Alyssa Brownsmith Events

Anti-Harassment Policy

 

Alyssa Brownsmith Events is dedicated to providing a fun, respectful and harassment-free event experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate for any event, social platform, chat group.

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We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form and we expect all participants to conduct themselves in a professional and appropriate manner. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event, without a refund, at the discretion of the Event organizers.

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Harassment includes verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

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Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.

Exhibitors in the expo hall, sponsor or vendor booths or similar activities are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/ costumes or otherwise create a sexualized environment.

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If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the event organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately.

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We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference venues and conference-related social events.

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Emergency Contact Details

We have staff and volunteers on-site, many of whom are women and are clearly identifiable. They have been briefed to immediately escalate incidents to their team leads, who will, in turn, escalate to the venue coordinator, who will then liaise with medical or security staff, or Police, where required.

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Additionally, there is easily identifiable security staff, throughout the venue, who are professionally trained according to best practices for events of this size and nature.

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This statement has been adapted from geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy

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For questions or feedback regarding this statement, please contact info@alyssabevents.com

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If you wish to report a harassment incident at an Alyssa Brownsmith Event, please fill in the form here providing details of the incident. If you would like to report the incident anonymously, simply leave the name, email and ticket fields blank. If you choose not to remain anonymous, a member of our team may reach out to you directly to discuss the incident further.

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