Hey Marina, Thanks for coming up with this detailed policy. On Sat, Jul 05, 2014 at 01:08:07AM -0400, Marina Zhurakhinskaya wrote:
Having a specific and actionable anti-harassment policy is important for making the conference a safer space for everyone.
Fwiw, I disagree with the wording, especially the "specific and actionable" and "safer for everyone".
Below, I adapted the anti-harassment policy and enforcement guidelines from http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy for GUADEC. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for further modifications. Alexandre, could you please provide any available local numbers for law enforcement, sexual assault hot line, emergency and non-emergency medical, and a taxi company.
I'm not sure these local hot lines (if they exist) will be able to deal with English speakers (to be checked).
I can be a female contact for reporting harassment, however, I won't have a phone working locally and do not speak French, so someone local would be better. Thanks, Marina ------------------------ Short version for the registration form: GUADEC is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. Please familiarize yourself with our anti-harassment policy and confirm that you agree to abide by it. ------------------------ Short version for the front page: GUADEC is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. Please familiarize yourself with our anti-harassment policy.
I still prefer FOSDEM's version when we want something short (though I don't like 'jerk'). Something longer and more official sounding can have a chilling effect on well-meaning people, especially new contributors.
------------------------ Anti-harassment policy: GUADEC is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form.
Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks.
I understand we don't want sexual imagery in talks, however this sentence is not really related to harassment imo.
Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, 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. Exhibitors in the sponsor exhibit space are also subject to the anti-harassment policy.
In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material.
Same feeling/comment about this sentence.
The rest of the text seems good to me, longer though still very
official, and potentially scary ("may I get in trouble if I make this
not politically correct joke to this person I've started to know a bit
better since the beginning of GUADEC? let's be safe and boring, just in
case").
Christophe
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