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

[James Polley]

I'm writing this email with several hats; I'm on the council and had worked
on getting this into the council's budget directly, but I'm also one of the
people listed as likely to benefit from this grant should it go ahead.

On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 10:28 AM, Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe at just42.net> wrote:

> 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.
>

This is addressed at https://otter.technology/code-of-conduct-training/ -
"The trainers must first attend a Code of Conduct incident response
workshop (3 hours) and then attend a train-the-trainers session (2 hours)"

So I agree, having some people go through the train-the-trainer sessions
would be very useful, but the training being looked at here is a
prerequisite for that.



> > 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?
>

That's a good question.

My impression is that the course doesn't attempt to cover the legal
responsibilities; as those are things that are relatively easy to research.
My understanding is that the focus of the course is more about the
interpersonal skills needed to respond to an incident, as these skills are
something that usually require more practice to get comfortable with.

You can read a little more about the course at the link I provided above.

Regardless, I do think this is a good point, and it sounds like it would be
useful if someone could work on some documentation or training about the
Australian legal requirements here, if it isn't covered by the Otter
Technologies training.


> > ## 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
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