We are committed to providing an inclusive and safe conference to all participants. Our goal is to make everyone feel welcome and appreciated, independently of their background, experience and identity, and to be able to make the most out of the conference. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds.
We want the conference to be a place where all participants can breathe, relax, and have fruitful scientific interactions. In order to ensure this we need to place some hard boundaries, in particular around dangerous and harassing behaviour. These are described below. We will deal with misconduct swiftly and discretely.
Encouraged behaviour
- Ask for help when you need to, and help your colleagues, when asked.
- Take a break when you need one! The schedule is fairly packed, but we don’t expect everyone to attend every talk live. If you feel like it’s too much, you can go for a walk, or to your hotel, or exercise… whatever makes you happy. Taking care of yourself is valued, and is never a failure.
- Be inclusive and welcoming. Let others know if you’re planning a city tour or a board game.
- Reach out to one of the organisers if you are not feeling well, mentally, emotionally or physically, or if you are having issues with other participants. We will handle it.
Forbidden behaviour
- Any kind of discriminatory remarks or actions, based for example on gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or previous education.
- Any kind of sexual harassment. If someone made you feel uncomfortable, or you witness any harassment, please talk to us. We will protect you and address it with the person. If you’re wondering whether what you’re about to say could be harassment, just… don’t? You can always ask the organisers and we will be happy to clarify it.
- Transphobic, misogynist and racist remarks in particular will not be tolerated.
- Note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are unsure whether something you are about to say or do could be offensive or mean to others, you can always say nothing.
Enforcement
If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference.