Code of Conduct

PGConf.dev is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks.

Conference participants violating this policy may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the Code Of Conduct committee.

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing, photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Failure to comply will result in sanctions and/or ejection from the conference without a refund.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organizers will work with the Code Of Conduct Committee to decide what action to take, including but not limited to: warning the offender, expulsion from the conference with no refund, and/or referral to appropriate authorities. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the conference staff, including anyone on the conference committee, or the Code of Conduct committee, immediately.

Conference staff will be happy to help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance. Decisions regarding appropriate assistance will be at the sole discretion of the conference committee.

• For emergencies: 911
• PGConf.dev Conference Code of Conduct Committee email: coc2025@pgconf.dev
• PGConf.dev Conference Committee email: contact@pgconf.dev
• The nearest police station to the conference is PDQ 21 at
  1669, rue Berri, Montréal, H2L 4E9
  Telephone: +1 514-280-0121.
  Available 24/7 For all things that don't require 911.

All participants are expected to adhere to this policy at all conference venues and conference-related social events.

Code of Conduct Committee

By day, I'm the CFO and COO of PGX, Inc., a Postgres-only consultancy in San Francisco, California. I'm also the President of the U.S. PostgreSQL Association (PgUS), a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of PostgreSQL through education and advocacy. I'm an organizer of the San Francisco Bay Area PostgreSQL Users Group. At conferences in the US and Europe, you'll often find me at the registration desk. I'm also the creator of the original PostgreSQL Community Code of Conduct, and was the first Chair of the Community CoC Committee for three years. By night, I sleep, since that's a lot to do every day!

Masahiko Sawada is a PostgreSQL major contributor and committer, focusing on replication and vacuum. He works as a software engineer for AWS on upstream PostgreSQL. He has been in the PostgreSQL community since 2013.

Karen is a PostgreSQL Europe board member and conference organizer, and she chairs the PostgreSQL Europe Diversity Committee. She gives talks at Postgres events, and speaks about databases at developer events, spreading the love for Postgres. In her day job, she is a Senior Solutions Architect at Crunchy Data, helping customers to design and manage their Postgres database environments. Outside of the world of databases, Karen loves cycling, mountain biking and skiing, and crocheting cute gifts for her friends.