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the Python Software Foundation. Organizers will enforce this code throughout
the event.

The Python community is made up of members from around the globe with a diverse
set of skills, personalities, and experiences. It is through these differences
that our community experiences great successes and continued growth. When you're
working with members of the community, this Code of Conduct will help steer your
The Python community is made up of members from around the globe with a diverse
set of skills, personalities, and experiences. It is through these differences
that our community experiences great successes and continued growth. When you're
working with members of the community, this Code of Conduct will help steer your
interactions and keep Python a positive, successful, and growing community.


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events with no refund of event tickets.

The full list of consequences for inappropriate behavior is listed in
[the Enforcement Procedures](/enforcement).
[the Enforcement Procedures](/coc/enforcement).

Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for everyone.
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feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.

## Procedure for handling incidents
<a href="coc-reporting.html">Procedure For Reporting Code of Conduct Incidents</a>
<a href="coc-enforcement.html">Enforcement procedures</a>
* [Procedure For Reporting Code of Conduct Incidents](/coc/reporting)
* [Enforcement procedures](/coc/enforcement)

## License

This Code of Conduct is licensed under the <a
href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.</a>
This Code of Conduct is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

## Attribution

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title = 'Code of Conduct Enforcement'
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description = "PyLadies Conference (PyLadiesCon) is the second Pyladies conference held– an exciting online and FREE event dedicated to empowerment, learning, and diversity within the Python community! Date: December 6th-8th At PyLadiesCon, we're bringing the Python world right to your doorstep. Make sure to mark your calendars for the first weekend of December as we embark on a two-day journey that promises to be unforgettable."
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a diversity of hair styles and colours, skin tones and are all smiling."/>
</div>
<div class="bg-white overflow-hidden">
<img class="w-100" src="/img/about-photo-2.png" alt="Three recially diverse women sitting on a sofa each with a
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## Summary of processes

When the work group receives a report of a possible Code of Conduct violation, it will:

1. Acknowledge the receipt of the report.
2. Evaluate conflicts of interest.
3. Call a meeting of Code of Conduct responders who do not have a conflict of interest.
4. Evaluate the reported incident.
5. Propose a behavioral modification plan.
6. Propose consequences for the reported behavior.
7. Vote on behavioral modification plan and consequences for the reported person.
8. Contact online community administrators/moderators to approve the behavioral modification plan
and consequences.
9. Follow up with the reported person.
10. Decide further responses.
11. Follow up with the reporter.

## Acknowledge the report

We will have members of the Code of Conduct team online at all times during the conference.
Reporters should receive an emailed acknowledgment of the receipt of their report within 2 hours.

## Conflict of interest policy

Examples of conflicts of interest include:

* The reporter or reported person is your manager
* You have a romantic or platonic relationship with either the reporter or the reported person. It’s
fine to participate if they are an acquaintance.
* The reporter or reported person is your metamour. (This is a term used in the poly community;
[see the short definition for metamour](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Metamour),
[and a longer description](https://solopoly.net/2012/09/29/whats-a-metamour-on-my-terms/)).
* The reporter or reported person is your family member
* The reporter or reported person is your direct client
* The reporter or reported person is someone you work closely with. This could be someone on your
team or someone who works on the same project as you.
* The reporter or reported person is a maintainer who regularly reviews your contributions

Committee members do not need to state why they have a conflict of interest, only that one exists.
Other work group members should not ask why the person has a conflict of interest.

Anyone who has a conflict of interest will remove themselves from the discussion of the incident,
and recuse themselves from voting on a response to the report.

## Evaluating a report

### Jurisdiction

* Is this a Code of Conduct violation? Is this behavior on our list of inappropriate behavior? Is it
borderline inappropriate behavior? Does it violate our community norms?
* Did this occur in a space that is within our Code of Conduct’s scope? If the incident occurred
outside the community, but a community member’s mental health or physical safety may be negatively
impacted if no action is taken, the incident may be in scope. Private conversations in community
spaces are also in scope.

### Impact

* Did this incident occur in a private conversation or in a public space? Incidents that all
community members can see will have more negative impact.
* Does this behavior negatively impact a marginalized group in our community? Is the reporter a
person from a marginalized group in our community? How is the reporter being negatively impacted
by the reported person’s behavior? Are members of the marginalized group likely to disengage with
the community if no action was taken on this report?
* Does this incident involve a community leader? Community members often look up to community
leaders to set the standard of acceptable behavior.

### Risk

* Does this incident include sexual harrasment?
* Does this pose a safety risk? Does the behavior put a person’s physical safety at risk? Will this
incident severely negatively impact someone’s mental health?
* Is there a risk of this behavior being repeated? Does the reported person understand why their
behavior was inappropriate? Is there an established pattern of behavior from past reports?

Reports which involve higher risk or higher impact may face more severe consequences than reports
which involve lower risk or lower impact.

## Propose a behavioral modification plan

The CoC team will determine a concrete behavioral modification plan that ensures the inappropriate
behavior is not repeated.
The CoC team will also discuss what actions may need to be taken if the reported person does not
agree to the behavioral modification plan.

What follows are examples of possible behavioral modification plans for incidents that occur in
online spaces under the scope of this Code of Conduct.
This behavioral modification list is not inclusive, and the event staff reserves the right to take
any action it deems necessary.

* Requiring that the reported person not use specific language
* Requiring that the reported person not join in on specific types of discussions
* Requiring that the reported person not send private messages to a community member
* Requiring that the reported person not join specific communication channels
* Removing the reported person from administrator or moderator rights to community infrastructure
* Removing a volunteer from their duties and responsibilities
* Removing a person from leadership of relevant organizations
* Removing a person from membership of relevant organizations

## Propose consequences

What follows are examples of possible consequences of an incident report.
This consequences list is not inclusive, and the event staff reserves the right to take any action
it deems necessary.

Possible private responses to an incident include:
* Nothing, if the behavior was determined to not be a Code of Conduct violation
* A verbal or emailed warning
* A final warning
* Temporarily removing the reported person from the online community
* Permanently removing the reported person from the online community
* Publishing an account of the incident
* Escalating the incident to the PSF Code of Conduct Working Group

## Follow up with the reported person

The CoC team will draft a response to the reported person.
The email should contain:

* A description of the person’s behavior in neutral language
* The negative impact of that behavior
* A concrete behavioral modification plan
* Any consequences of their behavior

The CoC team should not state who reported this incident.
They should attempt to anonymize any identifying information from the report.
The reported person should be discouraged from contacting the reporter to discuss the report.
If they wish to apologize to the reporter, the CoC team can accept the apology on behalf of the
reporter.

### Decide further responses

If the reported person provides additional context, the CoC team may need to re-evaluate the
behavioral modification plan and consequences.

## Follow up with the reporter

A person who makes a report should receive a follow-up email stating what action was taken in
response to the report.
If the CoC team decided no response was needed, they should provide an email explaining why it was
not a Code of Conduct violation.
Reports that are not made in good faith (such as “reverse sexism” or “reverse racism”) may receive
no response.

The follow-up email should be sent no later than one week after the receipt of the report.
If deliberation or follow up with the reported person takes longer than one week, the CoC group
should send a status email to the reporter.

## License

This Code of Conduct is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
License](https://conference.pyladies.com/about/#code-of-conduct).

## Attribution

* This Code of Conduct is based on the [PyCon US Code of
Conduct](https://us.pycon.org/2023/about/code-of-conduct/) which was forked from the example
policy from the [Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other
volunteers](https://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy), which is under
a [Creative Common Zero license](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
* Audrey Eschright of [Safety First PDX](http://safetyfirstpdx.org/) provided the impact vs risk
assessment framework, which is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0
Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) by Audrey Eschright of [Safety
First PDX](http://safetyfirstpdx.org/)
* [Code of Conduct template](https://github.com/sagesharp/code-of-conduct-template/) was created by
[Otter Tech](https://otter.technology/code-of-conduct-training) and is licensed under a [Commons
Attribution 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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title = 'Code of Conduct Reporting'
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description = "PyLadies Conference (PyLadiesCon) is the second Pyladies conference held– an exciting online and FREE event dedicated to empowerment, learning, and diversity within the Python community! Date: December 6th-8th At PyLadiesCon, we're bringing the Python world right to your doorstep. Make sure to mark your calendars for the first weekend of December as we embark on a two-day journey that promises to be unforgettable."
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imagealt = "Video call with 6 female participants with a diversity of hair styles and colours, skin tones and are all smiling."
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"Steps for doing a proper report of an event that happened in the conference"
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<div class="bg-white overflow-hidden">
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a diversity of hair styles and colours, skin tones and are all smiling."/>
</div>
<div class="bg-white overflow-hidden">
<img class="w-100" src="/img/about-photo-2.png" alt="Three recially diverse women sitting on a sofa each with a
laptop on their lap and smiling." />
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If you believe someone has violated the <a href="/about/#code-of-conduct">Code of Conduct</a>, we encourage
you to report it. If you are unsure whether the incident is a violation, or whether the space where
it happened is covered by the Code of Conduct, we encourage you to still report it. We are fine with
receiving reports where we decide to take no action for the sake of creating a safer space.

## General reporting procedure

The best way to contact the Code of Conduct team is by email at
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) which is monitored by the
Code of Conduct team (Cecilia, Debbie, Jessica, Maaya, and Tania).

In case of a conflict of interest, you can individually contact:
* Tania Allard ([[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]))
* Mariatta Wijaya ([[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]))

## Report Data

When reporting an incident, please include as much information as possible, including:

* Your contact info (so we can get in touch with you if we need to follow up)
* Date and time of the incident
* Location of incident
* Whether the incident is ongoing
* Description of the incident
* Identifying information of the reported person: name, screen name (Slack, Hubilo, etc.), physical
appearance, height, clothing, voice accent, identifying information such as company name, or other
information displayed on the conference platform.
* Additional circumstances surrounding the incident
* Other people involved in or witnesses to the incident and their contact information or description

## Confidentiality

**All reports will be kept confidential.**
When we discuss incidents with people who are reported, we will anonymize details as much as we can
to protect reporter privacy.

However, some incidents happen in one-on-one interactions, and even if the details are anonymized,
the reported person may be able to guess who made the report.
If you have concerns about retaliation or your personal safety, please note those in your report.
We still encourage you to report, so that we can support you while keeping our conference attendees
safe.
In some cases, we can compile several anonymized reports into a pattern of behavior, and take action
on that pattern.

In some cases, we may determine that a public statement will need to be made.
If that's the case, the identities of all individuals involved and reporters will remain
confidential unless those individuals instruct us otherwise.

## Report handling procedure

When you make a report to an incident responder, they will gather information about the incident
according to the [Procedure For Incident Reponse](/coc/enforcement).

After an incident responder takes the report, they will immediately consult with the CoC team,
unless there is a conflict of interest, in which case any non-interested parties will be contacted.

If the incident is ongoing and needs to be immediately addressed, any lead incident responder may
take appropriate action to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
If the situation requires it, this may take the form of a referral to an appropriate non-PyLadiesCon
agency, including the local police.
The CoC team is not equipped to handle emergency situations.

If the incident is less urgent, the report will be discussed by the CoC team, who will meet to
determine an appropriate response.
Examples of possible incident responses are outlined in the [Procedure For Incident
Response](/coc/enforcement).

Before the conference, the CoC team review the outlined procedures.
After the conference, all CoC team members will attend a debriefing session with the CoC team chair
to discuss all incidents and determine any necessary follow-up actions.

## Following up with reporters

Within one week of an incident report, a member of the CoC team
will follow up with the person who made the report and provided their contact information. The
follow-up may include:

* An acknowledgment that the Code of Conduct team discussed the situation
* Whether or not the report was determined to be a violation of the Code of Conduct
* What actions (if any) were taken to correct the reported behavior

In some cases, the CoC team members may need to ask additional questions about the incident in order
to identify the reported person.

## Conflicts of interest

If an incident responder has a conflict of interest for a report, they will recuse themselves from
the discussion and handling of the incident.
The incident documentation will not be available to them, and they will excuse themselves from any
conversations involving handling the incident.

Should more than two members of the CoC lead responders need to recuse themselves, another
PyLadiesCon organizer will step in as a temporary lead incident responder.

## License

This Code of Conduct is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
License](https://conference.pyladies.com/about/#code-of-conduct).

## Attribution

* This Code of Conduct is based on the [PyCon US Code of Conduct](https://us.pycon.org/2023/about/code-of-conduct/)
which was forked from the example policy from the
[Geek Feminism wiki, created by Ada Initiative and other volunteers](https://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy),
which is under a [Creative Commons Zero license](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

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