Code of Conduct

We value the participation of each participant and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the conference and at all workshop events.

The organizers of the CGM@ND workshop are dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion or nationality.

All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. In particular, sexual language and imagery is not appropriate during any conference activity, including during any informal social gatherings outside the official programme.

Conference participants (or their guests) violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

Written or verbal comments which have the effect of excluding people on the basis of membership of any specific group, such as (but not limited to) gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion or nationality. This includes sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or exclusionary jokes.
Comments made, either through speech or chat on any meeting-related online platform (including social media), that are exclusionary, derogatory, or threatening toward another participant or community.
Sexual language and imagery.

Violent threats or language directed against another person, including incitement to violence, suicide, or self-harm.
Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following.
Harassing photography or recording.
Continuing to initiate interaction (including photography or recording) with someone after being asked to stop.
Sustained disruption of talks or other events.
Unwelcome sexual attention.
Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.

All participants, including guests, are subject to the anti-harassment policy. If an individual is made aware that they are contravening these guidelines or making participants uncomfortable, they are expected to desist immediately.

The CGM@ND workshop organizers retain the right to take any actions to maintain a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender, at the sole discretion of the organizers, or expulsion from the conference with no refund.

The CGM@ND workshop organizers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and social activities, whether organized by the conference or informally by other participants.

Reporting

If you believe you are being subjected to inappropriate conduct, believe someone else is being subjected to inappropriate conduct, or have any other concerns, and would like to have a confidential discussion, you may contact the ombudsperson for the CGM@ND workshop, Kate Rubin (krubinATsdsu.edu). You can also report a violation of the CGM@ND workshop Code of Conduct by emailing any of the SOC members, ensuring your email subject line contains the phrase 'code violation' to help expedite a response. To report a violation anonymously to the ombudsperson and co-chairs (Chris Howk and Nicolas Lehner), please fill out this form.