The Asia Pacific C. elegans Meeting (APWM 2024) is an opportunity to discuss scientific advances and form new collaborations. APWM 2024 values your attendance and wants to make your experience productive by fostering an open exchange of ideas in a professional setting.
This Code of Conduct Is established to communicate a transparent set of standards and guidelines for acceptable behaviour at APWM 2024 and to provide a positive, safe, and welcoming environment for all attendees, vendors, volunteers, and staff.
All conference participants (regardless of their role) are expected to follow the Code of Conduct while attending any portion of the meeting, including but not limited to meeting rooms, the exhibits/poster area, meeting areas in the official conference venue, and social events provided by the meeting or vendors.
Unacceptable Behaviours
Unacceptable behaviours include, but are not limited to:
Intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory, or demeaning speech or actions by any participant and at all related events.
Harmful or prejudicial verbal or written comments or visual images related to gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, race, religion, political orientation, socioeconomic, disability or ability status, or other personal characteristics, including those protected by law.
Inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces (including presentation slides and posters).
Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following.
Violating the rules and regulations of the conference guest houses and hotels.
Sustained disruption of scientific sessions or other events.
Unwelcome and uninvited attention or contact.
Physical assault (including unwelcome touching or groping).
Real or implied threat of physical harm.
Real or implied threat of professional or financial damage or harm.
Harassing or unwanted photography.
Photographing slides of oral presentations and posters without permission.
Recording of scientific and other sessions without permission
Taking action or making a report
If you feel threatened, witness someone being threatened, or observe behaviours that presents an immediate or serious threat to public safety, please contact venue staff/security or call 112 immediately.
Volunteers are available to assist participants in contacting local law enforcement, and otherwise assist those experiencing harassment.
If you see someone taking photographs or videos of a presentation or poster (where permission has not been granted), you may choose to remind them of the Code of Conduct policy and ask them to stop photographing the presentation or poster.
Consequences of non-compliance
Anyone asked by APWM 2024 participant, staff, security staff, or law enforcement officers to stop unacceptable behaviours is expected to comply immediately. Retaliation toward participants of APWM 2024, APWM 2024 organisers, staff or towards someone reporting the incident will not be tolerated and may result in additional sanctions.