Code of Conduct | JSConf Korea 2022 🌈

PURPOSE

JSConf Korea is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, hometown, educational background, seniority level, choice of technology, language, or neurotype. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate in any conference space, including talks. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.

COVID-19 SAFETY

You must wear a mask indoors. It is recommended to wear masks outdoors.

ANTI-HARASSMENT

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity, and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, hometown, educational background, language or neurotype.

Sexual images in public spaces

Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following

Harassing photography or recording

Sustained disruption of talks or other events

Inappropriate physical contact

Invasion of personal space

Unwelcome sexual attention

Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior

ENFORCEMENT

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.

Event organizers may take action to address anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference spaces and conference-related activities. These include our social media posts.

INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION

Treat each other with kindness and an open mind.

Keep in mind that people can have different ways of communicating. For some, talking or typing might take more time, while for some others, English might not be their first language.

Make a conscious effort to include people who are not like you.

Think about how others might interpret what you say.

Be charitable in how you interpret others' questions or comments.

Assume good intent, and respond in good faith.

Ask questions to understand, not to boast or denounce.

PHOTO POLICY

Photographs and videos taken during the conference may be released through JSConf Korea's official channels.

Whether you agree to be photographed will be indicated through your lanyard.

Black: "It's okay to photograph/film me. "

Yellow: "Please do not photograph/film me."

If there are participants with their cameras on, please ask for their permission before taking any screenshots or recordings.

If you do not wish to be photographed (via screenshots), please feel free to turn your camera off at any moment.

All participants, including attendees, sponsor representatives, and staff members, shall do their best to respect the lanyards. If you must take a photo of someone wearing a yellow lanyard, please ask first. If someone in a yellow lanyard is in a photo you've taken, please blur them out or delete the photo.

Our photographers and videographers will take extra caution to respect the lanyards. However, in crowded situations, they may not be able to follow completely. If a photograph or a recording includes participants wearing yellow lanyards, we will blur them out or not publish it. Furthermore, once the photographs and videos are published, you can ask us to take down certain photographs that you do not want to be shared.

Note that for our group photo, the lanyards will be ignored, so if you do not want to be photographed here we ask you to step outside of the crowd.

REPORTING

If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible. Harassment and other Code of Conduct violations reduce the value of our event for everyone. We want you to be happy at our event. People like you make our event a better place. You can make a report either personally or anonymously.

Anonymous report

You can file an anonymous report here. We can’t follow up on an anonymous report with you directly, but we will fully investigate it and take whatever action is necessary to prevent a recurrence.

Personal report

Email us at contact@jsconf.kr.

When taking a personal report, our staff will ensure you are safe and cannot be overheard. They may involve other event staff to ensure your report is managed properly. Once safe, we’ll ask you to tell us about what happened. This can be upsetting, but we’ll handle it as respectfully as possible. You won’t be asked to confront anyone and we won’t tell anyone who you are.

ATTRIBUTION

This Code of Conduct is based on JSConf EU’s Code of Conduct and Microsoft Virtual Events Code of Conduct and was adapted to fit Korean culture and language. JSConf EU’s Code of Conduct was in turn based on CSSConf / JSConf AU, The Geek Feminism Wiki, the work of Valerie Aurora and Conference Code of Conduct.

Last updated Sep 15, 2022