Code of conduct

Snow x AI Conference is for everyone who wants to learn about free and open source software. We want it to be welcoming and free of harassment for every attendee, speaker, sponsor, volunteer and organiser, whatever their experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion or nationality.

Everyone who takes part agrees to this code of conduct. The organisers will enforce it.

• Be considerate and respectful, in talks, in questions and in the hallway.
• Disagree with ideas, not with people; criticism of work is welcome, attacks on people are not.
• Ask before you photograph or record someone, and respect a no.
• Look out for each other: if someone seems to be in distress, or is being treated badly, tell an organiser.
• Follow the venue's rules and the instructions of the organisers.

Harassment includes, among other things:

• Offensive comments about any of the things listed above.
• Sexual language or images in talks, slides, booths or online spaces of the conference.
• Unwelcome physical contact or sexual attention.
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following.
• Photographing or recording someone who has asked you not to.
• Sustained disruption of talks or other events.
• Encouraging any of the above.

If you are asked to stop, stop at once.

The code applies at the venue on every day of the conference, at any social event connected with it, and in the conference's online spaces and correspondence. It applies to sponsors' tables and material as it does to talks.

If you are harassed, see someone else being harassed, or have any other concern, tell an organiser at the conference, or write to TBA, before, during or after the event. You can report anonymously; tell us as much as you can.

If you are in danger, call 911 first.

We take every report seriously and keep it confidential: only the organisers who handle it will know who made it. We will listen, help you feel safe, and tell you what we decide to do.

We may take any action we think fit, from a warning to removing someone from the conference without a refund, and banning them from future events. Speakers and sponsors are bound in the same way, and a talk or a table may be ended.