Coffee Fest Latte Art World Championship Open & Qualifiers take competitor disqualification and/or suspension very seriously and will not arrive at a disqualification and/or suspension decision lightly. Any disqualification/suspension will be agreed upon by all judges and the Show Director.

Code of Conduct & Causes for Disqualification/Suspension

Clarion Events (Coffee Fest) provides equal opportunities to all competitors and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or genetics. We have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind, and we aim to provide a supportive environment for our competitors where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

We will not tolerate:

• Offensive, intolerant, or abusive language towards other competitors, judges, or staff.
• Any harassment, taunting, berating, retaliatory, or distracting behavior towards competitors, judges, or staff.
• Entering the other competitor's space while they are on their competition time.
• Using the espresso equipment for any reason outside of your competition time and clean-up.
• Any form of sabotage to the equipment, grinder, etc.
• Entering the judge's table or space for any reason during the judging process after reasonable warning(s).
• No-show or failure to appear at two competitions after the competitor's application is accepted and the competitor is assigned a spot on the bracket that has been posted and circulated.