Incident Response Team

What is IRT?

The Incident Response Team (IRT) works to address incidents that happen at the conference (and, sometimes, before or after it) in a real-time manner; they are the people who step in if there is dangerous behavior, problematic language, scammers/spammers, an educator is late, a volunteer doesn't show up on time, there are technical issues, or any other things that arise during the conference.

Who is on IRT?

The IRT consists of:

What is the MOD?

For each shift during the conference, one staff member is designated to serve as the Manager on Duty (MOD). The MOD is the ultimate authority on staff and is authorized to make decisions and judgment calls that are within the best interest of the safety of staff, volunteers, educators, and attendees, as well as the well-being of the conference as a whole.

What is an 'incident'?

Sometimes, an incident occurs during the conference that requires a staff member to handle the issue. Those incidents are usually unexpected and/or can have a detrimental effect on attendees, educators, volunteers, staff, or Kink Between the Lines' (KBtL) reputation, safety, or security. It can also be a situation in which the intentional or unintentional action or inaction of one or more people causes harm to one or more people. Incidents can be minor or major.

Incidents can include, but are not limited to the following:

Help! I think there is an incident! What do I do?

You can open a ticket to report an incident to IRT. Follow the instructions here. If you are a volunteer, you can flag the incident directly with IRT instead of opening a ticket. See instructions here.