Hi All, Sorry to be a bit late to this important conversation. I agree that a code of conduct is a good idea, and I also agree that the code should be constructed carefully rather than quickly. This is something the Theorizing the Web committee has thought a lot about. If it's at all helpful, he is what we eventually crafted: http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/post/79357700249/anti-harassment-statemen... Best, Jenny Jenny L. Davis Assistant Professor of Sociology James Madison University Co-Editor: Cyborgology.org Twitter: @Jenny_L_Davis ________________________________________ From: Air-L [air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] on behalf of Mia Consalvo [mconsalvo@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 8:59 PM To: sava saheli singh Cc: List Aoir Subject: Re: [Air-L] AoIR 2016 Conference Code of Conduct While it isn't specific to the Berlin conference I would point out that AoIR as an organization has a Diversity and Inclusivity Statement: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aoir.org_diversity-2Dand... best, Mia On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 4:17 PM, sava saheli singh <savasaheli@gmail.com> wrote:
hello,
I am looking forward to attending AoIR 2016, but I was dismayed to hear that there is no code of conduct in place for the conference. I reached out to the conference organizers asking about this, and they said they were not familiar with a code of conduct but suggested I bring it up for discussion during the General Meeting at the conference.
I appreciate that I was invited to bring the idea to the Executive Committee during AoIR16, but I think the right time to have a code of conduct in place is *before* the conference so that there is something in place to address anything untoward that might occur, and be clear to attendees that they have recourse to help and safety should they need it.
I encourage members to consider establishing a code of conduct for our conference before the conference. I had shared this resource with the conference organizers, and I share it here as well: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__incisive.nu_2014_codes-2... . it is a good starting point, and includes links to other useful resources.
I am happy to contribute in anyway, and I hope those involved in the conference and the community also take this on.
look forward to seeing many of you in Berlin, sava
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