Code of Conduct in TEK's events

We wish to make all our events pleasant experiences for all participants. Therefore, we expect all attendees to comply with our Code of Conduct.

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Code of Conduct

We wish to make all our events pleasant experiences for all participants. We hope to create a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomical background and religion.

Expected behavior

The following behaviors are expected and requested of all participants:

  • Participate in an authentic and active way while excercising consideration and respect in your speech and actions
  • Attempt collaboration before conflict
  • Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech
  • Be mindful of your surroundings and alert the organizers if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of this Code of Conduct, even if they seem inconsequential.
  • Treat others with respect and help those in need
  • Remember that event venues may be shared with members of the public; please be respectful to all people at these locations

Unacceptable behavior

The following behaviors are considered harassment and are unacceptable in our events:

  • Violence, threats of violence or violent language directed against another person
  • Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or otherwise discriminatory jokes and language
  • Posting or displaying sexually explicit or violent material
  • Posting or threatening to post other people’s personally identifying information ("doxing")
  • Personal insults, particularly those related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or disability
  • Inappropriate photography or recording
  • Inappropriate physical contact. You should have one's consent before touching them.
  • Unwelcome sexual attention. This includes sexualized comments or jokes, inappropriate touching, groping, and unwelcomed sexual advances.
  • Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following (online or in person)
  • Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior
  • Sustained disruption of events, including talks and presentations

Consequences of unacceptable behavior

  • Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.
  • If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, the organizers may temporarily or permanently ban the person from TEK's events, without separate warning

Contact info

  • The organisers are the harassment contact persons of their events 
  • Other questions and feedback about this Code of Conduct: jussi-pekka.teini@tek.fi, 040 7059755, @teinij

This Code of Conduct is adapted from Citizen Code of Conduct (example here) distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.

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