Conscience is dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone; regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, nationality, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event staff, volunteers, presenters, attendees, and participants in any form. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event, without a refund, at the discretion of the event organizers.
This Code of Conduct applies during the entire event and in any event associated space, online or otherwise. Which includes, but is not limited to: the event venue, presentation spaces, exhibition hall, evening gatherings, and chat channels.
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, nationality, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording without permission, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at this event. Speakers and chat participants should not use sexualized images, language, or other material.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of event staff immediately. Event staff can be emailed via [email protected]. We will be happy to help participants contact local law enforcement or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment or intimidation to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.
To respect the privacy of those involved and insulate any legal concerns, Conscience’s policy is to not make public statements about individual Code of Conduct cases. All Code of Conduct decisions are made collectively by the Conscience CoC committee.
This Code of Conduct is based on the template found here, https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy and the one at https://seagl.org/code_of_conduct.html and is available under the Creative Commons Zero License.
