JSConf Hawaiʻi  |  Feb 7th + 8th 2019  |  Honolulu, HI

About

Organizers

Charlie Croom

Web Eng @Twitter. Lucky to work with an incredible team to try and create the web's best PWA. Photography, aviation, gaming, and comedy on the side!

Jade Loyzaga

Aussie living in San Francisco. Wifey of @csmcgrath. Software engineer @twitter 👩‍💻

Jamie Frady

UX/UI Designer currently working in Honolulu with DevLeague. Previously with Microsoft/Xbox and Avalara.

Jason Sewell

Life long learner, doer of things. Current doings: #javascript, #cybersecurity, #devsecops, #aws, #python. Co-founder of @sudokrew and @devleaguehawaii.

Jon Kuperman

JavaScript @Adobe; previously @brave and @twitter.

Kelly King

Web developer @twitter. Co-organizer of @wafflejs, founded @wscsf

Myles Borins

Artist, musician, developer, and maker / @nodejs TSC Director / developer advocate for @googlecloud / Opinions are potentially wrong, but definitely my own.

Tracy Hinds

OSS diplomat | @nodejs + JS | Community behavior specialist | Director Fighting tiny revolutions. Inciting confidence one convo at a time. @SamsungNEXT

Values

Community

We hope to create an environment that encourages new connections and invigorates old ones, where individuals can come together to discuss JavaScript as a technology and grow it as a community.

Diversity

Our mission is to provide a space that is welcoming and inclusive of all identities and backgrounds, to support under-represented communities, and bring together all the supporters of the JavaScript community.

Fun

We don’t take ourselves too seriously. We believe a fun and authentic atmosphere is the most reflective of our community and our passion. It is our hope that our lively and honest nature shines through.

Code of Conduct

Purpose

JSConf Hawaiʻi is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion or lack thereof. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.

Anti-Harassment

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

  • Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion
  • Sexual images in public spaces
  • Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
  • Harassing photography or recording
  • Sustained disruption of talks or other events
  • Inappropriate physical contact
  • Invasion of personal space
  • Unwelcome sexual attention
  • Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour

Enforcement

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, event organisers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.

Event organisers may take action to address anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants. We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event-related social activities. We think people should follow these rules outside event activities too!

Reporting

If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible. Conference staff can be identified by t-shirts. Harassment and other Code of Conduct violations reduce the value of our event for everyone. We want you to be happy at our event. People like you make our event a better place. You can make a report either personally or anonymously.

Anonymous report

Closer to the event, we will have an anonymous form available here. We can’t follow up an anonymous report with you directly, but we will fully investigate it and take whatever action is necessary to prevent a recurrence.

Personal report

You can make a personal report by:

  • Contacting a staff member, identified by STAFF badges, buttons, or shirts.
  • Emailing us: report@jsconfhi.com.
  • Texting us: + 1 (808) 427-1177 (all reports anonymous proxied to our slack)

When taking a personal report, our staff will ensure you are safe and cannot be overheard. They may involve other event staff to ensure your report is managed properly. Once safe, we’ll ask you to tell us about what happened. This can be upsetting, but we’ll handle it as respectfully as possible, and you can bring someone to support you. You won’t be asked to confront anyone and we won’t tell anyone who you are.

Our team will be happy to help you contact hotel/venue security, local law enforcement, local support services, provide escorts, or otherwise assist you to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.

Photo policy

We will have colored lanyards for attendees to indicate their comfort level with being photographed:

  • Green: fine to photograph
  • Yellow: ask beforehand
  • Red: avoid photographing

In case of any doubt, please ask before taking photographs of attendees, speakers or staff.

Inclusive language

In our commitment to a harassment-free and inclusive environment we strongly believe it’s important to pay attention to harmful language patterns.

Ableism

Words like “crazy”, “dumb”, “insane” or “lame” are examples of ableist language, devaluating people who have physical or mental disabilities. Its appearance often stems not from any intentional desire to offend, but from our innate sense of what it means to be normal. These words can be avoided by using more fitting, clearer descriptions of what we want to communicate.

To find out more about ableism and replacement terms please read this guide.

Sexism

Using gendered terms like “dude” or “guys” to address a mixed-gendered group of people contributes to furthering exclusion of underrepresented individuals. We strongly advise avoiding gendered pronouns as well as gendered terms.

For more information please familiarise yourself with Geek Feminism wiki guide.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct was based on JS Conf EU, CSSConf / JSConf AU, The Geek Feminism wiki, the work of Valerie Aurora and Conference Code of Conduct.

Need to file a report?

Anonymous report

We’ll review and act on it. If you let us know who you are, we’ll follow up with you.

Personal report

You can file a personal report using one of the below methods: