From dbcf0c8e9a0e8c4b5dce8468398b2b513a638c35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarrenN Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:57:21 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Added Code of Conduct --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f92d015 --- /dev/null +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +Papers We Love meetups are gatherings for the programming and development communities in their respective areas to discuss academic research in a fun, engaging and respectful environment. + +We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the meetup and at all meetup events, whether officially sponsored by Papers We Love or not. + +To make clear what is expected, all attendees, speakers, exhibitors, organizers and volunteers at any Papers We Love event are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. + +The Short Version +----------------- + +Papers We Love is dedicated to providing a harassment-free meetup experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of meetup participants in any form. + +All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any meetup venue, including talks. + +Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for Papers We Love. + +Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the meetup at the sole discretion of the meetup organizers. + +Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly event for all. + +The Longer Version +------------------ + +Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. + +Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. + +Exhibitors in the expo hall, sponsor or vendor booths, or similar activities are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment. + +Be careful in the words that you choose. Remember that sexist, racist, and other exclusionary jokes can be offensive to those around you. Excessive swearing and offensive jokes are not appropriate for Papers We Love. + +If a participant engages in behavior that violates this code of conduct, the meetup organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the meetup. + +Social Rules +------------ + +In addition to having a code of conduct as an anti-harassment policy, we have a small set of [social rules](https://www.hackerschool.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules) we follow. We (the organizers) learned and lifted these rules from [!!Con](http://bangbangcon.com/conduct.html) who in turn got them from [Hacker School](https://www.hackerschool.com/), where we felt that they contributed enormously to a supportive, productive, and fun learning environment. We'd like Papers We Love to share that environment. These rules are intended to be lightweight, and to make more explicit certain social norms that are normally implicit. Most of our social rules really boil down to “don't be a jerk“ or “don't be annoying.” Of course, almost nobody sets out to be a jerk or annoying, so telling people not to be jerks isn't a very productive strategy. + +Unlike the anti-harassment policy, violation of the social rules will not result in expulsion from the meet up or a strong warning from conference organizers. Rather, they are designed to provide some lightweight social structure for conference attendees to use when interacting with each other. + +[The social rules.](https://www.hackerschool.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules) + +If you have any questions about any part of the code of conduct or social rules, please feel free to reach out to any of the conference organizers. + +Contact Information +------------------- + +If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of Papers We Love. + +If the matter is especially urgent, please call/contact any of these individuals: + +- Foo Bar at +1 (555) 555-5555 + + +License +------- + +This Code of Conduct was forked from the example policy from the [Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/meetup_anti-harassment/Policy) which is under a Creative Commons Zero license. + +Portions also taken from [!!Con](http://bangbangcon.com/conduct.html) From c28d6b6853583bd2d1a6c8df4da7fc0124282f93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarrenN Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:29:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Updated spelling and clarified some language for readability --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 24 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md index f92d015..45073f2 100644 --- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ -Papers We Love meetups are gatherings for the programming and development communities in their respective areas to discuss academic research in a fun, engaging and respectful environment. +Papers We Love meet-ups are gatherings for the programming communities in their respective areas to discuss academic research in a fun, engaging and respectful environment. -We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the meetup and at all meetup events, whether officially sponsored by Papers We Love or not. +We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the meet-up and at all Papers We Love events, whether officially sponsored by the organization or not. To make clear what is expected, all attendees, speakers, exhibitors, organizers and volunteers at any Papers We Love event are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. The Short Version ----------------- -Papers We Love is dedicated to providing a harassment-free meetup experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of meetup participants in any form. +Papers We Love is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of meet-up participants in any form. -All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any meetup venue, including talks. +All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any meet-up, including talks. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for Papers We Love. -Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the meetup at the sole discretion of the meetup organizers. +Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the meet-up at the sole discretion of the organizers. Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly event for all. @@ -28,25 +28,25 @@ Exhibitors in the expo hall, sponsor or vendor booths, or similar activities are Be careful in the words that you choose. Remember that sexist, racist, and other exclusionary jokes can be offensive to those around you. Excessive swearing and offensive jokes are not appropriate for Papers We Love. -If a participant engages in behavior that violates this code of conduct, the meetup organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the meetup. +If a participant engages in behavior that violates this code of conduct, the meet-up organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the meet-up. Social Rules ------------ -In addition to having a code of conduct as an anti-harassment policy, we have a small set of [social rules](https://www.hackerschool.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules) we follow. We (the organizers) learned and lifted these rules from [!!Con](http://bangbangcon.com/conduct.html) who in turn got them from [Hacker School](https://www.hackerschool.com/), where we felt that they contributed enormously to a supportive, productive, and fun learning environment. We'd like Papers We Love to share that environment. These rules are intended to be lightweight, and to make more explicit certain social norms that are normally implicit. Most of our social rules really boil down to “don't be a jerk“ or “don't be annoying.” Of course, almost nobody sets out to be a jerk or annoying, so telling people not to be jerks isn't a very productive strategy. +In addition to having a code of conduct as an anti-harassment policy, we have a small set of [social rules](https://www.hackerschool.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules) we follow. We (the Papers We Love organizers) learned and lifted these rules from [!!Con](http://bangbangcon.com/conduct.html), who in turn got them from [Hacker School](https://www.hackerschool.com/), where we felt that they contributed enormously to a supportive, productive, and fun learning environment. We'd like Papers We Love to share that environment. These rules are intended to be lightweight, and to make more explicit certain social norms that are normally implicit. Most of our social rules really boil down to “don't be a jerk“ or “don't be annoying.” Of course, almost nobody sets out to be a jerk or annoying, so telling people not to be jerks isn't a very productive strategy. Unlike the anti-harassment policy, violation of the social rules will not result in expulsion from the meet up or a strong warning from conference organizers. Rather, they are designed to provide some lightweight social structure for conference attendees to use when interacting with each other. -[The social rules.](https://www.hackerschool.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules) +**[The social rules.](https://www.hackerschool.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules)** -If you have any questions about any part of the code of conduct or social rules, please feel free to reach out to any of the conference organizers. +If you have any questions about any part of the code of conduct or social rules, please feel free to reach out to any of the Papers We Love organizers in your area. Contact Information ------------------- If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of Papers We Love. -If the matter is especially urgent, please call/contact any of these individuals: +If the matter is especially urgent, please contact any of these individuals: - Foo Bar at +1 (555) 555-5555 @@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ If the matter is especially urgent, please call/contact any of these individuals License ------- -This Code of Conduct was forked from the example policy from the [Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/meetup_anti-harassment/Policy) which is under a Creative Commons Zero license. +This Code of Conduct was forked from the example policy from the [Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/meet-up_anti-harassment/Policy) which is under a Creative Commons Zero license. -Portions also taken from [!!Con](http://bangbangcon.com/conduct.html) +Portions were also taken from the [!!Con](http://bangbangcon.com/conduct.html) code of conduct and the [Hacker School](https://www.hackerschool.com/) social rules. From 8eae248a7f58585cfb6978440ea6dfc499bb0a3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darren_N Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:35:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Shortened for clarity. --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md index 45073f2..7f4aa1f 100644 --- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Papers We Love meet-ups are gatherings for the programming communities in their respective areas to discuss academic research in a fun, engaging and respectful environment. -We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the meet-up and at all Papers We Love events, whether officially sponsored by the organization or not. +We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the meet-up and at all Papers We Love events. To make clear what is expected, all attendees, speakers, exhibitors, organizers and volunteers at any Papers We Love event are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. From 5a13bc12b5a23fea3361d8bb74313a5a66b0f277 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clint Newsom Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:11:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Update CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Change phrase "programming communities", add Zeeshan and myself as points of contact. --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md index 7f4aa1f..f9d7874 100644 --- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Papers We Love meet-ups are gatherings for the programming communities in their respective areas to discuss academic research in a fun, engaging and respectful environment. +Papers We Love meet-ups are for anyone insterested in Computer Science and its origins to discuss academic research in a fun, engaging and respectful environment. We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the meet-up and at all Papers We Love events. @@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have a If the matter is especially urgent, please contact any of these individuals: -- Foo Bar at +1 (555) 555-5555 +- Zeeshan Lakhani zeeshan.lakhani@gmail.com +- Clint Newsom hcnewsom@gmail.com License From ca2992130b134d57f7bf07c94076343660c897d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clint Newsom Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:45:53 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Update CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Generalizing code to github repo and meetup sites as well. --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md index f9d7874..60d65a6 100644 --- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -Papers We Love meet-ups are for anyone insterested in Computer Science and its origins to discuss academic research in a fun, engaging and respectful environment. +Papers We Love meet-ups are for anyone insterested in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and its history to discuss academic research in a fun, engaging and respectful environment. -We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the meet-up and at all Papers We Love events. +We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the meet-up and at all Papers We Love events and interactions on the GitHub repository and Meetup site(s). -To make clear what is expected, all attendees, speakers, exhibitors, organizers and volunteers at any Papers We Love event are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. +To make clear what is expected, all attendees, speakers, exhibitors, organizers, contributors and volunteers are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. Organizers will enforce this code of conduct. The Short Version ----------------- @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientat Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. -Exhibitors in the expo hall, sponsor or vendor booths, or similar activities are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment. +Exhibitors in the expo hall, contributors to the GitHub repository and the Meetup site, sponsors at vendor booths, or similar are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment. Be careful in the words that you choose. Remember that sexist, racist, and other exclusionary jokes can be offensive to those around you. Excessive swearing and offensive jokes are not appropriate for Papers We Love. From 95f5c475fbb83a486dbb1441feee00229aa78b6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clint Newsom Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:10:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Update CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Including changes suggested by Ines. --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md index 60d65a6..a85c718 100644 --- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientat Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. -Exhibitors in the expo hall, contributors to the GitHub repository and the Meetup site, sponsors at vendor booths, or similar are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment. +Contributors to the GitHub repository and the Meetup site, sponsors, or similar are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. Organizers (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment. Be careful in the words that you choose. Remember that sexist, racist, and other exclusionary jokes can be offensive to those around you. Excessive swearing and offensive jokes are not appropriate for Papers We Love.