Code of Conduct
True North Science Bootcamp seeks to provide a welcoming, professionally engaging, fun, and safe conference experience and ongoing community for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Discriminatory language and imagery (including sexual) are not appropriate for any event venue, including talks.
Harassment is understood as any behavior that threatens or demeans another person or group, or produces an unsafe environment. It includes offensive verbal comments or non-verbal expressions related to gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religious or political beliefs; sexual or discriminatory images in public spaces (including online); deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Reporting
If at any time, a presenter, guest, delegate or visitor feels that they have been harassed or that this code of conduct has been breached, it is important that this person report it to the Organizing Committee at TNSBootcamp@gmail.com.
Sanctions
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, organizers may take any action they deem appropriate.
Specific sanctions may include but are not limited to:
warning the harasser to cease their behavior and that any further reports will result in other sanctions
requiring that the harasser avoid any interaction with their victim for the remainder of the event
early termination of a talk that violates the policy
not publishing the video or slides of a talk that violated the policy
not allowing a speaker who violated the policy to give (further) talks at the event
immediately ending any event volunteer responsibilities and privileges the harasser holds
requiring that the harasser immediately leave the event and not return
banning the harasser from future events (either indefinitely or for a certain time period)
publishing an account of the harassment
We value everyone's participation in the community, and will all work to keep True North Science Bootcamp a safe and friendly space for all participants!
Adapted from CodeOfConduct4Lib http://bit.ly/coc4lib