Examples of Unaccepted Behavior

Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:

  • Harassment of any participants in any form
  • Use of abusive, offensive or degrading language,
  • Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following,
  • Logging or taking screenshots of online activity for harassment purposes,
  • Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
  • Violent threats or language directed against another person
  • Incitement of violence or harassment towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
  • Creating additional online accounts in order to harass another person or circumvent a ban
  • Sexual language and imagery in online communities or in any conference venue, including talks
  • Insults, put downs, or jokes that are based upon stereotypes, that are exclusionary, or that hold others up for ridicule
  • Excessive swearing
  • Unwelcome physical contact, including simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like “hug” or “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop
  • Unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors
  • Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others
  • Sustained disruption of online community discussions, in-person presentations, or other in-person events
  • Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
  • Other conduct that is inappropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds

Any report of harassment at one of our events, whether in person or virtual, will be addressed immediately. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Anyone who witnesses or is subjected to unacceptable behavior should notify a conference organizer or a member of the working group at once.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies to the following people at Uptime:

  • staff
  • speakers
  • panelists
  • tutorial or workshop leaders
  • organizers
  • volunteers
  • all attendees

The Code of Conduct applies in official venue event spaces, including:

  • poster boardwalks
  • panel and presentation rooms
  • sprint rooms
  • tutorial or workshop rooms
  • meeting rooms
  • staff areas
  • meal areas
  • party suites
  • speakers green room
  • walkways, hallways, elevators, and stairs that connect any of the above spaces

The Code of Conduct applies to interactions with official event accounts on social media spaces and phone applications, including:

  • comments made on official conference phone apps
  • comments made on event video hosting services
  • comments made on the official event hashtag or panel hashtags