[OSGeo-Conf] Code of Conduct

Sat Jan 10 12:45:31 PST 2015

Things for doing this "leg work", Cameron!

Camille

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On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 5:59 AM, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com>
wrote:

>  Looking around at various Conference "Codes of Conduct", I found the
> O'Reilly definition to be eloquently worded, and less threatening to
> potential attendees. (Although I still can't find a clear definition of
> "sexual images".)
>
> http://www.oreilly.com/conferences/code-of-conduct.html
>
> Code of Conduct
>
> At O'Reilly, we assume that most people are intelligent and well-intended,
> and we're not inclined to tell people what to do. However, we want every
> O'Reilly conference to be a safe and productive environment for everyone.
> To that end, this code of conduct spells out the behavior we support and
> don't support at conferences. The core of our approach is this:
>
> We don't condone harassment or offensive behavior, at our conference
> venues or anywhere. It's counter to our company values. More importantly,
> it's counter to our values as human beings.
>
> We're voicing our strong, unequivocal support of appropriate behavior by
> all participants at technical events, including all O'Reilly conferences.
> We invite you to help us make each O'Reilly conference a place that is
> welcoming and respectful to all participants, regardless of race, gender,
> age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, national origin,
> ethnicity, or religion. So that everyone can focus on the conference
> itself, and the great networking and community richness that happens when
> we get together in person, we will not tolerate harassment of conference
> participants in any form—in person or online.
>
> Examples of harassment include offensive comments, verbal threats or
> demands, sexualized images in public spaces, intimidation, stalking,
> harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of sessions or
> events, and unwelcome physical contact or sexual attention.
>
> We expect all participants—attendees, speakers, sponsors, and
> volunteers—to follow the Code of Conduct during the conference. This
> includes conference-related social events at off-site locations, and in
> related online communities and social media. Participants asked to stop any
> harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Conference
> participants violating this Code of Conduct may be expelled from the
> conference without a refund, and/or banned from future O'Reilly events, at
> the discretion of O'Reilly Media.
>
> Please bring any concerns to the immediate attention of the event staff,
> or contact our VP of Conferences, Gina Blaber at gina at oreilly.com. We
> thank our participants for your help in keeping the event welcoming,
> respectful, and friendly to all participants.
>
> Read the blog post by Tim O'Reilly
> <http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/07/sexual-harassment-at-technical.html> that
> is the basis of our functional code of conduct for all O'Reilly conferences.
>
> Thanks to the Lean Startup <http://2014.leanstartup.co/code-of-conduct/> folks
> and the jsconf.us <http://jsconf.com/codeofconduct.html> folks, whose
> Codes of Conduct inspired some changes to our own.
>
>
>
> On 10/01/2015 4:16 am, Sanghee Shin wrote:
>
> Hello camille,
>
>  Thanks for the linking.
>
>  Now I can more clearly understand what is CoC and why this is needed. I
> think I’ve learnt many thing today.
>
>  Anyway we already started to discuss for the CoC at FOSS4G 2015 and
> we’ll soon post our own - maybe adapted/adopted from previous one - CoC to
> the website.
>
>  Thanks a lot.
>
>  With regards,
>
>  Sanghee
>     ---
> Sanghee Shin, Chair of FOSS4G 2015 Seoul
> "Toward Diversity! FOSS4G Bigbang from Seoul!"
> http://2015.foss4g.org
> Twitter: @foss4g
> Facebook: FOSS4G2015
> email: foss4gchair at osgeo.org
>
>
>
>  2015. 1. 9., 오후 4:23, Camille Acey <camille at boundlessgeo.com> 작성:
>
>  Greetings Sanghee!
>
>  The example conference policy  that has been adapted/adopted  by tech
> conferences around the world
> <http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Adoption>
> is here -
> http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy. It
> is freely and openly licensed (CC-BY-SA) and can be used and changed as you
> and the committee see fit.
>
> One of the main reasons to adopt a Code of Conduct is *precisely* because
> we are such a diverse, international group. Attendees are planning to come
> to 2015 FOSS4G in Seoul from all around the world and I think it can be
> more manageable if we establish a baseline of behaviour that is appropriate
> for *our global FOSS4G community* while also being respectful to the
> local culture.
>
>  Camille
>
>
>
>     Camille E. Acey
>  Manager, Customer Development and Partnerships| Boundless
>  camille at boundlessgeo.com
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> <%2B1%20347.267.2016>| Skype: camilleacey
> New York, NY - USA
>  @boundlessgeo
>
>  <https://twitter.com/boundlessgeo>
>
>  <https://twitter.com/boundlessgeo>
>
> On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 6:59 AM, Sanghee Shin <endofcap at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>>  First of all thank you for your pointing out.
>>
>>  Yep. We’ve discussed CoC a little bit when we prepared for the website.
>> However we didn’t add CoC to the website at that time. The reasons we
>> didn’t include CoC are as follows:
>>
>>  1. Actually we didn’t understand what is CoC and what is the main
>> purpose of CoC. Without understanding the real meaning of CoC, we didn’t
>> want to add that to the website just like accessary. We knew there were
>> CoCs at FOSS4G 2013 and 2014.(Many of LOC members attended both
>> conferences) After reading and reviewing CoCs from FOSS4G 2013 and 2014, we
>> thought that those CoC are sorts of morals or rules that we should follow
>> through the life and that should be part of our life(except over sexual
>> issue, I’ll talk this later) all the time. CoC message can be summarised
>> just like this. No Discrimination, No Harassment, No Sexuality. I thought
>> No Discrimination, No Harassment are the baseline morals of our general
>> life to live together with others. We should follow those baseline whether
>> we are in the conference or outside of the conference just like air. When I
>> saw that CoC at past FOSS4G site, I got feeling just like this. “You should
>> breathe the air, otherwise you will be expelled without refund.” And I was
>> also curious that “And then am I allowed to discriminate other people
>> outside of the conference?” I’m not trying to neglect the importance of
>> CoC.
>>
>>  In short, we were not fully convinced whether we needed to add CoC to
>> the website and didn’t understand the real meaning of CoC at that time.
>> However we are not reluctant to add CoC to the website if everyone is
>> assured of the expectation of a welcoming conference!
>>
>>  2. Regarding over sexuality issue, I totally agree with Cameron’s view.
>> Feeling sexuality is somewhat different culture by culture and region by
>> region. A month ago I was somewhat shocked when I got message from U.S.
>> that my recent presentation named "7 Reasons: Why you should come to FOSS4G
>> 2015 Seoul” included over-sexual photo. Actually I included a photo of very
>> popular Korea girl group there. I didn’t think that the photo is so sexual.
>> However he felt that photo is over-sexual. I could say that if you show
>> that picture to general Korean people and ask them whether that photo is
>> over-sexual, 8~9 out 10 will not agree with that. However if you show a
>> picture of a woman with low-cut neck line, many Koreans will say that that
>> is too sexual.
>>
>>  There is another issues over “Sexual” as well. Who will set up the
>> standard of sexual? Who will decide which is sexual or not? Organiser? And
>> then will you expel the attendee who believe that his/her image is not
>> sexual in his culture but sexual in U.S.? If FOSS4G will take place in
>> Middle East, should we follow their standard over sexual? Also I believe
>> that harsh banning on sexuality could hurt the freedom of speech as well.
>>
>>  3. Just like Cameron mentioned, as Chairperson of the FOSS4G this year,
>> I have the responsibility to make the event a pleasant experience for
>> everyone and not to feel them they are lectured or suppressed at the same
>> time.
>>
>>  All the best,
>>
>>  Sanghee
>>     ---
>> Sanghee Shin, Chair of FOSS4G 2015 Seoul
>> "Toward Diversity! FOSS4G Bigbang from Seoul!"
>> http://2015.foss4g.org
>> Twitter: @foss4g
>> Facebook: FOSS4G2015
>> email: foss4gchair at osgeo.org
>>
>>
>>
>>   2015. 1. 8., 오후 5:08, David William Bitner <bitner at dbspatial.com> 작성:
>>
>>  Great! Thanks Sanghee!
>>
>>  Has your team considered adding a code of conduct to your website?
>>
>>  The past two FOSS4G global events have included CoC's on the website as
>> well as asking registrants to agree to the CoC by a checkbox on the
>> registration form.
>>
>>  https://2014.foss4g.org/attending/code-of-conduct/ and
>> https://2015.foss4g-na.org/code-conduct are some examples that have been
>> used.
>>
>>  We have received a lot of positive response from attendees since adding
>> these to the conferences and have certainly seen an impact in gender
>> diversity since incorporating CoC's into our websites along with other
>> outreach and diversity initiatives. It is a very easy step towards ensuring
>> that everyone is assured of the expectation of a welcoming conference! I am
>> sure that other past conference chairs on this list can speak up to their
>> experiences as well.
>>
>>  I hope all is going well with planning for the event!
>>
>>  Sincerely,
>>
>>  David
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Sanghee Shin <endofcap at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>>  I’m on the list. You can talk to me directly.
>>>
>>>  With regards,
>>>
>>>  Sanghee
>>> ---
>>>     Sanghee Shin, Chair of FOSS4G 2015 Seoul
>>> "Toward Diversity! FOSS4G Bigbang from Seoul!"
>>> http://2015.foss4g.org
>>> Twitter: @foss4g
>>> Facebook: FOSS4G2015
>>> email: foss4gchair at osgeo.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  2015. 1. 8., 오후 4:22, David William Bitner <bitner at dbspatial.com> 작성:
>>>
>>>   Dear Conference Committee,
>>>
>>>  It has recently been brought to my attention by a member of our
>>> community that she noticed the absence of a Code of Conduct for the
>>> upcoming Seoul FOSS4G. I took this as a huge sign that the work that has
>>> been done by LOCs in recent FOSS4G, regional OSGeo events, and other
>>> technology and geography events towards encouraging diversity and a
>>> welcoming atmosphere to all is indeed being noticed. I have also been
>>> excited to see based simply on the measure of gender diversity that the
>>> numbers of female speakers has been steadily moving up over the past couple
>>> years.
>>>
>>>  I would like to encourage the Conference Committee (and I am
>>> volunteering to do much of the leg work) to provide guidelines for
>>> implementing a Code of Conduct at events for all FOSS4G/OSGeo related
>>> events and to include diversity initiatives as part of future calls for
>>> proposals for the international event.
>>>
>>>  While I believe it is too late for the conference committee to make
>>> any mandates to the Seoul team, is there anyone who knows the folks on the
>>> LOC that would be willing to help me reach out to explain the importance of
>>> these initiatives?
>>>
>>>  Thanks!
>>>
>>>  David
>>>
>>>  --
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>>
>>
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