*This procedure has been adopted from the Ada Initiative's guide titled "[Conference anti-harassment/Responding to Reports](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Responding_to_reports "Ada Initive Anti-harassment Guide on Responding to Reports")".*

1\. Keep in mind that all conference staff will be wearing a conference t-shirt/button with the word "STAFF" on it (or otherwise clearly marked as staff). The staff will also be prepared to handle the incident. All of our staff are informed of the [code of conduct policy](/code-of-conduct "North Bay Python Code of Conduct") and guide for handling harassment at the conference. *There will be a mandatory staff meeting onsite at the conference when this will be reiterated.*

A listing of [North Bay Python staff is located here](/about/team "About the North Bay Python team"), including contact phone numbers. If at all possible, all reports should be made directly to conference chair [Christopher Neugebauer](mailto:chrisjrn@northbaypython.org "chrisjrn@northbaypython.org").

*This procedure has been adopted from the Ada Initiative's guide titled "[Conference anti-harassment/Responding to Reports](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Responding_to_reports "Ada Initive Anti-harassment Guide on Responding to Reports")".*

Be sure to have a good understanding of our Code of Conduct policy, which can be found here: [https://northbaypython.org/code-of-conduct](/code-of-conduct "North Bay Python Code of Conduct")

Also have a good understanding of what is expected from an attendee that wants to report a harassment incident. These guidelines can be found here: [https://northbaypython.org/code-of-conduct/harassment-incidents](/code-of-conduct/harassment-incidents "North Bay Python attendee procedure for incident handling")

A listing of [North Bay Python staff is located here](/about/team "About the North Bay Python team"), including contact phone numbers. If at all possible, all reports should be made directly to conference chair [Christopher Neugebauer](mailto:chrisjrn@northbaypython.org "chrisjrn@northbaypython.org").

In the interest of transparency, we have documented our [selection process](/program/selection-process "North Bay Python proposal selection process"). Portions of this page were drawn from ideas seen on [DjangoCon EU](https://djangocon.eu "DjangoCon Europe"), [SeaGL](https://seagl.org "Seattle GNU Linux"), [Fog City Ruby](http://www.fogcityruby.com/speak/ "Fog City Ruby"), and others. Thanks to all for their inspiration and permission to borrow!

**All speakers will be expected to have read and adhere to the conference [Code of Conduct](/code-of-conduct "North Bay Python Code of Conduct"). In particular for speakers: slide contents and spoken material should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate, and neither are language or imagery that denigrate or demean people based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, physical appearance, disability, or body size.**

This [public speaking](https://github.com/vmbrasseur/Public_Speaking "Public Speaking Resource Repository by VM Brasseur") repository, maintained by [VM Brasseur](https://twitter.com/vmbrasseur "VM Brasseur on Twitter"), has many useful resources to help you polish your proposals and talks.

+ Brainstorm or [mind map](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map "Wikipedia Entry on Mind Mapping") to expand upon your ideas or knowledge in search of a general topic