This wiki has a list of Conference anti-harassment resources, designed for conference organisers and volunteers to use to create a safer environment for delegates.
Adopting a policy[]
An anti-harassment policy is a core part of creating a safer environment. A policy makes it clear that the conference is willing to act on reports of harassment.
See Conference anti-harassment/Policy for a sample policy you can adapt for your conferences.
Resources[]
- Conference anti-harassment/Policy resources has implementation considerations for conference organisers (including answers to common questions and concerns).
- Conference anti-harassment/Adoption has a list of conferences who have adopted this or similar policies.
- Conference_anti-harassment/Adoption/SFF has a list of speculative fiction fandom conferences (including Anime, Steampunk, and Comic Cons) who have adopted this or similar policies.
- Conference anti-harassment/Actions has a list of actions individuals can take in support of anti-harassment policy adoption.
- Conference anti-harassment/Schwag has buttons, stickers etc in support of policy adoption.
- Conference booklet template is an example program/booklet template for handing out to attendees that welcomes women.
Further reading[]
- Conference anti-harassment/Reading has a list of further reading you can do about conference anti-harassment policies, including blog posts from various communities.
Enforcing a policy[]
A duty officer is a conference staffer who is on-hand to do first response to serious incidents, like harassment reports. See Conference anti-harassment/Duty officer for a description of duties and resources.
The key to committing to anti-harassment for your events is responding to reports as quickly as reasonably possible, with the aim of making your event safe from harassment. See Conference anti-harassment/Responding to reports for resources on how to respond when harassment is reported at your event.
Risky events[]
Some conferences or conference events and activities are more risky than others and you may wish to make special arrangements to improve people's safety at these events.
Conference anti-harassment/Higher risk activities