[AusNOG] Concerning incidents at AusNOG in April

[Andrew Yager]

Paul,

Thank you for making this public statement, and for the steps you have
taken to address this.

Sexual Harrassment (and, indeed, harrassment and abuse of any kind) is
completely unacceptable in this industry, and I appreciate the
positive and practical steps you have taken to address this within
your team, and the message that this sends to the industry as a whole.

I echo Nathan's sentiments in that I hope all employers will continue
to also take this as seriously as APNIC have, and continue to work to
make this industry a welcoming and safe place for all.

I have been working with some others on a voluntary code of conduct
(in addition to the AusNOG code of conduct) that those attending the
conference can subscribe to. I have also begun some work on an
employer version of this; but have not had the opportunity to advance
it beyond very basic form at this stage.

If you would like to see the current draft of the voluntary code of
conduct, you can find it here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18GsKU5i6r69eLVqtRdaabKxgDOVI5I934eNAwaqF5MA/edit?usp=sharing.
If you'd like to contribute to it or discuss, please reach out to me
off-list.

Thanks,
Andrew

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On Fri, 24 Jun 2022 at 11:36, Nathan Brookfield
<Nathan.Brookfield at iperium.com.au> wrote:
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> Paul,
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> This is a fantastic response by a very responsible employer and community member actively supporting women in our industry.
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> I hope that others can take a leaf from APNIC’s book and acknowledge and grow from such unfortunate circumstances if they are ever in the same situation.
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> On 24 Jun 2022, at 11:30, Paul Wilson <pwilson at apnic.net> wrote:
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> Dear friends,
>
> I need to provide an update to the AusNOG community regarding incidents
> that occurred in Sydney alongside the AusNOG meeting in April. The need to
> address this publicly is prompted in part by discussions which occurred on
> this mailing list, and which do deserve some followup.
>
> After allegations were made against an APNIC staff member, we engaged an
> independent specialist to investigate, and we have been grateful for the
> assistance and cooperation in that investigation of AusNOG community members
> who were directly impacted. The staff member has resigned from APNIC.
>
> It came as a shock and great disappointment to us that one of our staff
> members was involved in this incident. APNIC has long been committed to
> helping build an Internet community that is safe, encourages greater female
> participation, and is free from sexual harassment. But clearly, we need to
> do more.
>
> We're reviewing all our workplace training, systems, policies and compliance
> activities, and are having open conversations within APNIC to see where we
> can improve.
>
> APNIC has apologised to those who were directly impacted by the conduct
> which occurred, and has kept them informed on the outcome of the
> investigation and the actions taken. We sought and received their
> permission to send this message.
>
> With that in mind, and other legalities that we need to respect, there is
> not much more that I can say on the matter apart from this: sexual
> harassment is completely unacceptable in any form. We are determined to
> ensure it has no place at APNIC, and we support our colleagues in ensuring
> it has no place in the Internet industry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul Wilson.
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> http://www.apnic.net @apnicdg
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