<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:13 PM, David Mortman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:launchpad@mortman.com" target="_blank">launchpad@mortman.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I think an ombudsperson is a great idea. <br><br>With regards to the code of conduct, the current one is pretty great, I'd add to it some pieces from the pycon code of coduct though. I took a stab at it below. Would love feedback edits etc.<br>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier">Be
respectful.</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier"> The <a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OpenStack" title="OpenStack" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">OpenStack</span></a> community and its members treat one
another with respect. Everyone can make a valuable contribution to <a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OpenStack" title="OpenStack" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">OpenStack</span></a>. We may not always agree, but disagreement
is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some
frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a
personal attack. It's important to remember that a community where people feel
uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. We <span> </span>expect members of the <a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OpenStack" title="OpenStack" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">OpenStack</span></a> community to be respectful when<span> </span>dealing with other contributors as well
as with people outside the <a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OpenStack" title="OpenStack" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">OpenStack</span></a> project and with
users of <a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OpenStack" title="OpenStack" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">OpenStack</span></a>. All communication, regardless of
medium (mailing lists, summits, etc) should be appropriate for a professional
audience including people of many different backgrounds. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier">Harassment
of any sort is unacceptable. Harassment includes but is not limited offensive
verbal or written comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability,
physical appearance, body size, race, religion, deliberate intimidation,
stalking, following, sustained disruption of talks or other events,
inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier">Participants
asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Any
issues related to harassment can be communicated to an event/mailing list owner
or the OpenStack ombudsperson. <span> </span>Consequences
for harassment can include being removed from the relevant event, mailing list
or being banned from the OpenStack community. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier"> </span></p>
<p> </p>
<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Yes, this wording is nicely put, and I like the placement in the code of conduct itself. Thanks. </div><div><br></div><div>I think more than one ombudsperson may be needed to assure coverage and avoid anyone being reluctant to report, but I'm not familiar with how ombuds work in general. I do know that I wouldn't ever report something to a nameless phone number or generic email address, so I'd like there to be some identity in place, whether it's "any staff member of the Foundation" or "staff at the conference identified by a badge or shirt" or some sort of spread-out reporting mechanism. Offering training, even just an hour for role play, for those identified people would be helpful as well. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Anne</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Tim Bell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Tim.Bell@cern.ch" target="_blank">Tim.Bell@cern.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-GB"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I like the pycon code of conduct but I also want to be sure that communication outside of the summit is also covered (from mailing lists, user groups, etc). Pycon clearly has a limited scope but as a foundation and community, we are more than a single event. I feel that Incorporating the best of breed into our foundation Conduct document, along with requiring participants of the OpenStack summit to respect the code of conduct, even if they are not members of the foundation.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">An ombuds would be very useful.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Tim<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<div style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"> David Mortman [mailto:<a href="mailto:launchpad@mortman.com" target="_blank">launchpad@mortman.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 11 September 2013 19:41<br><b>To:</b> Anne Gentle<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:openstack@lists.openstack.org" target="_blank">openstack@lists.openstack.org</a></span></p><div><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Openstack] Fwd: Making the Hong Kong Summit as inclusive as possible<u></u><u></u></div>
<p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I like the idea of framing it as a code of conduct which definitely has a more positive spin than anti-harassment policy and the general one you linked to is a great start. I'd love to see something added about consequences of violating the code as well.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Anne Gentle <<a href="mailto:anne@openstack.org" target="_blank">anne@openstack.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p class="MsoNormal">I would greatly support a reporting process for issues for our Summits. Thanks David for bringing it to the mailing list. I can help in any way needed. <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">One bit of input, I'm not sure wording as strong as "anti-harrassment policy" is required, though that's at the heart of it. We can probably follow in PyCon's footsteps with a Code of Conduct for conferences, [1] which refers to the Ada Initiative's wiki. [2] <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Also, as a gentle reminder (ha!) as members of the community, we do have a code of conduct in place already [3]. I'd like to ensure we carry some processes for ensuring we all are welcomed at Summits and have a safety net for reporting and correcting issues.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Anne <u></u><u></u></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. <a href="http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2012/12/psf-moves-to-require-code-of-conduct.html" target="_blank">http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2012/12/psf-moves-to-require-code-of-conduct.html</a><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">2. <a href="http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy" target="_blank">http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy</a> <u></u><u></u></p>
</div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">3. <a href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Conduct" target="_blank">https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Conduct</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 8:18 AM, David Mortman <<a href="mailto:launchpad@mortman.com" target="_blank">launchpad@mortman.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm">
<div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Given the recent and ongoing issues with sexism (not to mention racism, homophobia and general bigotry) at tech conferences, I recently engaged with several folks on twitter about what was being done to make sure that the Hong Kong Summit was as inclusive as possible regardless of an attendee's age, sex, orientation, race or anything else. I think a good place to start would be an official anti-harassment policy and a process for people to report issues to the event organizers who can then deal with the issue appropriately. I am happy to help with the drafting of both the policy and the process. What do folks think?<span style="color:#888888"><br>
<br></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">-David</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div>
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