1. Purpose
WordCamp Masaka 2025 believes our community should be truly open to 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.
This code of conduct outlines our expectations for participant behavior as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.
We invite all Organizers, Sponsors, Volunteers, Speakers, Attendees, Media Partners, Audio & Visual Crews, Emcees, Press and other participants to help us realize a safe and positive conference experience for everyone.
All determinations of appropriate or inappropriate behavior are per WordCamp Masaka 2025 sole discretion and the decisions of the WordCamp Masaka 2025 representatives will be final.
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, WordCamp Masaka 2025 organisers will be taking nominations for exemplary citizens throughout the event and will recognize select participants after the conference on the website.
If you see someone who is making an extra effort to ensure our community is welcoming and friendly and encourages all participants to contribute to the fullest extent, we want to know. You can nominate someone by visiting the Registration table or letting us know via community Champion.
3. Expected Behavior
- Be considerate, respectful, and collaborative.
- Be mindful of your surroundings and your fellow participants.
- Alert conference organizers if you notice a dangerous situation or someone in distress.
- Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory or harassing behavior and speech.
- Avoid using profanities or any other kind of sexual harassment techniques.
- Participate authentically and actively. In doing so, you help to create WordCamp Masaka 2025 and make it your own.
4. Unacceptable Behavior
Unacceptable behaviors include intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory or demeaning conduct by anyone attending WordCamp Masaka 2025 and its related events. All WordCamp Masaka 2025 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, or 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.
Wearing clothing that is not suitable for a professional work environment, that is provocative, or otherwise potentially offensive.
Physical, written, verbal or other abuse, intimidation, threats, annoyance, harassment, stalking, pushing, shoving or use of any physical force whatsoever against any person, which in any way creates a disturbance that is disruptive or dangerous, or creates apprehension in a person, as determined by WordCamp Masaka 2025 and its representative, in their sole discretion.
Possession of any item that can be used as a weapon, which may cause danger to others if used in a certain manner.
Any boisterous, lewd or offensive behaviour or language, including but not limited to using sexually explicit or offensive language, materials or conduct, or any language, behaviour or content that contains profanity, obscene gestures, or racial, religious, gender, ethnic, or sexual orientation slurs.
Assembling for, or resulting in, disturbing the peace, or committing any unlawful act or engaging in any offensive behaviour.
5. Consequences Of Unacceptable Behavior
Unacceptable behaviour will not be tolerated by other attendees, organisers, venue staff, sponsors, speakers, volunteers, emcees, media partners, press or other patrons of WordCamp Masaka 2025 venues.
Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behaviour is expected to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in unacceptable behaviour, WordCamp Masaka 2025 representatives may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion from the conference without warning or refund.
6. What To Do If You Witness Or Are Subject To Unacceptable Behavior
If you are subject to unacceptable behavior or notice that someone else is being subject to unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please notify a WordCamp Masaka 2025 organizer or volunteer as soon as possible. Organizers and volunteers will be wearing a WordCamp Masaka 2025 t-shirt and tag. You can also come to the registration desk in the lobby or reception hall and ask to speak to an organizer.
The WordCamp Masaka 2025 team will be available to help you contact venue security or local law enforcement, to provide resolution, or to otherwise assist those experiencing unacceptable behavior to feel safe for the duration of the conference.
7. Scope
We expect all WordCamp Masaka 2025 participants (sponsors, volunteers, speakers, emcees, a/v crew, venue staff, attendees, and other guests) to abide by this code of conduct at all WordCamp Masaka 2025 venues and related social events.
8. Contact Information
For any other queries, quick help, or feedback for the event please reach out to us here.
9. 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 available at Open Source Bridge 2018 [archived] and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Statement about Socials or Supplemental Events (where applicable)
Social and supplemental events are intended to provide networking and additional educational opportunities, as well as an opportunity to unwind after a full WordCamp. They should also be places where attendees can feel safe and secure.
We want you to enjoy yourself at these events, and we want you to do so safely. If you experience a Code of Conduct violation, see a violation, are concerned about the well-being, safety or behavior of another attendee, or have a general question (we understand that violations are not always obvious!) contact us immediately by notifying a WordCamp organizer or emailing masaka@wordcamp.org. For in-person events, if you need help or are unable to comfortably or safely remove yourself from a situation you do not want to be in, organizers will prioritize assisting you immediately and discretely. Some examples are: not feeling well; your transportation arrangements fall through; you are intoxicated, you are alone or with someone you do not trust, you are overwhelmed, you have experienced or witnessed a Code of Conduct violation. Please ask any nearby event volunteer or organizer to help you.