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Heroku supports a range of tech organizations and events, but before asking the company to sponsor your tech conference, make sure you meet their new requirement. "If you are interested in Heroku sponsoring your event, make sure you have a code of conduct in place," says Sara Dornsife.
As usual, what I write here is my opinion and I don't speak for anyone else. In particular, this isn't any sort of official PyCon anything. Recently, tech conferences have started publishing a new kind of document: a code of conduct or anti-harassment policy. Attendees are being explicitly told that they're expected to follow these policies.
In the past year anti-harassment policies have become more common at conventions as communities have begun to discuss how harassment can deter guests and ruin the convention experience. But how do these privately adopted policies mesh with America's public anti-harassment laws?
Sometimes fighting harassment and assault at conferences feels like a losing battle. For every step forward, it seems like there's another step back: A science fiction convention adopts a code of conduct, but then doesn't enforce it for a Big Name Fan.
How well do you know (American) sexual harassment law as it relates to conferences? Attorney and Popehat blogger Ken White has created a short quiz to find out.
