We’re expecting OpenCon to be an exciting and highly diverse event. You shouldn’t expect it to be exactly like any other event you attend! To help make it enjoyable for everyone who attends, we’ve drawn up this code of conduct.
General
- Smoking at Opencon is only allowed in Osho Leela’s outdoor Smoking Area.
- Party responsibly; try to avoid getting too drunk or too dehydrated.
- OpenCon is an over-18 only event.
- OpenCon is not a fetish club or a sex party; please keep any behaviour within the bounds of what’s acceptable in public
Consent
- “No” means no: “Maybe” also means no. In fact, anything but “yes” means no.
- If someone asks you to leave them alone, please do so immediately. No one at OpenCon should be put under any pressure to join in with anything they don’t want to. This includes being touched in any way.
- Hugs and touches can be great, but not everybody wants them. A useful phrase is ‘Would you like a hug?’
- If you’re getting unwanted attention from someone, speak with one of the facilitators, and we will politely tell them to stop. We’re happy to do so even if you haven’t asked them to stop since that’s not always easy to do.
Privacy
- We love photographs, but please only photograph, film, or record people with their explicit consent, and say if and where any recording or photograph will be used.
- Keep what is said in workshops confidential. If you discuss a workshop, whether in conversation, in a blog entry, or elsewhere, don’t identify any participants without their permission.
- When discussing attendees more generally, please use the name on their name badge.
- Please respect the privacy of others generally.
- Also, given the nature of the shared accommodations, there will be very little private space. This is a place to meet new friends, not to pull.
If you have any problems, questions or comments, or notice anything that concerns you, please talk to a volunteer on the registration desk.
Should we find it necessary to ask a OpenCon attendee to leave for the safety or happiness of others, no refund will be offered.
