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 ## Contributing
 
-Visit the [Contributor Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
+Visit the [Contributor Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to contribute as well as the [Open Code of Conduct](http://todogroup.org/opencodeofconduct/#VisualStudio/opensource@github.com) for details on how to participate.
 
 ## Copyright