WordCamp Masaka 2023<\/strong> 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, age, caste, social class, preferred operating system, programming language, or text editor, among other identifying characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This code of conduct outlines our expectations for participant behavior as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We invite all sponsors, volunteers, speakers, attendees, and other participants to help us realize a safe and positive conference experience for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In service of this goal, WordCamp Masaka 2023<\/strong> organizers will be taking nominations for exemplary citizens throughout the event and will recognize select participants after the conference on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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. You can nominate someone at the Registration table or online at Nominate a WordCamp Community Champion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unacceptable behaviors include: intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory or demeaning conduct by any attendees of WordCamp Masaka 2023<\/strong> and related events. All WordCamp Masaka 2023<\/strong> venues may be shared with members of the public; please be respectful to all patrons of these locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Harassment includes: offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability; inappropriate use of nudity and\/or sexual images in public spaces (including presentation slides); deliberate intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unacceptable behavior will not be tolerated whether by other attendees, organizers, venue staff, sponsors, or other patrons of WordCamp Masaka 2023<\/strong> venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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 conference organizer as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The WordCamp Masaka 2023<\/strong> 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. Volunteers will be wearing tags with their names.<\/strong> Any volunteer can connect you with a conference organizer. You can also come to the special registration desk in the lobby and ask for the organizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you require any further information or have any queries regarding the event, please do not hesitate to contact our organizing team. We will be more than happy to assist you in any way we can and provide you with the information you need to make the most of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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 available at Open Source Bridge 2018 [archived]<\/a> and is released under a Cr<\/a>eative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike<\/a> license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2. Open Source Citizenship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3. Expected Behavior<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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4. Unacceptable Behavior<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
5. Consequences Of Unacceptable Behavior<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
6. What To Do If You Witness Or Are Subject To Unacceptable Behavior<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
7. Scope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
8. Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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9. License and Attribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n