I believe the copy for the form is way too long. I'd like to keep it at 100 characters tops.
Here's a suggestion: We plan GUADEC for a safe and friendly conference experience. Please confirm that you agree with our anti-harassment policy. - Fabiana On Jul 8, 2014 4:58 AM, "Marina Zhurakhinskaya" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pascal, > > Yes, this works! Combined with my earlier condensed version it ends up > being: > > ------------------------ > > Anti-harassment policy: > > GUADEC is a welcoming and friendly event, during which GNOME > contributors often become friends and make resolves to come to the > next one. > > GUADEC is dedicated to providing a safe and friendly conference > experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and > expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body > size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of > conference participants in any form. Harassment includes offensive > verbal comments related to any of the above qualities, 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. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any > conference venue, including talks. Participants asked to stop any > harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. > > Exhibitors in the sponsor exhibit space are also subject to the > anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use > sexualized images, activities, or other material. > > If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference > organizers may issue a warning for an unintentional or minor offense > or expel the participant from the conference with no refund for repeat > or serious offense. If you are being harassed, notice that someone > else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please immediately > contact Alexandre Franke, Marina Zhurakhinskaya, anyone on the GUADEC > organizing team, or anyone on the GNOME board of directors. These > people will be introduced at the opening for the conference and > conference volunteers will be able to help you identify one of them. > > Conference organizers and the GNOME Foundation directors will be able > to address the harassing behavior with the offender, provide escorts, > contact local law enforcement, or otherwise assist those experiencing > harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value > your attendance. > > We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference venues > and conference-related social events. > > Countact information: > Alexandre Franke +33 368 910 123, alexandre.franke at NO SPAM gmail > DOT com > Marina Zhurakhinskaya marinazik at NO SPAM gmail DOT com > Emergency number for police, fire department, or ambulance: 112 > [Local emergency and non-emergency medical (e.g., urgent care, day > clinic)] > Taxi "Taxi 13": +33 388 361 313 > > ------------------------ > > We can also change the short versions: > > ------------------------ > > Short version for the registration form: > > GUADEC is dedicated to a safe and friendly conference experience for > everyone. Please familiarize yourself with our anti-harassment policy > and confirm that you agree to abide by it. > > ------------------------ > > Short version for the front page: > > GUADEC is dedicated to a safe and friendly conference experience for > everyone. Please familiarize yourself with our anti-harassment policy. > > ------------------------ > > Thanks, > Marina > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Pascal Terjan <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 7 July 2014 05:44, Marina Zhurakhinskaya <[email protected]> wrote: > >> GUADEC is a welcoming and friendly event, during which GNOME > >> contributors often become friends and make resolves to come to the > >> next one. The behaviors outlined in this policy do not commonly > >> happen, but are spelled out to help ensure all attendees have the same > >> expectation of a safe and friendly environment. > > > > This helps, but what about merging it into the next one to make things > > more positive? > > Like insisting that we want to keep the environment friendly for > > everyone, and as part of it we don't tolerate harassment, then give > > the specific examples and finish on the punishment. > > > > I feel it would be much less aggressive like I organized it below (I > > believe I didn't drop anything that wasn't repeated but may have made > > some mistake while moving things around): > > > > ===== > > > > GUADEC is a welcoming and friendly event, during which GNOME > > contributors often become friends and make resolves to come to the > > next one. > > > > GUADEC is dedicated to providing a safe and friendly environment for > > everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual > > orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or > > religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in > > any form. > > > > Harassment includes offensive verbal comments 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. > > > > Exhibitors in the sponsor exhibit space are also subject to the > > anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use > > sexualized images, activities, or other material. > > > > If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference > > organizers may issue a warning for an unintentional or minor offence > > or expel the participant from the conference with no refund for repeat > > or serious offence. > > > > If you are being harassed, notice that someone > > else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please immediately > > contact Alexandre Franke, Marina Zhurakhinskaya, anyone on the GUADEC > > organizing team, or anyone on the GNOME board of directors. These > > people will be introduced at the opening for the conference and > > conference volunteers will be able to help you identify one of them. > > > > ===== > _______________________________________________ > guadec-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list >
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