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

[Sarah Goodwin]

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On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 16:01, Martin Tomko <tomkom at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:

> +1
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> *From: *FOSS4G-Oceania <foss4g-oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf
> of John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Wednesday, 12 September 2018 at 1:50 pm
> *To: *"foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org" <foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Subject: *[FOSS4G-Oceania] Motion: minor update to Child Friendly
> Conference policy
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> Hi folks,
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> 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:
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>    - 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.
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> 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:
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>    - 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.
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> 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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