Code of Conduct

CMB-S4 is committed to conducting meetings that are productive and enjoyable for everyone. CMB-S4 will not tolerate harassment of participants in any. By attending this CMB-S4 meeting you agree to:

  • Behave professionally. Exclusionary or offensive comments or jokes related to personal attributes are not appropriate.

  • Personal attributes covered by this policy include but are not limited to (alphabetically): age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, lactation, nationality, physical appearance, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, and status as a caregiver (including as a parent).

  • Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to, sustained disruption of talks or other events, unwelcome physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, intimidation, stalking, and recording of an individual without consent. Consent for photography may be assumed only when the subject is giving a talk during a CMB-S4 meeting.

  • Communicate appropriately. Aim for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery are not acceptable.

  • Be kind. Do not insult or put down other meeting participants.

All participants are empowered to request that undesirable behavior be stopped. Participants asked to stop any behavior inconsistent with this Meeting CoC are expected to comply immediately. Each CMB-S4 in-person meeting will have two designated Meeting Contact People with the authority to take action up to and including requiring an attendee to leave a meeting. In addition, any participant who wishes to discuss a violation of the Meeting CoC can speak, in confidence, to the CMB-S4 Ombudspeople.

Online meetings bring their own challenges, and we are experimenting with new tools such as Gather.Town which will have their own learning curves. Please be particularly aware, thoughtful, and patient with each other. The Code of Conduct applies in all conference spaces.

Meeting Contact People: Lindsey Bleem & Kevin Huffenberger

Ombudspeople: ombudspeople@cmb-s4.org

Spokespeople: spokespeople@cmb-s4.org


With thanks to LSST/DESC, from which this code of conduct was adapted.