Event Standards

To ensure a productive and inclusive environment for all participants, we have established the following standards of behavior. By RSVPing for this event, you agree to adhere to these guidelines and understand that final presentations may be recorded, and pictures may be taken. 

Slack and Zoom Standards:  

Complete Your Profile: 

• Slack: Your username is your choice, but please use your full name and provide your best email address in your Slack profile. 
• Zoom: Ensure your Zoom profile displays your name and use the same email address associated with your RSVP. 

Be Empowering 

• Consider what you can do to encourage and support others. Make room for quieter voices to contribute. Offer support and enthusiasm for great ideas. Leverage the low cost of experimentation to support your colleagues' ideas, and take care to acknowledge the original source, not just the most recent or loudest contributor. When someone offers something unexpected, look for ways you can contribute and collaborate. Share your knowledge and skills. Prioritize access for and input from those who are traditionally excluded from the civic process. 

Appropriate Behavior 

• If you are unsure if something is appropriate behavior, it probably isn’t. Each person you interact with can define where that line is for them. Impact matters more than intent. Ensuring that your behavior does not have a negative impact is your responsibility. Problems happen when we assume that our way of thinking or behaving is the norm or ok with everyone. This is particularly problematic when we are in a position of power or privilege. 

Unacceptable Behavior 

• Negative or offensive remarks based on classes of race, religion, color, sex (with or without sexual conduct and including pregnancy and sexual orientation involving transgender status/gender identity, and sex-stereotyping), national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, marital status, and political affiliation as well as gender expression, mental illness, socioeconomic status or background, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, or clothing. Consider that calling attention to differences can feel alienating. 

• Sustained disruption of chat rooms. 
• Patronizing language or behavior. 
• Aggressive and micro-aggressive behavior, such as unconstructive criticism, providing corrections that do not improve the conversation (sometimes referred to as "well actually"s), feigning surprise at someone’s lack of knowledge or awareness about a topic, or subtle prejudice (for example, comments like “That’s so easy my grandmother could do it.”). 
• Referring to people in a way that misidentifies their gender and/or rejects the validity of their gender identity; for instance, by using incorrect pronouns or forms of address (misgendering).  

Recording Notice: 

By participating in the Codeathon event and RSVPing, you acknowledge that final presentations may be recorded, and pictures may be taken during the event. These recordings and images may be used for documentation, promotional purposes, or sharing with the wider community. If you have concerns about being recorded or photographed, please contact the event organizers in advance to discuss possible accommodations. 

We appreciate your commitment to maintaining a respectful and inclusive environment throughout the Codeathon event!