Code of Conduct

We’d like it if Kawaiicon to be a harassment-free event experience for everyone.

As an aside before the boilerplate - in the past, we’ve often had people reporting incidents to us after the ‘con is over. This is super frustrating because by then we often can’t do much about it apart from taking down what details are available for next time, and knowing that something was going wrong and we could’ve fixed it. Except now we can’t. Please - please! - tell us when we can do something!

Boilerplate; harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, age, race, religion, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

In short; try not to be an asshole and if you are an accidental asshole - as we all can be -knock it off, take the learning experience, and do better next time.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the Crüe may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including ejecting you from the rest of the ‘con and pre-emptively banning you from future events. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact us immediately. There should always be volunteers on the merch desk, or any stray person wearing an orange lanyard or orange hat. You can also flag down a member of the Crüe - if you can find one - we’ll be in red lanyards but we will probably also be moving at speed.

You can also get one of the event staff - in the waistcoats - to talk to the venue manager, who will then find us. Event staff can also help participants contact venue/event security or local law enforcement, locate your posse, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference.

If all that fails you can email us.

Please note that while we take all concerns raised seriously, we will use our discretion in determining when and how to follow up on reported incidents. All concerns will be recorded.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference events.