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-# Open Source in Energy Access Code of Conduct
+## Open Source in Energy Access Code of Conduct
 
-The Open Source in Energy Access (OSEA) community is made up of members from around the globe with a diverse set of skills, personalities, and experiences. It is through these differences that our community experiences great successes and continued growth. When you're working with members of the community, this Code of Conduct will help steer your interactions and keep OSEA a positive, successful, and growing community.
+Welcome to the Open Source in Energy Access (OSEA) community. We are glad that you are here!
 
-## Our Community
+This code of conduct ensures that admins, maintainers, reviewers, contributors and all community members create a conducive environment that makes participation in the community safe, open, and harassment-free for everyone regardless of sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, age, nationality,race, color, status, religion, personal appearance, invisible or visible disability, education and level of experience.
 
-Members of the OSEA community are **open, considerate, and respectful**. Behaviours that reinforce these values contribute to a positive environment, and include:
+We pledge to adhere, act, and participate in ways that contribute to an open, embracing, diverse, healthy, and inclusive community.
 
-- **Being open.** Members of the community are open to collaboration, whether it's on enhancement proposals, patches, problems, or otherwise.
-- **Focusing on what is best for the community.** We're respectful of the processes set forth in the community, and we work within them.
-- **Acknowledging time and effort.** We're respectful of the volunteer efforts that permeate the OSEA community. We're thoughtful when addressing the efforts of others, keeping in mind that often times the labor was completed simply for the good of the community.
-- **Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences.** We're receptive to constructive comments and criticism, as the experiences and skill sets of other members contribute to the whole of our efforts.
-- **Showing empathy towards other community members.** We're attentive in our communications, whether in person or online, and we're tactful when approaching differing views.
-- **Being considerate.** Members of the community are considerate of their peers -- other OSEA users.
-- **Being respectful.** We're respectful of others, their positions, their skills, their commitments, and their efforts.
-- **Gracefully accepting constructive criticism.** When we disagree, we are courteous in raising our issues.
-- **Using welcoming and inclusive language.** We're accepting of all who wish to take part in our activities, fostering an environment where anyone can participate and everyone can make a difference.
+### Our Standards
 
-## Our Standards
+Examples of behavior that contribute to an inclusive and positive environment for our community include:
 
-Every member of our community has the right to have their identity respected. The OSEA community is dedicated to providing a positive experience for everyone, regardless of age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, or religion (or lack thereof), education, or socio-economic status.
+- Respecting each other’s opinions and experiences.
+- Being kind towards one another and demonstrating empathy.
+- Gracefully giving and accepting constructive feedback.
+- Focus on what is best for the community, not just as individuals
+- Acknowledging mistakes, accepting responsibility for actions that affect others, and learning from experiences.
 
-### Inappropriate Behavior
+Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
 
-Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
+- The utilization of language or imagery with sexual connotations, as well as any form of unwanted sexual attention or advances.
+- Engaging in trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, or launching personal or political attacks is strictly forbidden.
+- Any form of public or private harassment
+- Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission
+- Other conduct which could be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
 
-- Harassment of any participants in any form
-- Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
-- Logging or taking screenshots of online activity for harassment purposes
-- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
-- Violent threats or language directed against another person
-- Incitement of violence or harassment towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
-- Creating additional online accounts in order to harass another person or circumvent a ban
-- Sexual language and imagery in online communities or in any conference venue, including talks
-- Insults, put downs, or jokes that are based upon stereotypes, that are exclusionary, or that hold others up for ridicule
-- Excessive swearing
-- Unwelcome sexual attention or advances
-- Unwelcome physical contact, including simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like "hug" or "backrub") without consent or after a request to stop
-- Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others
-- Sustained disruption of online community discussions, in-person presentations, or other in-person events
-- Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
-- Other conduct that is inappropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds
+## Enforcement
 
-Community members asked to stop any inappropriate behavior are expected to comply immediately.
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at <[email protected]>.
+Complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
 
-### Weapons Policy
+All community leaders must respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.
 
-No weapons are allowed at OSEA events. Weapons include but are not limited to explosives (including fireworks), guns, and large knives such as those used for hunting or display, as well as any other item used for the purpose of causing injury or harm to others. Anyone seen in possession of one of these items will be asked to leave immediately, and will only be allowed to return without the weapon.
+### Enforcement Responsibilities
 
-### Consequences
+Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing the standards of acceptable behavior.
+They will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
 
-If a participant engages in behavior that violates this code of conduct, the OSEA community Code of Conduct team may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the community and community events with no refund of event tickets.
-
-Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for everyone.
+Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned with this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
 
 ## Scope
 
-### OSEA Events
-
-This Code of Conduct applies to the following people at events hosted by the OSEA community:
-
-- staff
-- speakers
-- panelists
-- tutorial or workshop leaders
-- poster presenters
-- people invited to meetings or summits
-- exhibitors
-- organizers
-- volunteers
-- all attendees
-
-The Code of Conduct applies in official venue event spaces, including:
-
-- exhibit hall or vendor tabling area
-- panel and presentation rooms
-- hackathon or sprint rooms
-- tutorial or workshop rooms
-- poster session rooms
-- summit or meeting rooms
-- staff areas
-- con suite
-- meal areas
-- party suites
-- walkways, hallways, elevators, and stairs that connect any of the above spaces
-
-The Code of Conduct applies to interactions with official event accounts on social media spaces and phone applications, including:
-
-- comments made on official conference phone apps
-- comments made on event video hosting services
-- comments made on the official event hashtag or panel hashtags
-
-Event organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. Each event is required to provide a Code of Conduct committee that receives, evaluates, and acts on incident reports. Each event is required to provide contact information for the committee to attendees. The event Code of Conduct committee may (but is not required to) ask for advice from the OSEA Code of Conduct work group.
-
-### OSEA Online Spaces
-
-This Code of Conduct applies to the following online spaces:
-
-- [OSEA Discord server](discord.osea-community.org)
-- Code repositories, issue trackers, and pull requests made against any OSEA controlled GitHub organization
-- Any other online space administered by the OSEA community
+This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces and when an individual officially represents the community in public spaces.
+Representing our community includes using an official email address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event.
 
-This Code of Conduct applies to the following people in official OSEA online spaces:
+## Guidelines
 
-- OSEA Members, including Fellows
-- admins of the online space
-- maintainers
-- reviewers
-- contributors
-- all community members
+Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:
 
-Each online space listed above is required to provide the following information to the OSEA Code of Conduct work group:
+### 1. Correction
 
-- contact information for any administrators/moderators
+Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
 
-Each online space listed above is encouraged to provide the following information to community members:
+Consequence: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.
 
-- a welcome message with a link to this Code of Conduct and the contact information for making an incident report.
+### 2. Warning
 
-The OSEA Code of Conduct work group will receive and evaluate incident reports from the online communities listed above. The OSEA Code of Conduct work group will work with online community administrators/moderators to suggest actions to take in response to a report. In cases where the administrators/moderators disagree on the suggested resolution for a report, the OSEA Code of Conduct work group may choose to notify the OSEA board.
+Community Impact: A violation through a single incident or series of actions.
 
-#### Contact Information
+Consequence: A warning with consequences for continued behavior.
+No interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period. This includes avoiding interactions in community spaces and external channels like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
 
-If you believe that someone is violating the code of conduct, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the OSEA Code of Conduct work group immediately. They can be reached by emailing <[email protected]>
+### 3. Temporary Ban
 
-## License
+Community Impact: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior.
 
-This Code of Conduct is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).
+Consequence: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the community for a specified time.
+No public or private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period.
+Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban.
 
-[![Creative Commons License](https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-sa/3.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
+### 4. Permanent Ban
 
-## Attributions
+Community Impact: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.
 
-This Code of Conduct is based on the [Code of Conduct of the Python Software Foundation](https://docs.oscafrica.org/about/community-code-of-conduct) which was forked from the example policy from the [Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy), which is under a [Creative Commons Zero license](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
+Consequence: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community.
 
-Additional new language and modifications were created by Sage Sharp of [Otter Tech](https://otter.technology/code-of-conduct-training/).
+### Attribution
 
-Language was incorporated from the following Codes of Conduct:
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org/), version 2.1, available at <https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html>.
 
-- [Affect Conf Code of Conduct](https://affectconf.com/coc/), licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).
-- [Citizen Code of Conduct](http://citizencodeofconduct.org/), licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).
-- [Contributor Covenant version 1.4](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct), licensed [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License](https://github.com/ContributorCovenant/contributor_covenant/blob/master/LICENSE.md).
-- [Django Project Code of Conduct](https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/), licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
-- [LGBTQ in Tech Slack Code of Conduct](https://lgbtq.technology/coc.html), licensed under a [Creative Commons Zero License](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).
-- [PyCon 2018 Code of Conduct](https://us.pycon.org/2018/about/code-of-conduct/), licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
-- [Rust Code of Conduct](https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/conduct.html)
+Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by [Mozilla’s code of conduct enforcement ladder](https://github.com/mozilla/diversity).