Code of conduct

Kinvecta is a free, bilingual community for people learning and building with AI in South Texas. We want every night to feel welcoming, useful, and safe, for first-timers and regulars alike, in English and in Spanish. This code of conduct explains what we expect from everyone and what happens if someone doesn’t follow it.

Who this applies to

This code applies to everyone at every Kinvecta night, workshop, and family night, and in every Kinvecta online space: our group chats, social media pages, and event pages. It covers attendees, speakers, sponsors, volunteers, venue partners, and organizers, and anyone representing Kinvecta anywhere.

What we expect

• Be kind and patient. Everyone here started somewhere, and beginner questions are welcome.
• Respect people’s time, opinions, and experience, even when you disagree.
• Make room for others to talk, and listen when they do.
• Respect both languages. Some nights run in English and some in Spanish; help each other follow along.
• Look out for each other. If something feels wrong, tell an organizer.
• Follow the venue’s rules and the directions of venue staff.

What isn’t OK

• Harassment of any kind, in person or online.
• Offensive or demeaning comments about anyone’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, language or accent, religion, age, disability, appearance, body, or job.
• Unwelcome sexual attention, sexual comments or images, or unwanted touching.
• Following, stalking, or intimidating someone.
• Taking photos, video, or audio recordings of people who haven’t agreed to it, or sharing them.
• Repeatedly disrupting talks or conversations.
• Encouraging any of the above.

If someone asks you to stop, stop right away.

House rules

• Keep talks practical. What you did, what worked, what didn’t. Sponsors get their own time, and it’s a practical talk too.
• No recruiting from the stage. Hiring conversations are welcome one-on-one, during the social time.
• Public information only. Share only what you could share in public. Nothing classified or controlled, no confidential company information, and no client or patient details.

Photos

Kinvecta nights are photographed, and some photos are shared on our website and social media. If you’d rather not be shown, tell the photographer or an organizer and we’ll keep you out of the photos we share, or take a photo down after the fact if you email us. Speakers sign off before a talk is recorded or shared. Photos of kids are taken or shared only with a parent’s OK.

Ages

Monthly community nights, workshops, and specials are for adults 18 and over. Family nights welcome kids of all ages with a parent or guardian who stays for the whole night.

Alcohol

Some venues serve alcohol. When they do, it’s served by venue staff to people 21 and over, and you’re responsible for drinking responsibly. Being drunk is never an excuse for breaking this code. Family nights are alcohol-free.

How to report a problem

If something happens that makes you or someone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please tell us:

• At a night: talk to any organizer. Every night has a named contact person, introduced at the start.
• Anytime: use the report form at the end of this page, with or without your name, or email info@kinvecta.ai.

You don’t need to be sure it was a violation to report it. We’ll keep your report as private as we can and only share it with the people who need to know to act on it. If you’re in danger, call 911 first.

What happens next

Organizers will listen, ask questions if needed, and decide what to do. Depending on what happened, that may mean a warning, asking someone to leave the night, or banning them from future Kinvecta nights and spaces. Sponsors and speakers are held to the same rules.

Retaliating against anyone who reports a problem or helps with a report is itself a violation of this code.

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Adapted from the WordPress meetup code of conduct, based on the Open Source Bridge code of conduct, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.