The organisers are committed to making this meeting productive and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, nationality or religion. We will not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
Please follow these guidelines:
Behave professionally. Harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments inappropriate. Harassment includes disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, deliberate intimidation, stalking, and photography or recording of an individual without consent. It also includes offensive comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race or religion.
All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience, including people from diverse backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate.
Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees.
Participants asked to stop any inappropriate behaviour should comply immediately. Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the event at the sole discretion of the organisers without a refund of any charge.
Any participant who wishes to report a violation of this policy is asked to speak, in confidence, to Roger Pocock (Lead Event Organiser).
This code of conduct is based on the “London Code of Conduct“, as originally designed for the conference “Accurate Astrophysics. Correct Cosmology”, held in London in July 2015.
It is the formal policy of the APWM 2026 to have a balance of gender, age, career stage and geography in the composition of:
The APWM 2026 Committee
Convenors of the meeting
The Chairs of the sessions
The international speakers are selected with a view to gender balance (but not age or geographical balance)
Do:
Tweet or blog about what you are learning at the APWM 2026 but refrain from sharing when requested by the speaker.
Network with other attendees before, during, and after the conference.
Provide feedback to the APWM 2026 Committee – we encourage attendees to post/discuss topics of interest and ideas for future meetings.
Don’t:
The use of photographic, video, or other type of recording devices is prohibited in all oral and poster sessions at the APWM 2026. Therefore, it is also prohibited to post photos/images or video recordings from these sessions on any type of online site, including social media platforms, blogs, personal Web pages, etc.
Capture, transmit, or re-distribute data presented at the APWM 2026. Please be respectful of journal embargo policies and do not jeopardize the work of your colleagues!