On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins <[email protected]> wrote:
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> The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>
> While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're all 
> men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>

Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing session.



> That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to an 
> unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>
>> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our 
>> attention.
>>
>> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very 
>> seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an 
>> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of all 
>> parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance to 
>> the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
>>
>> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events have 
>> never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and supported. 
>>  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other 
>> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable 
>> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>>
>> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not 
>> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We 
>> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader 
>> solution.
>>
>>
>>
>> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
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