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Code of conduct

Athens iOS Meetup is a friendly place for everyone who builds for Apple platforms. Here is how we keep it that way.

The short version

We want everyone to enjoy the meetup, whatever their background or experience. Harassment of any kind is not welcome.

This code applies at our events and in every online space we run for the meetup. It applies to everyone: attendees, speakers, hosts, supporters and organizers.

Expected behaviour

Please:

  • Be kind and respectful to everyone you meet.
  • Make room for others to speak, and welcome people who are new.
  • Be patient with each other's English. Talks are in English, and it is not everyone's first language.
  • Keep talks and slides free of sexual, violent or discriminatory imagery and jokes.
  • Follow the rules of the venue that hosts us.
  • Speak up, or tell an organizer, if you see something that is not okay.

What counts as harassment

Harassment is any unwelcome behaviour that makes someone feel unsafe or excluded. It includes:

  • Offensive comments about gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neurotype, appearance, body size, age, race or religion.
  • Deliberate misgendering, or using someone's former name after they have asked you not to.
  • Sexual images in public spaces, or unwelcome sexual attention.
  • Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following.
  • Photographing or recording someone in a way that harasses them.
  • Sustained disruption of talks or other parts of the event.
  • Unwelcome physical contact.
  • Encouraging any of the above.

When someone breaks the code

If you are asked to stop a behaviour, stop right away.

Organizers may take any action they think is right. That can mean a warning, asking you to leave the event, or removing you from the Meetup group.

How to report

If someone is harassing you, if you notice it happening to someone else, or if you have any other concern, tell an organizer as soon as you can.

  • Email [email protected].
  • At the event, talk to an organizer: Konstantinos Natsios and Peggy Theodorou.

If you are in danger, call the emergency number, 112.

Credit

This code of conduct is adapted from the Conference Code of Conduct, which is based on the Geek Feminism wiki and the Ada Initiative policy. It is licensed under CC BY 3.0.