I think the politics aspect should be one where there is a separation from work and strongly held and compelled to discuss. A company I have worked at had a sl

I think the politics aspect should be one where there is a separation from work and strongly held and compelled to discuss. A company I have worked at had a slack / similar channel where tantrums about very personal self esteem / political view issues were not uncommon. It got old especially given the political leaning (in general) of said company was much in that individuals wheel of support. There was some very visceral discussions in one of the CNCF groups late last year around the events in the middle east that impacted discussions, saw individuals publicly at odds, etc. Technical conferences, in a sense, may be different than work, but individuals participating in conferences should feel supported in engaging, discussing, and presenting the material relevant to the conference. Harassment/etc should be frowned upon and actively dealt with. Conferences, unless political/societal in nature, should also be political free zones.