To uphold the highest level of standards, any form of discrimination based on federally protected classes or harassment will not be tolerated. Any perceived incidents should be reported. Reports will be brought to the SNEC AFS Board of Directors or directly to the AFS Ethics Committee.

Meeting safety is a priority. A team of four volunteers will serve as safety officers during the meeting, with the goal of being approachable by anyone who feels that the code of conduct has been violated or otherwise feels unsafe. Officers will be identified with stickers on their name tags.

The Planning Committee is mindful that the virus that causes Covid-19 is still present and that anytime large numbers of people gather together indoors there is a risk of people transmitting the virus to each other. In January 2023 several varieties of influenza are also a risk.