Policies & Statistics

(London Code of Conduct)

The organisers are committed to making this conference productive and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, nationality or religion. We will not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Please follow these guidelines:

• Behave professionally. Harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes are not appropriate. Harassment includes sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, deliberate intimidation, stalking, and photography or recording of an individual without consent. It also includes offensive comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race or religion.

• All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate.

• Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees.

Participants asked to stop any inappropriate behavior are expected to comply immediately. Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the event at the sole discretion of the organizers without a refund of any charge.

Any participant who wishes to report a violation of this policy is asked to speak, in confidence, to Jess at ASN Events.

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The Organising Committee of the Lorne Conference for Protein Structure and Function are committed to diversity and inclusion for all of our activities.

We will ensure our activities are fair, accessible, flexible, inclusive and tolerant of diversity, and reflect the values and members of the community to which we belong. We adhere to the London Code of Conduct.

Our conference will:

• attract a diverse group of attendees and speakers.

• ensure a safe, accessible and enabling environment for our delegates

• be seen as a role model for organising inclusive and diverse conferences, and

• promote, where relevant, visibility for minorities and underrepresented protein scientists or other attendees

We commit to:

• inviting a diversity of presenters and facilitators to appear at our events,

• proactively understanding and, where possible, financially supporting the necessary measures to provide appropriate inclusion at our conference,

• acting rapidly to address any actions that operate against the principles of diversity and inclusion at our conference,

• embodying the principles of diversity and inclusion in all activities and actions and composition of the organising committee,

• requiring our partner organisations and sponsors to demonstrably support diversity and inclusion,

• proactively seeking input on diversity and inclusion issues and actions from our speakers and delegates through our annual survey, and

• reporting via our website and at our annual meeting on our diversity and inclusion status, and on progress against targets we set.

While we encourage the use of social media before, during, and after the Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function as a means to share information and network with others who are attending the meeting, we remind you to adhere to Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function social media guidelines, including the following:

Do:

• Follow the Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function on Twitter @LorneProteins

• Blog or tweet about what you are hearing and learning at the Annual Meeting, but refrain from sharing when the speaker explicitly requests you do so. Talks are tweetable and shareable by default, but speakers can ask that specific details or slides are not shared.

• Converse and network with other attendees before, during, and after the conference.

• Provide feedback to the Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function staff and the Program Committee – we encourage attendees to post/discuss topics of interest and ideas for future annual meetings.

• Communicate with respect and consideration for others, and keep criticism constructive.

Don't:

• The use of photographic, video, or other type of recording devices is strictly prohibited in all oral sessions (i.e., platform, plenary, invited, etc.) and poster sessions at the Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function. Therefore, it is also strictly prohibited to post photos/images or video recordings from these sessions on any type of online site, including social media platforms, blogs, personal Web pages, etc.

• Capture, transmit, or re-distribute data presented at the Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function – this may preclude subsequent publication of the data in a scientific journal. Please be respectful of journal embargo policies and do not jeopardize the work of your colleagues!

• Engage in rudeness, slander, or personal attacks.