Pre-launch note. This code is intentionally public before launch so hosts, speakers and attendees can see how the room will be run.
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Our pledge
We want every attendee to feel welcome, heard and safe, whatever their background, identity, role or seniority.
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What we expect
- Listen more than you talk.
- Assume good faith. People are trying.
- Give credit where it’s due. Steal ideas, not attribution.
- Disagree with the argument, not the person.
- Respect Chatham House rules by default: share what was said, not who said it, unless the speaker says otherwise.
- Keep your drinking sensible.
- Leave the room in good shape.
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What is not acceptable
These are not welcome:
- Harassment, intimidation or threats.
- Unwanted physical contact or unwanted sexual attention.
- Slurs, insults or hostile jokes.
- Publishing private information about others without consent.
- Disrupting talks or deliberately talking over others.
- Pressuring people into commercial conversations they have not asked for.
- Recording talks or conversations without consent.
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Where this applies
At the venue, just outside it during the event, and in any We Influence email thread or online space.
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How to report something
If something does not feel right, please tell us. You can:
- On the night: find the organiser at the door, or anyone wearing a host label.
- Later: use the contact page and pick the Conduct topic.
Reports are read by the organising team only. We aim to acknowledge within 24 hours. We will not name you without your consent.
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What we’ll do
Depending on what happened, we may:
- Have a private word with the person on the night.
- Ask someone to leave the evening.
- Not invite someone to future evenings.
- Escalate to the police or another authority where the law requires it.
Where safe, we will tell you what we plan to do first.
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Good-faith protection
We will not punish anyone for reporting something in good faith.
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Attribution
This code of conduct draws on patterns from the Contributor Covenant and the Django Code of Conduct, adapted for a social meet-up context.