Be excellent to each other.

ttscon is a community of people interested in the future of voice — speakers, attendees, sponsors, volunteers, and organizers. We want this community to be welcoming, productive, and safe for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurotype, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, nationality, or experience level.

Expected behavior

• Be considerate, respectful, and collaborative.
• Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
• Be mindful of your surroundings and your fellow participants.
• Alert organizers if you notice a dangerous situation or someone in distress.

Unacceptable behavior

• Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form.
• Verbal, physical, or written abuse by any participant of any other participant — including organizers, sponsors, volunteers, and speakers.
• Unwelcome sexual attention or imagery.
• Real or implied threats of physical harm, in person or over electronic communication.
• Stalking or intimidation.
• Photography or recording of a person without consent.
• Sustained disruption of talks, workshops, or villages.

The hacking caveat

ttscon is a security conference. Talks and villages will demonstrate offensive techniques against voice systems and the people who use them. That’s the point. But:

• Do not run live attacks against attendees, the venue’s infrastructure, or other people’s phones without explicit consent.
• If a talk or village explicitly asks for volunteer targets, that’s consent. Without it, it isn’t.
• Social engineering exercises are tightly scoped to opt-in participants. If you haven’t opted in, you’re off-limits.

Reporting

If you experience or witness behavior that violates this Code of Conduct, contact the safety team. We’ll respond as fast as we can, take you seriously, and keep the report confidential.

• Email: safety@ttscon.org
• In person: any organizer or volunteer wearing a staff badge.
• If you’re in immediate danger, call 911.

Consequences

Participants asked to stop unacceptable behavior are expected to comply immediately. Organizers may take any action they deem appropriate — including warning the offender, expulsion from the conference without refund, or reporting to law enforcement.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies to all ttscon-affiliated spaces: the conference venue, official side events, online communications between attendees, and any other spaces operated by the organizers.

License

Adapted from the Berlin Code of Conduct (CC BY-SA 4.0).