Athena is dedicated to providing a safe and comfortable environment and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of the following:

• Gender*

• gender identity and expression

• age

• sexual orientation

• disability

• physical appearance

• body size

• race

• ethnicity

• nationality

• religion

• political views

• previous hackathon attendance or lack of

• computing experience or lack of

• chosen programming language or tech stack

*Athena Hack is only for those who identify as female/non-binary. The networking fair and talks are open for all. 

We do not tolerate harassment of participants/attendees in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at any hackathon venue, this includes the following.

• hacks

• talks, presentations, or demos

• workshops

• any parties associated to the hackathon

• social media

• any other online media 

Participants and attendees violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event at the discretion of the hackathon organisers.