RESPECT: ENID's Code of Conduct for annual meetings

The STI-ENID Community „professional respect” by and towards all STI-ENID Meeting attendees and participants at all times. RESPECT stands for
Respectful, Equitable, Safe, Professional, and Ethical Conduct Towards All.

The STI-ENID Code of conduct addresses the importance of facilitating a climate of research at all STI-ENID annual meetings and related activities.

The STI-ENID annual meeting and related meetings are convened for the purposes of professional development and scholarly and educational interchange in the spirit of free inquiry and free expression. Openness to new questions, data, and methodological approaches is valued, and advances our community of learning. Collegial debate is encouraged.

Harassment of colleagues, students, or other conference participants undermines the principle of equity at the heart of these professional fora and is inconsistent with the principles of free inquiry and free expression. Consequently, harassment is considered by STI-ENID to be a serious form of professional misconduct.

The following Code of Conduct outlines expectations for all those who attend or participate in STI-ENID meetings. It reminds STI-ENID meeting participants that all professional academic ethics and norms apply as standards of behaviour and interaction at these meetings.

1. Purpose

STI-ENID is committed to providing a safe and welcoming conference environment for all participants, regardless of actual or perceived gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, age, or religion. "Participant" in this policy refers to anyone present at STI-ENID meetings, including staff, contractors, vendors, STI-ENID members, and all other attendees.

2. Expected Behaviour

  • All participants at STI-ENID meetings are expected to abide by this Code of Conduct in all meeting venues including ancillary events and official and unofficial social gatherings.
  • Abide by the norms of professional respect that are necessary to promote the conditions for free academic interchange.
  • If you witness potential harm to a conference participant, be proactive in helping to mitigate or avoid that harm.
  • Alert conference or security personnel if you see a situation in which someone might be in imminent physical danger.

2. Unacceptable Behaviour

  • persistent and unwelcome solicitation of emotional or physical intimacy
  • persistent and unwelcome solicitation of emotional or physical intimacy accompanied by real or implied threat of professional harm
  • intimidating, harassing, abusive, derogatory or demeaning speech or actions by any participant in an STI-ENID meeting and/or at any related event
  • prejudicial actions or comments related to actual or perceived gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, age, or religion that coerce others, foment broad hostility, or otherwise undermine professional equity or the principles of free academic exchange
  • deliberate intimidation, stalking or following
  • harassing photography or recording
  • sustained disruption of talks or other events
  • physical assault (including unwelcome touch or groping)
  • real or implied threat of physical harm