[Adapted from NEUTRINO 2020 conference]
Just as with any in-person conference, participants of the MIT PRISM conference will conduct themselves in a professional manner that is welcoming to all and free from any form of discrimination, harassment, bullying, or retaliation.
Participants will treat each other with respect and consideration to create a collegial, inclusive, and professional environment.
Participants will avoid any inappropriate actions or statements based on individual characteristics of any kind.
Disruptive behavior or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. Harassment includes but is not limited to inappropriate or intimidating behavior or language, unwelcome jokes or comments, unwanted attention, and stalking.
Participants will abide by this code in all virtual and professional activities associated with the conference.
Participants in the online conference will also be required to share their full identity (first and last names) in all online platforms and virtual environments connected to the conference.
Sanctions for violations of this code may range from verbal warning, to ejection from the online conference, to notifying appropriate authorities, at the discretion of the organizers.
The nature of online conferences makes it much easier for viewers to access and save a presenter's data by, for example, screen-shotting and digitizing a plot shown in a talk or a poster. While we hope that everyone participating in PRISM will be respectful towards other presenters and use their best judgement if choosing to record or screenshot a portion of a presentation, we also want to give a few recommendations that speakers and poster presenters can take to ensure no sensitive results will be accidentally leaked.
If you will be showing data from your project-- particularly unpublished data-- make sure you run it by your direct supervisor or PI. Your direct supervisor or PI would be a great resource to help you practice your talk anyways!
Cite any data you show! If someone else in your research group took some data that you are showing, acknowledge them, and make sure you have their permission to show it.
Generally, published data is fair game-- just make sure you acknowledge the appropriate authors.
If you do not want anyone recording your presentation, you can make a request at the beginning of your talk, but there is no guarantee that everyone will comply. It is better to just not show sensitive data to begin with.
As a viewer, you should not be recording any portion of a speaker's presentation and sharing it with anyone unless you have explicit permission from the speaker.