Code of conduct

Code of Conduct

We supports a variety of activities, online and in person, to foster best practices promote learning, networking, and collaboration. We value the participation of every member of the community and want all participants to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience in their interactions with the community.  Accordingly, all who participate in our workshop are expected to show respect and courtesy to others, whether interacting in person or online and to adhere to the expectations of behavior of the URI community (https://web.uri.edu/equal-opportunity/policies-and-procedures/).

We provide a harassment-free environment, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion (or lack thereof), technology choices and experience level, or other group status.

Reporting

If you are the subject of unacceptable behavior or have witnessed any such behavior, please immediately notify workshop organizers.

Anyone experiencing or witnessing behavior that constitutes an immediate or serious threat to public safety, or a criminal act is expected to contact 911. Those witnessing a potential criminal act should also take actions necessary to maintain their own personal safety.

Consequences

Behavior that violates the Code of Conduct will not be tolerated. Anyone asked to stop behavior that violates the Code of Conduct is expected to comply immediately.

If a participant in workshop engages in behavior that violates the Code of Conduct, the workshop’s organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including a temporary ban or permanent expulsion without warning.

As the workshop funded by the Marine Geology and Geophysics (MGG) and the Physical Oceanography (PO) programs in the United States National Science Foundation.we follow all requirements of the NSF and under Title IX for reporting unacceptable behavior.

Sources

This document draws on codes of conduct developed for online communities and geoscience organizations, including  the WSSPE Code of Conduct from the  FORCE11 Code of Conduct, which was based on the Code4Lib Code Of Conduct, inspired by the ADA Initiative) Geological Society of America, and the American Geophysical Union.

This section is modified from the CIG workshop on crustal deformation in 2022.