This is adapted from the both the Python Community Code of Conduct and the PyCon Code of Conduct.
Our community is made up of members with a diverse set of skills, personalities, and experiences. It is through these differences that our community experiences great successes and continued growth. When you’re working with members of the community, we encourage you to follow these guidelines which help steer our interactions and strive to keep the Columbus data science community a positive, successful, and growing community.
We seek to provide a positive, constructive, and informative experience for everyone, regardless of age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, or religion (or lack thereof), education, or socio-economic status.
A member of the Columbus data science community is:
Open
Members of the community are open to collaboration, whether it’s at Meetups, workshops, hackathons, or otherwise. We’re receptive to constructive comment and criticism, as the experiences and skill sets of other members contribute to the whole of our efforts. We’re accepting of all who wish to take part in our activities, fostering an environment where anyone can participate and everyone can make a difference.
Considerate
Members of the community are considerate of their peers. We’re thoughtful when addressing the efforts of others, keeping in mind that often times the labor was completed simply for the good of the community. We’re attentive in our communications, whether in person or online, and we’re tactful when approaching differing views.
Respectful
Members of the community are respectful. We’re respectful of others, their positions, their skills, their commitments, and their efforts. We’re respectful of the volunteer efforts that permeate the Columbus data science community. We’re respectful of the processes set forth in the community, and we work within them. When we disagree, we are courteous in raising our issues.
Unacceptable Behaviors
Examples of unacceptable behavior by community members include:
- Harassment of others in any form
- Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
- Violent threats or language directed against another person
- Sexual language and imagery in any conference venue, including talks
- Insults or put downs
- Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or exclusionary jokes
- Excessive swearing
- Unwelcome sexual attention or advances
- Unwelcome physical contact
- Sustained disruption of talks or other events
- Other conduct that is inappropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds
Community members asked to stop any inappropriate behavior are expected to comply immediately.
If a community member engages in behavior that violates this code of conduct, the Meetup organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the Meetup.
Scope
All Columbus Data Science Meetup attendees are subject to the Code of Conduct. This includes Meetup organizers, sponsors, and volunteers, as well as attendees of the tutorials, workshops, presentations, hackathons, social activities, and sponsored or unofficial events.
Contact Information
If you believe that someone is violating the code of conduct during a Columbus Data Science event, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the event staff immediately either in person or by email at conduct@columbusdatascience.org.
Overall, we’re good to each other. We contribute to this community not because we have to, but because we want to. If we remember that, these guidelines will come naturally.