correct. The few people who might behave in an unacceptable manner are unlikely to be deterred by a c-o-c (must remember to include hyphens in this abbreviation), we need the right to sanction them potentially with exclusion.
Jo Cook on March 22, 2013:
"All of these people felt that I could make a contribution to the community, too. It wasn’t because I was a woman, it was just because I was a person, and at the end of the day, that’s all I want — to be respected as a person."
Rather than a code of conduct that says what types of behaviour we exclude, I'd like to see one that says what we allow or encourage- which is basically that all attendees are treated with respect.
If we must include some explicit sanctions or ways in which people should report problems, then there are elements of the geek feminism anti-harassement policy (which the newly updated PyCon c-o-c is based on) that could probably be used: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy
But personally I'd like as light a touch as possible- and treat people like responsible adults. I am happy to reach out to Kate Chapman though, for a more global perspective.