We actively promote a healthy consent culture at our events:

• We integrate consent into all aspects of our educational programs and ask our educators to include consent in every class.
• We expect our attendees to practice a high standard of consent. Our programs and policies support them in doing so.
• We hold our staff and educators to an even higher standard and we support them in meeting that standard.

Because of the consent risks associated with using students for demos:

• We have clear standards for using students during demos and we work closely with our educators to ensure they understand and follow those standards.
• If an educator needs demo volunteers, we encourage them to find suitable candidates and conduct proper negotiation in advance.
• We take an active role in providing support to any student who has a bad experience during a demo.

We provide high-quality education and give our students the information they need to make informed decisions about risk:

• We seek out educators who are expert in the topics they teach, being careful to distinguish between competence and confidence.
• We ensure every educator teaches within their area of competence and clearly communicates their credentials to students.
• We don't use educators who have misrepresented or falsified their credentials.

We strive to be inclusive and we believe that diversity among our staff and educators is vital to that effort:

• We do not discriminate against someone because of that person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, sexuality, and pregnancy status), national origin, age, disability or genetic information. We also do not retaliate against anyone because they have submitted a complaint about discrimination.
• We actively seek to have diverse staff and educators.
• We include and actively seek to include diverse perspectives when making decisions.
• We are mindful of diversity and inclusion when designing and promoting our events.
• We are open to feedback about making our programs more diverse and inclusive.

Our events are safe and welcoming to all attendees:

• We publish a code of conduct for our events.
• We don’t tolerate bigotry or harassment at our events.
• We have a formal mechanism for reporting and handling consent incidents, harassment, and other problems.
• Each of our events has at least one staff member who is trained to handle consent incidents and harassment.
• We do not work with staff or educators whose personal beliefs are incompatible with treating everyone fairly.

We hold ourselves and our educators accountable to our community and the individuals we serve:

• We post this Code of Conduct wherever we have an online presence and explicitly state that we have voluntarily committed to following it.
• We have at least one accountability contact and make their contact information available wherever we have an online presence. We also share their contact information with all students and event attendees.
• We have a written accountability process for our staff, educators, and attendees, or we are in the process of developing one. The process is posted publicly.

We have clear written standards for relationships between educators and students and share those with educators prior to them teaching.

We carefully select educators who meet a high bar for knowledge, expertise, safety, and consent:

• We have a process for vetting all educators, whether they are on staff or external.
• We consider personal as well as professional misconduct when vetting educators.
• We do not hire educators who have a pattern of consent violations or who have displayed malice, manipulation, or deception regarding consent.
• Although we believe people can change, if someone has committed serious consent violations, the burden is on them to demonstrate they are no longer a significant risk to the community.
• When we work with new educators, we coach them and provide them with roles appropriate for their emerging level of expertise.
• We are very cautious about hiring educators with controversial consent histories. If we choose to do so, we enable our attendees to make an informed decision about attending by providing complete and accurate information about the controversy in the event listing.
• We listen respectfully and empathetically to reports and concerns raised by individuals in the community about instructors, attendees, and event leaders. We take these reports seriously and we have a process in place for responding to these reports.

We are professionals:

• We treat educators fairly and courteously, and respect their time.
• We clearly communicate our expectations of educators and our commitments to them.
• We honor the commitments we make to educators.

We hold our educators to a high bar and support them in meeting that bar:

• We require all educators adhere to the KECC while working with us.
• If we help cover travel expenses for a visiting educator, we require they adhere to the KECC during their entire stay in our city.
• We clearly communicate our expectations to educators, including providing them with any written policies that go beyond the KECC.
• We support educators in understanding and meeting our standards, especially if their local consent culture is different from ours.

We have a policy about how to handle attendees who are known consent violators or have a history of safety issues.

We prioritize the privacy of our attendees and educators:

• Except as outlined below, we do not disclose identifying information about any attendee.
• We handle all private information with great care and limit access to people who have a specific need for that information.

If we choose to share information about potentially harmful individuals with other producers, we always prioritize maintaining the privacy and safety of anyone who was harmed by the individual in question.

While prioritizing attendee privacy, we endeavor to be open about any consent incidents or injuries that occur at our events.