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+layout: default-2024
+title: Code of Conduct - !!Con 2024
+---
+
+<p style="text-align: center;">
+  **Quick Links:**
+  [Livestream](livestream.html)
+  &middot;
+  [Venue](venue.html)
+  &middot;
+  [Give a Talk](give-a-talk.html)
+  &middot;
+  [Program](program.html)
+  &middot;
+  [Speakers](speakers.html)
+  &middot;
+  [Sponsorship](sponsors.html)
+  &middot;
+  [Conduct](conduct.html)
+</p>
+
+# Code of Conduct
+
+Below, you’ll find the Code of Conduct for Exclamation Foundation events --
+for now, these are !!Con and !!Con West.  Our Code of Conduct is a little
+different than most: where many Codes of Conduct start and stop at
+preventing harassment, ours is **part of an intentional effort to define the
+culture of !!Con events**.  We don’t think that !!Con is something that you
+passively participate in: everyone who attends **helps construct !!Con** and,
+ideally, makes it a better conference.
+
+!!Con is about the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing.  That can’t
+exist while excluding people who have been traditionally marginalized in the
+computing community, so an intentional part of the culture that we want to
+set is for you to feel welcome.  Our purpose in this Code of Conduct is to
+give all of our attendees some ideas for how to make all of the above
+happen.
+
+<picture><source srcset="images/conduct/how-to-be.webp" type="image/webp"><img class="conduct-full" src="images/conduct/how-to-be@1x.png" alt="a bunch of people of various descriptions in many pastel colors excitedly !!ing at each other!!"></picture>
+
+## How to be !!Con
+
+**Harassment has no place at !!Con.**  This sounds obvious, but it’s
+important.  There are almost limitless ways to harass people; an incomplete
+list might include harassment based on gender, sexual orientation,
+disability, physical appearance, body size, skin color, or religion, as well
+as making predatory sexual advances on other attendees.  Don’t do any of
+those things, and in any event, please be mindful of how you talk to and
+about other people at the conference.  “Jokes” (or serious actions, for
+that matter) that serve to exclude people aren’t okay, either.
+
+Conversely, try to make an extra effort to **be kind and empathetic in how you
+act**.  Here’s a few ways you can do that:
+
+* **Read pronoun badges!**  It’s impossible to know what pronouns somebody
+  uses just by looking at them.  Let them tell you.
+
+* **Consider putting your pronouns on your badge, if you're comfortable doing so!** Even if you think your pronouns are
+  “obvious” by looking at you, you should write yours down, too!  (In
+  the !!Con Online world, we put the pronouns that we'd rather be called by
+  in our Discord profiles, and for in-person attendees, we offer
+  space on badges to write down pronouns!)
+
+* **Assume that all your fellow conference-goers are technical!**  No matter
+  whether people do or don’t look like someone that you often see at a
+  conference, everybody at !!Con is here for the love of computing.
+
+* **Let marginalized folks choose how much they want to share about
+  themselves!**  It can be tempting to ask somebody about their background,
+  based on something about them that you can see or hear.  They might want
+  to talk about themselves, but maybe they just want to enjoy technology --
+  let them choose!
+
+* **Read up on the Recurse Center social rules!**  The Recurse Center has four social rules:
+  **“no feigning surprise”, “no well-actuallys”, “no backseat driving”, and
+  “no subtle -isms”**.  Although !!Con isn’t a part of RC, we were
+  founded by people who met at RC, and we found that their rules contribute enormously to a
+  supportive, productive, and fun learning environment.  If you haven’t
+  heard of those before, we encourage you to [read the
+  rules](https://www.recurse.com/manual#sub-sec-social-rules); they’re a
+  great way to add an extra dose of empathy to your time at !!Con (and maybe
+  even beyond!).
+
+A particularly kind way of interacting with your fellow attendees is to
+**respect their boundaries**.  If somebody asks you to stop doing something, or
+tells you that you’re doing something that makes them uncomfortable, **just
+stop doing it**.  Even if you think that what you’re doing is reasonable, it’s
+better to be cautious and respectful.
+
+Above all else, remember that !!Con attendees are all here to relish in the
+joy, excitement, and surprise of computing.  These guidelines help us all
+create a space where that can happen.
+
+<picture><source srcset="images/conduct/bangbang-dashes.webp" type="image/webp"><img class="conduct-full" src="images/conduct/bangbang-dashes@1x.png" alt="pastel bang-bangs!"></picture>
+
+## How we handle Code of Conduct issues
+
+In the past, we’ve resolved many of our Code of Conduct reports in a
+collaborative fashion.  Often, we find that there’s something to learn, and
+ways that the whole community can grow in response!  (We’ve written about
+some of these in [our past transparency reports](#transparency-reports).)
+
+But **we want you to know that we have your back**, and so we encourage you
+to get an event organizer involved if you’d like some help (more information
+on [how to do that below](#getting-in-touch)).  Our policy is that we do not
+tell the subject of a Code of Conduct concern who brought the matter to our
+attention.
+
+We hope it doesn’t come to this, but at our discretion, **we will ask
+attendees who harm the !!Con community to leave**.  This Code of Conduct is
+a guide, and since we can’t possibly write down all the ways you can hurt
+people, we may ask attendees to leave for reasons that we didn’t write down
+explicitly here.  On the other hand, where it’s appropriate, we want to be
+forgiving, too: if it seems like you’ve made a good-natured mistake, we want
+to give you space to grow and learn!
+
+This Code of Conduct applies not just in “official” !!Con-sponsored spaces,
+but also in spaces adjacent to the conference.  If you have a concern about
+something that happens outside of the !!Con conference room, it’s OK to
+bring it to the organizers.  And, although we explicitly called out
+attendees above, this Code of Conduct applies to everybody who contributes
+to the !!Con space, including attendees, organizers, sponsors, volunteers,
+staff, and Exclamation Foundation board members.
+
+<picture><source srcset="images/conduct/speaker.webp" type="image/webp"><img class="conduct-300" src="images/conduct/speaker@1x.png" alt="a speaker passionately talks about bang-bangs!"></picture>
+
+## Guidelines for speakers
+
+If you’re a speaker -- thank you!  We’ve been really lucky to have speakers
+who give thoughtful and exciting talks that are almost always inclusive of
+the people in the !!Con audience.
+
+Here are a few guidelines you can use to help make your talk even more
+welcoming to everyone in the !!Con community:
+
+* **Give people a heads up if you're discussing sensitive topics.**  If your
+  talk includes descriptions of hurtful experiences that attendees might
+  share, let us know about it!  Some of these include transphobic,
+  homophobic, sexually-motivated, racially-motivated, or
+  religiously-motivated abuse and harassment; sexual assault; eating
+  disorders; mental illness and self-harm; or relationship abuse.  It's not
+  possible to give a full list, but these are some examples of things that
+  we hope you'll be sensitive of.  If you expect to cover these topics, **talk
+  to the !!Con organizers before the conference** so that we can let attendees
+  know these topics will be covered in your talk.  If you want to discuss a
+  sensitive topic in your talk and you'd like help approaching it, let us
+  know and we'll be happy to brainstorm with you.
+
+* **Avoid unnecessarily violent and sexual imagery.**  Sometimes, including
+  these is unavoidable, or is central to the point of the talk, and that's
+  okay.  But sometimes, the imagery isn't necessary.  This can be in overt
+  ways (for example sexual images) or in more subtle ways (like an indirect
+  sexual reference used as a joke).  So before your talk, take one more look
+  over your slides and prep material in this light -- and if you explicitly
+  plan to include sexual or violent content, consider how you can
+  contextualize it.  (If you plan to include
+  *graphically* violent content, please do let us know in advance.)
+
+* **Talk to the experts.**  !!Con thrives at the intersection of computers
+  and the human experience.  Many of us have become experts in technologies
+  just by reading about them, but this doesn't always work when real people
+  become involved!  If you plan to include anecdotes about the experiences
+  of a minority group you're not a member of in your talk, make sure you've
+  spoken with someone from that group first.  They can help guide you on
+  what language would accurately capture their experience, and how to do it
+  with sensitivity.
+
+Often, talks won't need to make any changes at all to address these!  But
+even if your talk is mostly about computers, taking 10 minutes to go through
+it and look for some of these issues (even if they're subtle!) goes a long
+way to keeping !!Con welcoming for everyone.
+
+<picture><source srcset="images/conduct/contact.webp" type="image/webp"><img class="conduct-full" src="images/conduct/contact@1x.png" alt="two folks talk to each other by way of their computers, one asking about a smile and the other responding with a heart!"></picture>
+
+## Getting in touch
+
+**If you notice behavior that feels out-of-place at !!Con -- you’re being
+harassed, you see someone else being harassed, or something just makes you
+uncomfortable -- please contact a member of conference staff.**  Even if you
+don’t think that disciplinary action is needed, we want to keep tabs on how
+we can build a better conference, so please feel free to reach out to us.
+
+If you have any questions about any part of this Code of Conduct, or about
+the Recurse Center social rules, please feel free to reach out to the
+conference organizers, or to the [Exclamation Foundation
+board](mailto:board@exclamation.foundation).
+
+You can use the below form to contact us, with or without your
+name. You can also send e-mail to [2024-organizers@exclamation.foundation](mailto:2024-organizers@exclamation.foundation),
+or message any individual organizer on Discord.  We want you to feel safe during
+the conference, and we’ll do what we can to make that happen -- you matter
+to us!
+
+<iframe src="https://ansr.me/pEaxk" width="100%" height="600px"> </iframe>
+
+If the iframe above doesn't work for you, [here's a link to the form to report CoC issues](https://ansr.me/pEaxk).
+
+
+
+<!-- NOT FOR ONLINE !!CONS
+
+## Venue
+
+Our gracious hosts request that you please keep your shoes on, do not sit on
+credenzas or any furniture that is not a chair/couch, do not run, do not move
+furniture without permission, including desks, and please discard your trash in
+the closest receptacle. We want to make sure that we leave the venue clean and
+respect the space that we're in.
+
+-->
+
+<picture><source srcset="images/conduct/dashes.webp" type="image/webp"><img class="conduct-full" src="images/conduct/dashes@1x.png" alt="dash dash dash"></picture>
+
+## Transparency reports
+
+!!Con's Code of Conduct committees have compiled transparency reports for
+reported incidents in previous years, which you can find below:
+
+* [!!Con West 2020](https://bangbangcon.com/west/conduct-transparency/)
+* [!!Con West 2019](https://bangbangcon.com/west/2019/conduct-transparency/)
+
+## Thanks
+
+The Exclamation Foundation Code of Conduct was illustrated by [Annie Ruygt](https://annieruygtillustration.com/).
+
+<!-- ## Transparency reports
+
+!!Con's Code of Conduct committee has compiled a [transparency
+report](2019/conduct-transparency) for reported incidents in 2019. -->
+
+<!-- TODO
+## Report a violation (with or without your name)
+-->
+
+<!-- TODO: generalize this to the !F Code of Conduct
+
+TODO: Do we actually want to make this cc0?  Consider:
+
+https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/a-code-of-conduct-is-not-enough
+
+## License
+
+The !!Con Code of Conduct is under a [Creative Commons
+Zero](https://creativecommons.org/about/cc0) license.
+
+-->

2024/images/create_montage.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# A script to generate the montage background image used in our 2019
+# website.  Depends on ImageMagick and coreutils (shuf).
+
+# Create temporary directory for images
+mkdir -p /tmp/bangbangcon_images/
+
+# Copy speaker images to temp dir, in an order such that if a given
+# speaker occurs more than once, newer images will overwrite older
+# ones
+# -u to always update a speaker's photo
+cp -u ../*/images/speakers/*.png /tmp/bangbangcon_images/
+
+speakers=`ls /tmp/bangbangcon_images/ | wc -l`
+echo
+echo "There are $speakers speakers from past !!Cons!"
+echo
+
+# Create temporary directories for manipulated images
+mkdir /tmp/bangbangcon_images/resized
+mkdir /tmp/bangbangcon_images/final
+
+# Convert images to 50x50px
+i=1
+for image in `ls /tmp/bangbangcon_images/*.png`; do
+    convert $image -resize 50x50 /tmp/bangbangcon_images/resized/$i.png
+    let "i++";
+done
+
+# Numbers determined by experimentation -- this is what looked good!
+# If the number of source images changes, these will likely have to
+# change too.
+COPIES=3
+GRID_HEIGHT=15
+LEFTOVER_SLOTS=12 # number of spaces left over in grid
+
+# Make copies and order images randomly
+j=1
+for ((i=1; i<=$COPIES; i++)); do
+    for image in `ls /tmp/bangbangcon_images/resized/*.png | shuf`; do
+        cp $image /tmp/bangbangcon_images/final/$j.png;
+        let "j++";
+    done
+done
+
+# Pick random images to fill in the gap at the end
+k=1
+for image in `ls /tmp/bangbangcon_images/final/*.png | shuf | head -n $LEFTOVER_SLOTS`; do
+    #echo $image;
+    cp $image /tmp/bangbangcon_images/final/extra_$k.png;
+    let "k++";
+done
+
+# Arrange in a grid
+montage /tmp/bangbangcon_images/final/*.png -tile x$GRID_HEIGHT -geometry +0+0 -quality 90 montage.jpg
+
+# Get rid of temp files
+rm -r /tmp/bangbangcon_images/