Code of Conduct

TL;DR Version

  1. WordCamp Peoria is dedicated to a friendly, safe, and welcoming conference experience for everyone. In other words, be kind, and don’t be a jerk.

    Everyone, including speakers, sponsors, and volunteers, at WordPress Peoria are required to abide by this Code of Conduct.

  2. Need Help?

    Contact the organizers: You may contact us here. If you need to find an organizer at the event, volunteers and organizers will be wearing special landyards. Any volunteer can connect you with a conference organizer. You can also come to the registration desk and ask for the organizers.

Full Version

  1. Purpose
  2. Open Source Citizenship
  3. Expected Behavior
  4. Unacceptable Behavior
    1. Consequences Of Unacceptable Behavior
    2. If You Witness Or Are Subject To Unacceptable Behavior
  5. Scope
  6. Contact Information
  7. License and Attribution

  1. Purpose

    WordCamp Peoria believes our community should be truly open for everyone. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, religion, preferred operating system, programming language, or text editor. Our diversity statement can also be read here.

    This code of conduct outlines our expectations for participant behavior as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.

    We invite all sponsors, volunteers, speakers, attendees, and other participants to help us realize a safe and positive WordCamp experience for everyone.

  2. Open Source Citizenship

    A supplemental goal of this code of conduct is to increase open source citizenship by encouraging participants to recognize and strengthen the relationships between what we do and the community at large.

    In service of this goal, If you see someone who is making an extra effort to ensure our community is welcoming, friendly, and encourages all participants to contribute to the fullest extent, we want to know. Find an organizer at the event, and give that person a shout-out!

  3. Expected Behavior

    • Be kind, considerate, respectful, and collaborative.
    • Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory or harassing behavior and speech.
    • Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants. Alert conference organizers if you notice a dangerous situation or someone in distress.
    • Participate in an authentic and active way. In doing so, you help to create WordCamp Peoria and make it your own.

  4. Unacceptable Behavior

    Unacceptable behaviors include: intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory or demeaning conduct by any attendees of WordCamp Peoria and related events. All WordCamp Peoria venues may be shared with members of the public; please be respectful to all patrons of these locations.

    Harassment includes: offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability; inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces; deliberate intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

    1. Consequences Of Unacceptable Behavior

      Unacceptable behavior will not be tolerated whether by other attendees, organizers, venue staff, sponsors, or other patrons of WordCamp Peoria venues.

      Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.

      If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, the conference organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion from the conference without warning or refund.

    2. What To Do If You Witness Or Are Subject To Unacceptable Behavior

      If you are subject to unacceptable behavior, notice that someone else is being subject to unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please notify a WordCamp Peoria organizer as soon as possible. Contact information for the organizers is below.

      The WordCamp Peoria team will be available to help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, to provide escorts, or to otherwise assist those experiencing unacceptable behavior to feel safe for the duration of the conference.

  5. Scope

    We expect all conference participants (sponsors, volunteers, speakers, attendees, and other guests) to abide by this code of conduct at all conference venues and conference-related social events.

  6. Contact Information

    If you have any comments or questions before the event, you may contact us here. If you need to find an organizer at the event, volunteers and organizers will be wearing special lanyards. Any volunteer can connect you with a conference organizer. You can also come to the registration desk and ask for the organizers.

  7. License And Attribution

    This Code of Conduct is a direct swipe from the awesome work of Open Source Bridge, but with our event information substituted. The original is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.

    The format was inspired by the Open Source and Feelings Code of Conduct.

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