VR Manchester Community Code of Conduct
VR Manchester is dedicated to providing a harassment-free community experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of community hosts, volunteers, presenters, attendees, exhibitors, and participants in any form. Community participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the community, at the discretion of the conference organizers.
This Code of Conduct (CoC) applies across all aspects of the community, and in any event associate space, online or otherwise. Which includes, but is not limited to: event venues, presentation spaces, evening gatherings, social media, online commity spaces, email lists, and online channels (WhatsApp or similar).
Harassment includes any of the following and/or any action that discriminates against an individual based on gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, nationality, race, citizenship and/or refugee status, religion, or employment status:
- Offensive verbal, written, or chat comments
- Sustained disruption of talks or events
- Offensive direct messages (DMs)
- Deliberate intimidation
- Stalking, unwelcome following
- Sexual images in public spaces
- Persistent unwelcome sexual attention
- Any and all inappropriate physical contact
- Unauthorized photography or recording without permission
- Server based abuse (flooding, spamming, DoS attempts)
Please note, this list is not exhaustive. VR Manchester hosts will be available to triage any actions as they might occur, and to deploy moderation (sanctioning or expulsion) as needed. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate in this conference. Community members exhibiting at our events, or similar activities, are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Demo staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the VR Manchester Committee immediately. Email help@vrmanchester.net, or DM a committee member on WhatsApp and we will respond as soon as we are able.
To respect the privacy of those involved and insulate any legal concerns, VR Manchester's policy is to not make public statements about individual CoC cases. All CoC decisions are made collectively by the VR Manchester committee.
We strive to help our participants, and assist those experiencing harassment or intimidation, in feeling safe at our events. We value your attendance!
This CoC is based in part on the template found here, https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy, and is more firectly lifted from the version here: https://seagl.org/code_of_conduct.html, and is available under the Creative Commons Zero License.
We are eager to consider any additions to this CoC that you might find valuable, to better support you or others, or to clarify our objective. Thank you!