Expected Behavior
 

- Model and support the norms of professional respect necessary to promote the conditions for healthy exchange of scientific ideas.

- Speak and conduct yourself professionally; do not insult or disparage other participants

- Be conscious of hierarchical structures in broader statistics/data science community, specifically the existence of stark power differentials among students, junior analysts/statisticians, and senior analysts/statisticians—noting that fear of retaliation from those in senior-level positions can make it difficult for students or those in junior level positions to express discomfort, rebuff unwelcome advances, and report violations of the conduct policy.

- Be sensitive to body language and other non-verbal signals and respond respectfully.

 

Unacceptable Behavior
 

- Violent threats or language directed against another person

- Discriminatory jokes and language

- Inclusion of unnecessary sexually explicit, violent, or otherwise sensitive materials in presentations

- Posting (or threatening to post), without permission, other people’s personally identifying information online, including on social networking sites

- Personal insults including, but not limited to, those using racist, sexist, homophobic, or xenophobic terms

- Unwelcome solicitation of emotional or physical intimacy such as sexual advances; propositions; sexual flirtations; sexually-related touching; and graphic gestures or comments about sex or another person’s dress, body, or sexual activities

- Advocating for, encouraging, or dismissing the severity of any of the above behaviors

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Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior

At the sole discretion of the WiDS Pittsburgh @CMU Program Committee, unacceptable behavior may result in removal from or denial of access to meeting facilities or activities, without refund of any applicable registration fees or costs. In addition, WiDS Pittsburgh @CMU reserves the right to report violations to an individual’s employer or institution or to a law-enforcement agency. Those engaging in unacceptable behavior may also be banned from future WiDS Pittsburgh @CMU activities or face additional penalties.
 

What to Do if You Witness or Are Subject to Unacceptable Behavior

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns relating to harassment, please contact a member of the WiDS Pittsburgh @CMU program committee either in person or at wids@stat.cmu.edu. If you witness potential harm to a conference participant, be proactive in helping to mitigate or avoid that harm; if you see or hear something that concerns you, please say something.
 

Process for Adjudicating Reports of Misconduct

WiDS Pittsburgh @CMU will contract with an independent entity to manage and adjudicate reported violations of the conduct policy.

Note: This Code of Conduct may be revised at any time by the WiDS Pittsburgh @CMU Conference. Questions, concerns, or comments should be directed to wids@stat.cmu.edu.