HSC Survey Collaboration Meeting Code of Conduct

The HSC Survey Collaboration and the local organizers are committed to conducting meetings that are productive and enjoyable for everyone. HSC Survey Collaboration will not tolerate harassment of participants in any form and has adopted a Meeting Code of Conduct (Meeting CoC) as part of the HSC Survey Collaboration CoC. By attending any HSC Survey Collaboration meeting, either in person or on a teleconference, you agree to:

• Behave professionally. Exclusionary or offensive comments or jokes related to personal attributes are not appropriate.
  • Personal attributes covered by this policy include but are not limited to (alphabetically): age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, lactation, nationality, physical appearance, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, and status as a caregiver (including as a parent). Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to, sustained disruption of talks or other events, unwelcome physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, intimidation, stalking, and recording of an individual without consent. Consent for photography may be assumed only when the subject is giving a talk during an HSC Survey Collaboration meeting.
  • Communicate appropriately. Aim for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery are not acceptable.
  • Be kind. Do not insult or put down other meeting participants.

All participants are empowered to request that undesirable behavior be stopped. Participants asked to stop any behaviour inconsistent with this Meeting CoC are expected to comply immediately. Each HSC Survey Collaboration in-person meeting and teleconference call will have two designated Meeting Contact Persons 4 with the authority to take action up to and including requiring an attendee to leave the meeting. The HSC Survey Collaboration Meeting Contact Person Policy provides details of their role and function. In addition, any participant who wishes to discuss a violation of the Meeting CoC can speak, in confidence, to the Ombudspersons under the HSC Survey Collaboration Ombudsperson Policy, and/or institute a formal complaint with the Executive Board Chair or Deputy Chair as outlined in the HSC Survey Collaboration CoC Implementation section.