Anti-harassment in a nutshell: Is a policy really too much to ask for? - satire by @pomke
Update: Petition O'Reilly to adopt a code of conduct
And in the meantime, you can subscribe to a voluntary code of conduct for OSCON2011 by copy and pasting the text below into your bio on the http://oscon.com website.
- In the absence of an official conference code of conduct, I'd like to state, that as a speaker at OSCON I believe we should all strive to create a fun, educational, enjoyable and harassment-free conference experience for everyone.
- If you are being harassed, or witness harassment please report it to venue security, the police, the conference organisers or a trusted friend. You do not have to put up with it.
- For more detail on what an anti-harassment policy should contain, please review the geekfeminism wiki conference anti-harassment policy template
These text only snippets contain the link in OSCONs markdown format.
For Speakers
In the absence of an official conference code of conduct, I'd like to state, that as a speaker at OSCON I believe we should all strive to create a fun, educational, enjoyable and harassment-free conference experience for everyone. If you are being harassed, or witness harassment please report it to venue security, the police, the conference organisers or a trusted friend. You do not have to put up with it. For more detail on what an anti-harassment policy should contain, please review the "geekfeminism wiki conference anti-harassment policy template":http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/index.php?title=Conference_anti-harassment_policy
For Delegates
In the absence of an official conference code of conduct, I'd like to state, that as an attendee at OSCON I believe we should all strive to create a fun, educational, enjoyable and harassment-free conference experience for everyone. If you are being harassed, or witness harassment please report it to venue security, the police, the conference organisers or a trusted friend. You do not have to put up with it. For more detail on what an anti-harassment policy should contain, please review the "geekfeminism wiki conference anti-harassment policy template":http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/index.php?title=Conference_anti-harassment_policy