Code of Conduct

Data Phoenix is a community of practitioners — researchers, engineers, founders, and operators shipping AI. We work and learn together by being direct with each other, honest about what works, and generous with what we know. This document is the floor — the minimum we expect from everyone, on every surface.

The short version

Be kind. Disagree on the technical merits, not the person. Don't bring product pitches into editorial spaces. If you wouldn't say it to a senior colleague at lunch, don't say it here either.

What we expect

• Substantive disagreement is welcome. Bring data, bring papers, bring code. Hand-waving and tribal name-calling get moderated.
• Credit your sources. If you're citing a paper, link it. If you're paraphrasing a colleague, name them.
• Stay on topic. Each Slack channel and each comment thread has a purpose. Off-topic posts get moved or archived without notice.
• Respect off-the-record. Some sessions (dinners, roundtables) are explicitly Chatham House. Don't paraphrase or attribute privately-shared opinions outside the room.

What gets you removed

We moderate quickly and quietly. The following are zero-tolerance and lead to immediate removal from all surfaces (events, Slack, newsletter, comments):

• Harassment, threats, doxxing, or sustained personal attacks.
• Discrimination by race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, or age — including "jokes".
• Recording, transcribing, or screen-capping closed sessions without explicit consent from the room.
• Repeated spam, lead-scraping, or commercial outreach in editorial spaces.

If you see something that breaks this code, email conduct@dataphoenix.info. Reports are read by two editors, kept confidential, and acted on within 48 hours. We will tell you what we did.

Events & in-person spaces

At in-person events — Summit, dinners, meetups — the same standards apply, plus:

• Photo & video. Public sessions are recorded. Closed sessions (dinners, roundtables) are not. Respect the difference.
• Drinks. We serve them; we don't expect them. Pressuring others to drink is unacceptable.
• Quiet rooms. Every venue has a designated quiet space. It's not for networking. If someone is in it, leave them alone.

What this code is based on

We adopt the Berlin Code of Conduct as our foundation. The clauses above extend it to fit the Data Phoenix-specific context of editorial coverage and sponsor-funded events.

Questions or comments on this document? Write to us — we revise this every year and community feedback is a real input.