Code of Conduct

SBI-galev is a community meeting intended for networking and collaboration. We value the participation of each member of our small community, 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 meeting.

All attendees, speakers, organisers and volunteers are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct, based on that produced for NAM2023. The organisers are committed to enforcing this code throughout the event, and any decision taken by the organisers in respect of it is final.

Code of Conduct

The organisers of SBI-galev are dedicated to providing a harassment-free meeting for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion or nationality. We will not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form.

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 meeting activity, including during any informal social gatherings outside the official programme.

Meeting participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the meeting 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 behaviour.

Enforcement

All SBI-galev participants, including exhibitors and 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 SBI-galev organisers 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 organisers, or expulsion from the meeting with no refund.

The SBI-galev organisers 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 organised by the meeting or informally by other participants.

Reporting Violations of the Code of Conduct

To report a violation of the SBI-galev Code of Conduct please email the LOC at grp-sbi-galev-2024@groups.bristol.ac.uk and ensure your email subject line contains the phrase 'code violation' to help expedite a response. To report a violation anonymously please fill out this form.

The LOC will be monitoring both reporting channels and will aim to respond to any reports as quickly as possible.