Event Code of Conduct

Need help?

Enqueue is run by The Code Company Pty Ltd. Ben May and Lorin Pickup are the organisers, and either of them is a first point of contact.

You can also raise anything with any member of The Code Company team on site. We will be wearing organiser lanyards or TCC branded shirts, and someone at the registration desk will always know where to find us.

If you would rather report something in writing, or after the event, email team@thecode.co and it will reach us directly.

The short version

Enqueue is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, whatever your gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, appearance, body size, race or religion. Harassment of participants is not tolerated in any form.

Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate anywhere at Enqueue. That covers talks, workshops, sponsor booths, the after party, and online spaces connected to the event.

Anyone who breaks these rules may be warned, asked to leave without a refund, or refused entry to future Enqueue events. That call sits with the organisers.

The longer version

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

• Offensive comments about gender, sexual orientation, disability, appearance, body size, race or religion
• Sexual images or language in public spaces
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following
• Photography or recording of someone who has asked you to stop
• Sustained disruption of talks, workshops or other sessions
• Inappropriate physical contact
• Unwelcome sexual attention

If you are asked to stop a behaviour that someone finds harassing, stop immediately. There is no negotiation step here.

Sponsors are covered by this policy too. No sexualised imagery, activities or giveaways, and no sexualised clothing or costumes on booth staff, including volunteers.

Enqueue is a technical conference, and robust debate about tools, code and approaches is welcome. Disagreeing with someone’s architecture is fine. Making a person feel unwelcome is not. The line is about people, not opinions.

Reporting

If you are being harassed, notice someone else being harassed, or have any other concern at all, tell Ben or Lorin or anyone from The Code Company straight away. You will not be asked to justify raising it, and you do not need to be certain before you say something.

Reports are handled discreetly. We will only share what we need to share to act on it.

What happens next

We will listen, take it seriously, and act. Depending on what has happened, that might mean a quiet word, a formal warning, removing someone from the venue with no refund, or barring them from future events.

We will also help however is useful in the moment. That includes contacting venue security or local police, arranging an escort to a taxi or your accommodation, or simply sitting with you while you work out what you want to do.

We want you at Enqueue. Telling us about a problem will never cost you your place at the event.

Where this applies

This code applies at every Enqueue venue and every part of the event, including the conference itself, any workshops, the after party, and any official Enqueue online spaces before, during and after the day.

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Adapted from The Conference Code of Conduct, used under a Creative Commons Attribution licence, and modelled on the version used by Web Directions.