[FOSS4G-Oceania] Motion: minor update to Child Friendly Conference policy

[adam steer]

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On Wed., 12 Sep. 2018, 13:55 Alex Leith, <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1
>
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 13:50 John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> You may have seen a request on the foss4g-oceania-discuss list this week,
>> suggesting some clarifications to our child-friendly policy. There was a
>> bit of concern that:
>>
>>    - we weren't making it clear enough that parents bear responsibility
>>    for making sure their children are supervised at all times
>>    - we were expecting attendees to be responsible for dealing with
>>    children in difficult situations, even if they are not comfortable doing so.
>>
>> The person who brought it up did so in the spirit of helping us improve
>> our policy, and Cameron & Adam stepped in quickly to make the suggested
>> clarifications.
>>
>> The policy document has been amended
>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q_S01zTDMP1TUpLQQo3O0wmnP1UmcvW3mPSORn4h9uc>
>> to provide a little more clarity on responsibilities of parents and other
>> attendees:
>>
>>    - addition of '*we request that parents take responsibility for their
>>    children*'
>>    - rewording from '*Assist. If you see a child looking lost or
>>    distressed, get down to their level and ask them how you can help.*'
>>    to '*If you are comfortable with children, consider assisting
>>    children who are looking lost or distressed - as you would an adult in the
>>    same situation.*'
>>
>> I don't want to take up a lot of bandwidth with this - but want to make
>> sure the committee is aware and has bought in.
>>
>> So, a motion: *We accept the modifications to the Child Friendly
>> Conference document, and update our website with the updated text.*
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