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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OpenCon: A report to keep OpenCon transparent and accountable to our commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion; share our learnings as conference organizers and encourage others to organize inclusive events, encourage iteration and feedback from the broader community
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Scent free environment? #20

Open patitsas opened 6 years ago

patitsas commented 6 years ago

Hi, just saw your resource on accessible & inclusive conference planning shared in my social network as a resource for people starting in the area. May I make a suggestion of something to add to it? Conferences should be scent-free (i.e. no perfume, cologne, body spray). These sorts of scents can have really adverse effects on many people (e.g. migraines, allergies, asthma).

I for one have migraines that are triggered by perfume/cologne/etc and have had to leave more than a few conference sessions because of people in the audience wearing scents. I've gotten migraines at conferences for this reason more reasons than I can count and it really hurts my participation at conferences. I know I'm not alone in this.

Thanks!

JosephMcArthur commented 6 years ago

Hi Elizabeth! We agree, and now do this at OpenCon, but it just hasn't made it into the guide yet. Thank you so much for the suggestion, we'll keep this open until the guide is updated.

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Hi, just saw your resource on accessible & inclusive conference planning shared in my social network as a resource for people starting in the area. May I make a suggestion of something to add to it? Conferences should be scent-free (i.e. no perfume, cologne, body spray). These sorts of scents can have really adverse effects on many people (e.g. migraines, allergies, asthma).

I for one have migraines that are triggered by perfume/cologne/etc and have had to leave more than a few conference sessions because of people in the audience wearing scents. I've gotten migraines at conferences for this reason more reasons than I can count and it really hurts my participation at conferences. I know I'm not alone in this.

Thanks!

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