This is the addendum to our Code of Conduct for in-person events and gatherings.
In addition to the guidance above, please see the following process for IPFS-sponsored in-person events.
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Initial Incident
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, and you feel comfortable speaking with the offender, please inform the offender that they have affected you negatively. Oftentimes, the offending behavior is unintentional, and the accidental offender and offended will resolve the incident by having that initial discussion.
IPFS recognizes that there are many reasons speaking directly to the offender may not be workable for you (including but not limited to unfamiliarity with the conference or its participants, lack of spoons, and concerns for personal safety). If you don't feel comfortable speaking directly with the offender for any reason, skip straight to step 2.
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Escalation
If the offender insists that they did not offend, if offender is actively harassing you, or if direct engagement is not a good option for you at this time, then you will need a third party to step in.
If you are at a conference or other event, find the event organizer or staff person. How to identify an event organizer or staff person will be listed clearly on individual event repos/webpages. Alternatively, you can contact the IPFS abuse team by email.
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender, expulsion from the IPFS event, or banning the offender from a chatroom, mailing list, or GitHub organization.
Specific sanctions may include but are not limited to:
- warning the harasser to cease their behavior and that any further reports will result in other sanctions
- requiring that the harasser avoid any interaction with, and physical proximity to, their victim for the remainder of the event
- early termination of a talk that violates the policy
- not publishing the video or slides of a talk that violated the policy
- not allowing a speaker who violated the policy to give (further) talks at the event
- immediately ending any event volunteer responsibilities and privileges the harasser holds requiring that the harasser not volunteer for future IPFS events (either indefinitely or for a certain time period)
- requiring that the harasser immediately leave the event and not return
- banning the harasser from future events (either indefinitely or for a certain time period)
- publishing an account of the harassment
IPFS event organizers will help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference venues, conference-related social events, community gatherings, and online communication channels.
We value everyone's participation in the IPFS community, and will all work to keep IPFS a safe and friendly space for all participants!
This is a living document and may be updated from time to time. Please refer to the git history for this document to view the changes.
This Code of Conduct is based on the npm Code of Conduct and the CodeOfConduct4Lib, which itself is based on the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.
This document may be reused under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.