Code4Lib Community Code of Conduct

Code4Lib seeks to provide a welcoming, fun, and safe community and conference experience and ongoing community for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Discriminatory language and imagery (including sexual) is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks, or any community channel such as the chatroom or mailing list.

Harassment is understood as any behavior that threatens another person or group, or produces an unsafe environment. It includes offensive verbal comments or non-verbal expressions related to gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religious beliefs, sexual or discriminatory images in public spaces (including online), deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.


—CodeOfConduct4Lib

➳ Read and contribute to our full Code of Conduct document on GitHub

Emergency Resources

See also the contact information for community support volunteers on this page.

Pittsburgh PA Police Department

Please take a moment to consider the varied relationships that different communities have with the police before involving them in a situation.

Hospitals & Urgent Care

UPMC Mercy

412-232-8111
1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
UPMC Mercy website.
10 minute drive from conference hotel.

Allegheny General Hospital

412-359-3131
320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Allegheny General website.
10 minute drive from conference hotel.

UPMC Walk-in Primary Care Clinic at Mercy South Side Outpatient Center

412-488-5705
2000 Mary St., Pittsburgh, PA 15203
UPMC Primary Care Clinic website.
12 minute drive from conference hotel.

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call is routed to the nearest crisis center in the national network of more than 150 crisis centers. All services are available 24/7.

Recovery Groups

Alcoholics Anonymous Pittsburgh

List of local meetings.

Narcotics Anonymous

Search results for local meetings.
See also the local East End and North Pittsburgh groups.

Community Support Volunteers

During all days of the conference, including pre-conference and sponsored evening activities, there will be Community Support Volunteers available to help provide support for anyone who has been harassed, threatened, abused, or feels the CodeOfConduct4Lib has been violated during the conference.

Contacting a Community Support Volunteer

On-Site Community Support Volunteers

Natasha Allen

Natasha Allen

Eric Phetteplace

Eric Phetteplace

Jeremy Friesen

Jeremy Friesen

Anne Slaughter

Anne Slaughter

Wayne Graham

Wayne Graham

Bobbi Fox

Bobbi Fox

Ann Marie Mesco

Ann Marie Mesco

Shawn Averkamp

Shawn Averkamp

Online Community Support Volunteers

Community Support Volunteers are also present on various online code4lib platforms, primarily Slack. IRC and the #c4l20 conference hashtag feed have some coverage as well, but if you should observe or experience a code of conduct violation on IRC or the hashtag, please contact the community support volunteers via Slack, email, or the anonymous reporting form.

Natasha Allen

Slack: natasha

Wayne Graham

Slack: wayne

Chad Nelson

Slack: bibliotechy

Bobbi Fox

Slack: bobbifox

Mike Giarlo

Slack: mjgiarlo

Community Support Volunteer Schedule

On-Site

Sunday - Morning Preconferences

Natasha Allen
Natasha Allen
Ann Marie Mesco
Ann Marie Mesco

Sunday - Afternoon Preconferences

Wayne Graham
Wayne Graham
Eric Phetteplace
Eric Phetteplace

Monday - Conference Day 1 (Morning)

Ann Marie Mesco
Ann Marie Mesco
Eric Phetteplace
Eric Phetteplace

Monday - Conference Day 1 (Afternoon)

Jeremy Friesen
Jeremy Friesen
Anne Slaughter
Anne Slaughter

Monday - Reception (Evening)

All community support volunteers attending the event — look for the black & white striped lanyards!

Monday - Overnight (Phone only)

Natasha Allen
Natasha Allen

Tuesday - Conference Day 2 (Morning)

Shawn Averkamp
Shawn Averkamp
Anne Slaughter
Anne Slaughter

Tuesday - Conference Day 2 (Afternoon)

Shawn Averkamp
Shawn Averkamp
Natasha Allen
Natasha Allen

Tuesday - Game Night

Jeremy Friesen
Jeremy Friesen
Eric Phetteplace
Eric Phetteplace

Tuesday - Overnight (Phone only)

Natasha Allen
Natasha Allen

Wednesday - Conference Day 3 (Morning)

Bobbi Fox
Bobbi Fox
Eric Phetteplace
Eric Phetteplace

Online

Sunday
8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Wayne Graham (wayne)
Sunday
1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. EST
Natasha Allen (natasha)
Monday
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Chad Nelson (bibliotechy)
Monday
1:15 p.m. - 5 p.m. EST
Bobbi Fox (bobbifox)
Tuesday
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST
Chad Nelson (bibliotechy)
Tuesday
1 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. EST
Mike Giarlo (mjgiarlo)
Wednesday
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST
Mike Giarlo (mjgiarlo)

Photography Policy

Do not photograph, film, or audio-record anyone at Code4Lib without their expressly-given permission beforehand. Color- and pattern-coded lanyards are available at the registration desk to help indicate the wearer’s preference for photography ONLY. Please note, regardless of lanyards, you must always ask before filming or audio-recording attendees.

Lanyard color code

  • Solid green printed with {code4lib}: Photographs always okay – this represents expressly-given permission beforehand
  • Yellow: Ask before photographing
  • Red: Photographs never okay, don’t ask