Code of Conduct

NOTE: ALWAYS UNDER REVIEW AND OPEN FOR RESPECTFUL FEEDBACK

Behaviour at Keycon (and all Keycon related or sponsored events)

The venue is not dedicated completely to our use for the weekend. Members of the general public stay in and visit the venue to dine and socialize. Please be considerate of non-convention individuals at all times. Keycon equally expects its members to behave in a civilized fashion and to treat each other respectfully.

Keycon welcomes members from diverse communities. Any action that negatively targets individuals based on the prohibited grounds of discrimination (race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, or pardoned criminal convictions) will NOT be tolerated and may be grounds for removal from the convention.

Incidents and Reporting

Please report to the convention committee any incidents in which a member of the convention is: abusive, insulting, intimidating, bothersome or acting in an unsafe or illegal manner. Keycon reserves the right to revoke, without refund, the membership of anyone for any reason. Persons violating the law may be turned over to the police or hotel security.

Harassment is NOT tolerated. Harassment is generally any behaviour that intentionally alarms or annoys another person or group. This includes: unwanted physical contact (including non-consensual hugs), following a person or group without a legitimate reason, threatening to physically attack someone or using hate-speech. If you approach someone and they tell you “no” or “leave them alone”, your business with them is done. If you do not leave them as they have requested, your behaviour becomes grounds for a harassment complaint.

Assault is ALWAYS a criminal matter and will be treated as such.

Reporting Incidents

All incidents and issues fall under the purview of Keycon Operations (Ops). If someone has become too boisterous or needs an escort to a room or taxi, these are the individuals to call. Ops is also responding to any incidents where this code of conduct has been violated. Ops phone numbers are posted at the entrance to all elevators and in bathrooms throughout the convention space as well as on the door to operations on the hospitality floor. Ops operates out of a room on the hospitality floor and Registration and can be contacted 24 hours a day during the convention. A member of Ops and/or the volunteer committee will be present on the hospitality floor throughout the convention.

Ops members will wear distinguishing markers (that look nothing like stormtroopers or Klingons) and will be easily identifiable. If you cannot find an member of Ops, we encourage you to seek out a member of the Convention staff (wearing identifiers on their badges), to the panel or hospitality room coordinators, or to the Hotel staff. These members will ensure that you are put in touch with operations promptly.

Convention staff (along with members of the hotel staff and convention volunteers) have been trained to respond/intervene in the event of an assault and to protect your rights. If you cannot contact Ops before/during an assault, we encourage you to choose report it afterwards. A member of the convention will ensure that you are safely escorted to the police or hospital of your choosing and without judgement.

Keycon takes the provision of safety for all of its members to be paramount. Any action which threatens the safety of anyone during the convention by a convention member or by an outsider to a member of Keycon will be dealt with promptly. This may include, revoking of memberships, banning from future conventions, and police action where appropriate.