[Grants] Grant Request: Funding for Code of Conduct Incident Response Training

[Jonathan Woithe]

Hi Katie

On Thu, May 03, 2018 at 08:33:36AM +1000, Katie McLaughlin wrote:
> ## Aim
> This funding request will fund one remote training session for Code of
> Conduct Incident Response from Otter Technologies for up to 10 members of
> the organising teams from under the umbrella of Linux Australia events.
> :

In principle I think this is a good idea.  Given the nature of incidents
that can arise as a result of Code of Conduct violations it is important
that those responding to the incident are well versed in the appropriate
responses.  This applies not only to those directly affected by the
incidents but also for the wider body of event attendees.  If they know that
there are appropriately trained people available to deal with incidents it
gives them confidence that the system will work if it is needed.

> Note: this training is one of two training session offered. A ???Train the
> Trainers??? session is is a separate course, quote and additional grant
> request pending, which would allow attendees of both sessions to then have
> the knowledge to train their own Conduct teams. This would allow for a
> larger pool of trained persons to attend more events and be a part of more
> Conduct teams.

I would definitely like to see a "Train the Trainer" session happen since
this will then put LA in a position to ensure that many more people can
receive the appropriate training.  In some ways this is more valuable than a
"team member" session that the present grant is about.  However, when
starting from nothing there is an obvious need to bootstrap the process so I
see no problem with both being done at this early stage in the process.

> The training is as follows:
> 
> Name: Code of Conduct Incident Response
> Provider: Otter Technologies
> https://otter.technology/code-of-conduct-training/

Otter Technologies is obviously based in the US.  With the nature of
potential Code of Conduct violations there are differences between Australia
and the US in connection with legal responsibilities and the like
(particularly surrounding minors).  Given that the grant is to train people
for events held in Australia, how will the training given by Otter
Technologies take this into account?

> ## Attendees
> This grant request allows for one remote training session for up to ten
> people. The following eight people are requesting these funds. There is
> still room for two more attendees, should anyone else be interested in
> attending
> 
> * Katie McLaughlin, PyCon AU 2018 Chair
> * Katie Bell, PyCon AU 2018 Co-Chair
> * Russell Keith-Magee, PyCon AU 2018 Treasurer
> * Jack Skinner, PyCon AU 2018 Volunteer Coordinator
> * Lilly Ryan, PyCon AU 2018 Paper???s Chair
> * James Polley, linux.conf.au 2018 Co-Chair, Linux Australia Board Member
>   2018
> * Donna Benjamin, Drupal South, Rusty Wrench Award 2013
> * Craige McWhirter, linux.conf.au 2017 Co-Chair

PyCon is very well represented but other major events (such as LCA) are less
so.  Admittedly there is a significant overlap between attendees of PyCon
and LCA, but it would still be good to see a more even coverage across
LA events.  This may of course be partially addressed by the final two
spots.

Having said that, perhaps this will play out fine after the "Train the
trainer" sessions and the follow on from those.  This first group of
trainees is essentially the seed from which (hopefully) we'll see many more
LA-affiliated people trained.

Regards
  jonathan