London JavaScript Meetup

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London JavaScript Meetup

Code of Conduct

The heart of our meetup is people. This guideline is meant to support a happy, productive, and safe event experience that can welcome new ideas and inspiration for all attendees of London JavaScript Meetups, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof).

We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. These guidelines exist to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the meetup group, and we outline in this document expected, as well as prohibited behavior.

Expected

The following behaviors are expected and requested of all participants to out meetups, including attendees, speakers, and organizers

Lead by example

Each individual attending our events does so on behalf of themselves. This means being considerate of how your discussions, actions and decisions will represent yourself.

Be respectful

Disagreement is no excuse for poor manners. We will exercise consideration and respect in our speech and actions, and consider collaboration before conflict. Ensure all voices are heard, not just the loudest.

Watch your language

Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech. This includes gestures and online discussions / back-channels (like the online meetup pages).

Take responsibility for your words & actions

We can all make mistakes; when we do, we take responsibility for them. If someone has been harmed or offended, we listen carefully and respectfully, and work to right the wrong.

Look out for each other

Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants. Alert an event organizer if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of this Code of Conduct. If something makes you feel concerned, or worried - even if you’re not sure it’s a violation, it’s better to reach out, than to ignore.

Remember that event venues may be shared with members of the public; please be respectful to all patrons of these locations.

Expect and accommodate cultural and personal differences

Be mindful that for many, English is a 2nd, 3rd or even 4th language, and to show patience and respect while listening to and conveying ideas. Remember that we come from many cultures and backgrounds. What is friendly in one culture may not be in another. If you’re not sure what is appropriate, just ask.

Remember that due to personal, religious, or other reasons, not everyone in the group may drink alcohol or even eat certain types of food. Please respect people’s choices and preferences in this regard without question or criticism.

Ask for help

Everyone is encouraged to ask questions about this Code of Conduct.

Unacceptable Behavior

The following behaviors are considered harassment and are unacceptable:

Violence and threat of violence

This includes incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit self-harm.

This includes posting or threatening to post other people’s personally identifying information (“doxing”).

Derogatory language

Hurtful or harmful language related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, age, or socio-economic status. This includes deliberately referring to someone by a gender that they clearly do not identify with.

If you’re unsure if a word is derogatory, don’t use it.

Sexual behavior

Unwelcome sexual attention. This includes, sexualized comments or jokes; inappropriate touching, groping, and unwelcomed sexual advances. Physical contact or simulated physical contact (e.g. textual messages like “hug” or “backrub”) without affirmative consent. This includes sharing or distribution of sexualized images.

Of course you can hug your best friend that you’ve known forever - the key word is consent.

Disruptive behavior

Sustained disruption of our events, including talks and presentations will not be tolerated. This includes ‘talking over’ speakers, or influencing crowd actions that are contrary to the direction of the session.

Influencing the over-consumption of alcohol, or making derogatory comments about those who abstain from alcohol.

Instigating

Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior is the same as committing that behavior yourself, and thus the same consequences apply.

Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior

Unacceptable behavior from any meetup participants, including those with decision-making authority, will not be tolerated.

Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.

If an event participant engages in unacceptable behavior, the organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including a temporary ban or permanent expulsion from the event, as well as associated and future events without warning.

Reporting guidelines

If you are subject to or witness unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please notify the organizers team as soon as possible by emailing alex.lakatos.qa@gmail.com

Additionally, event organizers are available to help meetup members engage with local law enforcement or to otherwise help those experiencing unacceptable behavior feel safe. In the context of in-person events, organizers will also provide escorts as desired by the person experiencing distress.

Addressing Grievances

If you feel you have been falsely or unfairly accused of violating this Code of Conduct, you should notify the organizers team at [alex.lakatos.qa@gmail.com](alex.lakatos.qa@gmail.com with a concise description of your grievance.

Scope

All meetup participants (attendees, speakers and organizers) are expected to abide by this Code of Conduct in all meetup venues—online and in-person—as well as in all one-on-one communications pertaining to meetup events.

This Code of Conduct and its related procedures also applies to unacceptable behavior occurring outside the scope of meetup activities when such behavior has the potential to adversely affect the safety and well-being of our meetup members.

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License and attribution

This Code of Conduct is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. It has been adapted with few modifications from Mozilla’s View Source Conference.