Code of conduct
All Aaltoes events have a zero tolerance for all intimidating and disrespectful behaviour. When attending Aaltoes events, every attendee agrees to respect everyone regardless of their appearance, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability or other personal attributes.
Behaviour we don’t tolerate is for example (but not limited to):
Verbal, disrespectful comments towards any attendee or organiser
Intimidating behaviour or violence towards any attendee or organiser
Inappropriate physical contact towards any attendee or organiser
Sustained disruption of talks, other events or overall daily activities in Aaltoes
Advocating for or encouraging any of the above behaviour
Repercussions of CoC violations
By attending events organised by Aaltoes, you agree to obey these rules. Unacceptable behaviour will not be tolerated. Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in unacceptable behaviour, Aaltoes may take any action it deems appropriate, including warning or expelling the offender from the event. For more egregious behaviour, Aaltoes may, in its reasonable discretion, temporarily ban or permanently ban a participant from the community. Continuous behaviour that violates the code of conduct will also lead to permanent ban from all Aaltoes events and activities.
What to do if you encounter CoC violations?
The Aaltoes Code of Conduct has been established to secure that every attendee in our event feels safe and respected. If you are subjected to unacceptable behavior, notice that someone else is being subjected to unacceptable behaviour, or have any other concerns, please notify Aaltoes event staff or contact the harassment contact people (below) as soon as possible. Aaltoes event staff will be available to assist those experiencing unacceptable behavior to feel safe for the duration of the event. All events have designated harassment contact people introduced at the beginning of events and can be distinguished by their yellow armbands. All raised cases will be handled confidentially and thoroughly, involving all parties and if necessary, third parties such as the police.
Our harassment contact persons:
Patricia Sarkkinen (she/her) // patricia.sarkkinen@aaltoes.com // p. +358 45 164 0640 // TG: @patariisi
Tomi Tan-Röholm (he/him) // tomi.tan-roholm@aaltoes.com // p. +358 40 678 3877 // TG: @Tomi_tr
our virtues
Our virtues guide our daily actions and support us to become the change-makers we are striving to be.
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Envisioning an alternate, better tomorrow and courageously going for it despite the odds. No matter the starting point, we are there to encourage our members to believe in their unique abilities. By bringing people together from different backgrounds, we provide diverse ways of thinking to collide in a way that should be more common.
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Keeping your eye on the bigger mission and persistently approaching it one step at a time. Letting our actions speak for themselves.
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Being humble in your wisdom, always learning from failures and never letting the hunger for more knowledge fade away. In our community, you have a unique chance to test out your ideas together with like-minded people. We default to action in anything we do.
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Always willingly helping people in need of help, and also proactively asking for help if needed. We believe in sharing knowledge and cooperation between our members, projects and startups.
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Always having good intentions, and believing that other people do too. We prove ourselves to be trustworthy by our actions.