Code of
conduct.

What we expect

• Treat everyone with respect, whatever their gender, age, ethnicity, tribe, religion, disability, appearance, accent, background or level of experience.
• Welcome beginners. Every senior engineer once wrote their first route. Answer questions without “haba, you don’t know this?”
• Disagree about code, frameworks and tabs versus spaces as much as you like. Keep it about the ideas, never the person.
• Ask before you touch, hug or photograph someone, and take “no” the first time.
• Look out for each other. If someone seems uncomfortable or alone, check in, or let a volunteer know.

What’s not okay

• Insults, slurs or jokes about anyone’s gender, sexuality, ethnicity, tribe, religion, disability, body or age.
• Unwanted advances, sexual comments or images, “toasting” someone who isn’t interested, or following someone around after they’ve said no.
• Touching anyone without their consent, or intimidating, threatening or stalking anyone.
• Photographing or recording someone who has asked you not to, or sharing their photos, number or personal details without permission.
• Repeatedly interrupting or disrupting talks, workshops or other sessions.
• Selling or recruiting people into investment, forex, crypto or “doubling” schemes, or any other scam. Hiring and genuine job talk are welcome; pyramid schemes are not.
• Preaching religion or campaigning for a party or candidate. Everyone should be comfortable in the room.
• Coming to the venue drunk or high, or bringing weapons.

This applies everywhere FlaskCon Africa happens: the venue, the after-hangouts, the livestream chat, our community groups online, and anything you post that tags @flaskconafrica.

Speakers, sponsors and volunteers

The same rules apply on stage and at every booth. No sexualised images or language in slides, demos or swag. Sponsors and recruiters should only contact attendees who ticked the box to hear from them. Volunteers and organisers are held to this code first.

Photos and the livestream

We take photos and stream the talks. Audience shots are wide, and we won’t post a close-up of you if you ask us not to. Tell a volunteer at the registration desk if you’d rather not be photographed, or email us afterwards and we’ll take a photo down.

If something happens

If you’re harassed, see someone else being harassed, or have any other concern, please tell us. You won’t be in trouble for reporting, even if you’re not sure it “counts”.

• On the day: find any organiser or volunteer (look for the FlaskCon Africa badges), or go to the registration desk. We’ll find a quiet place to talk.
• Any time, including after the event: email flaskconafrica@gmail.com. Tell us what happened, when, and who was involved if you know. Include how to reach you if you’d like us to follow up.
• If you’re in danger: call Nigeria’s emergency number, 112, first, then tell an organiser.

We keep reports private. Only the organisers handling the report will know who made it, and we won’t name you to the other person without your permission.

What we’ll do

We listen first, then decide what’s fair. Depending on what happened, that can be a quiet word, a warning, removing someone from a session or the venue, blocking them from our online spaces, or not welcoming them back to future FlaskCon Africa events. Being a speaker, sponsor or friend of the organisers doesn’t change this. If someone is asked to stop, we expect them to stop straight away.