Anti-Harassment Policy

At NDK, we believe it is important for everyone to respect each other’s personal space, and be kind and tolerant to one another. We believe that every attendee should feel safe, and has the right to enjoy NDK without fear of harassment.

Therefore, we have a zero-tolerance approach: Intentional Physical, Verbal and Sexual Harassment will result in permanent expulsion from the convention.

Verbal harassment includes derogatory terms, hate speech, and all manners of verbal abuse. Hate speech is legally defined as: speech that is intended to insult, offend, or intimidate a person because of some trait (such as race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status or disability). If you feel as if you’ve experienced harassment, please report it to the nearest NDK staff member immediately.

Online Harassment and Allegations Policy
NDK also reserves the right to ban any individual or cancel any registration that has been purchased by someone who has allegations or documented legal history of harassment, assault, or rape. Persons who fall into this category will be refunded their full badge price and be informed of their registration cancellation.

 

How To Report:

You may report harassment issues to any staff member directly:

  • Any Staff member you see can be spoken to about a harassment issue.
  • You will be escorted to a safe place, out of convention traffic.
  • The staff member will contact a member of our team who is trained to take statements.

 

You may also report directly to our Operations Desk at any time:

  • Our operations desk is open on Friday & Saturday from 8am-3am, and from Sunday from 8am-5pm during the convention.
  • We have persons of all identities available to take reports if requested.

 

You may report issues at any time either during or after the convention:

  • You may use the Contact page, and choose the Security department to speak to one of our Security staff who is trained in taking statements.

 

Notes on Specific Issues:

Staff members (including leadership and NDK Directors), Vendors, Photographers, and Guests of Honor are also subject to the Anti-Harassment policy. If it is reported that a Staff member or a Guest has committed harassment, that person in question will be removed from the convention floor immediately, and will remain off the floor until the issue is resolved.  A member of RMAA’s Board of Directors will be directly handling situations of this manner.