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Thanks everyone who helped put on the conference in Seattle last week. Here's my first stab at why I think the code4lib community is awesome: http://www.tararobertson.ca/welcome-to-code4lib/ I was reluctant to go to code4lib in the past, as I’d heard it was a hostile environment for women.While I’ve heard about a couple of crappy incidents in the past, this was by far the most welcoming tech event I have ever been to. I went to Apachecamp during ApacheconNA and there was a lot of discussion about sexual harassment and the Ada Initiative's Anti Harassment policy: http://adainitiative.org/2011/12/example-conference-anti-harassment-policy-turns-one-year-old/ I appreciate the work that people have done to create a culture that is welcoming to women and is about making technology in libraries better. code4lib is a great example of how to proactively nurture the kind of community we want to be in, instead of having to legislate a code of behaviour. Would love to hear your thoughts on this... Cheers, Tara -- tara robertson systems and technical services librarian, library | tel 604 630 4567 emily carr university of art + design <http://www.ecuad.ca> | 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver BC V6H 3R9