Code of Conduct
Please read: your registration and your participation in the event implies your adhesion to all the clauses in this code of conduct.
All participants are required to adhere to this code of conduct, no exception. If an individual has concerns with this code of conduct, please contact one of the organizers. Any concern expressed in a good faith will be taken into consideration by the organizers. If you don't wish to adhere to the code of conduct, we can't accept your in-person or remote participation.
Our goal is to provide the best scientific and personal experience to all of the participants. The code of conduct is to be respected during the event, as well as for any communication with the organizers or other participants related to the event. Please report any breach of the code of conduct to the organizers. Sanctions can go from a simple warning, to an exclusion of the workshop, and if appropriate, a notification to the proponent’s home institution, at the discretion of the organizers. The organizers reserve the right to reject any participation request, based on this code of conduct, if there is a significant risk to other participants.
1. Discrimination - No discriminatory statement or action shall be made against any other participants or third party, based on their gender or gender expression, sex or sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, national origin, regional/tribal origin, belonging to a specific group, political affiliation or opinions, accent or native language, marital and familial status, past military activities, disability or other medical status… This list is non exhaustive. Unwelcome behavior include, for instance, inappropriate jokes and comments, commenting about women/people of color getting promotions, mockery, targeting certain groups of people, profiling, inferring with someone’s special accommodations, discussing someone’s medical condition…
2. Inadequate criticism - No criticism against the participation of an individual in this workshop will be tolerated. Participants are all here based on their scientific merit at organizer's decision. Defamation and non-scientific comments are not accepted.
3. Unwelcome sexual behavior - Sexual harassment and any kind of sexual or suggesting behavior are prohibited. This includes inappropriate jokes, language, offensive images, inappropriate questions, insisting to "match" colleagues together, asking for sexual favors (for oneself or for someone else)... Unwanted touching and assault, sexual or not, or threats to do so, are prohibited and will trigger a report.
4. Stalking - It is a form of harassment triggered by the willingness to intrude on someone's privacy or control their life against their will or without their knowledge. Participants in this event should not, in any case, provide personal information about others or help arrange non-consensual "meetings" at someone's request,(rather encourage this person to send an email directly).
5. Other forms of harassment - It includes bullying, academic bullying, blackmailing and other forms of threats, defaming and attempting to alter someone’s reputation, intimidating behavior or language, attempting to make someone feel bad about themselves, offensive nicknames... Whether it is intentional or unintentional, direct or indirect (propagating slanders made by someone else for instance), no forms of harassment will be tolerated during this event.
6. Physical violence - Physical violence, assault, and threats of violence will be immediately reported to the police department and home institution.
7. Role of the bystanders - Every complain to the organizers will be taken seriously and no retaliation nor "victim blaming" will be tolerated. Actions will be taken if necessary. "If you see something say something": we encourage all participants to intervene, if they can do it safely, if they witness something wrong, and not let a potential victim alone. Talking afterwards is fine, but please keep in mind that silence or lack of intervention, in some cases, can be seen as complicity.
8. Right of image - Photography without permission is prohibited, and diffusion of a photograph where an individual can be identified is subject to obtaining the permission of that person prior sharing. However, please consider that group pictures taken in the context of the workshop assume implicit agreement and may be shared on the webpage and with other participants.
This list is not exhaustive and any behavior deemed inappropriate will be considered and addressed as needed by the organizers. Participants also agree to adhere to all rules and standards applicable at the ECT*, as well as all local regulations. We invite you to consult the Italian embassy website for more information about local laws.
Enforcement:
The organizers will consider any inappropriate behavior, which include behaviors mentioned in this code of conduct, as well as potential scientific misconduct, but not exclusively. Any action will be discussed among the organizers and decided on a case by case basis, with our primary goal being to provide a good scientific experience to all of our participants. If anything happens between participants, the organizers will communicate to their decision to the parties in a timely manner. Any illegal actions will be reported as appropriate to the Italian authorities, and communicated to the home institution.
European Emergency number in Italy and Europe = 112
Italy Specific Emergency numbers:
State Police: 113
Fire brigade: 115
Urgent and emergency medical care: 118
Other Resources:
- Any organizer of the event
- Any ECT* staff
- Local Police department