This means that I won't attend, speak at, or promote conferences that do not have a robust #PublicHealthPolicy .
It's a hard line for me. Because if you cannot enforce public health measures, I have absolutely no faith that you will enforce your Codes of Conduct, to protect folks from harassment.
If you consider yourself an inclusive conference with a diverse community and you don't have a public health policy. You aren't as inclusive as you think you are.
@jejb@onepict@austriancoder@linuxplumbersconf I'm afraid that doesn't address the issue. Whether or not someone is planning to attend in person, knowing the details of the CoC and Health Policy in advance is essential to know if that conference is a safe space.
I would not participate in a conference (even remotely) if that conference did not have a robust #CodeOfConduct and a #PublicHealthPolicy. I know I'm not alone in this.
There's no valid reason to delay publishing the Health Policy
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@NGIZero@EC_NGI Please add a #PublicHealthPolicy for the event. Many of us are signatories to the @phpledge promoting safer, inclusive events. Without clear information on masking policy and venue safety we cannot attend.
Please make sure that truly, "everyone is welcome", including those that recognise that #Covidisnotover and want to protect our long term health.