It is the policy of the American Physical Society (APS) that all participants, including attendees, vendors, APS staff, volunteers, and all other stakeholders at APS meetings will conduct themselves in a professional manner that is welcoming to all participants and free from any form of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. Participants will treat each other with respect and consideration to create a collegial, inclusive, and professional environment at APS Meetings. Creating a supportive environment to enable scientific discourse at APS meetings is the responsibility of all participants.
Participants will avoid any inappropriate actions or statements based on individual characteristics such as age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, nationality, political affiliation, ability status, educational background, or any other characteristic protected by law. Disruptive or harassing behavior of any kind will not be tolerated. Harassment includes but is not limited to inappropriate or intimidating behavior and language, unwelcome jokes or comments, unwanted touching or attention, offensive images, photography without permission, and stalking.
Violations of this code of conduct policy should be reported to meeting
organizers, APS staff, or the APS Director of Meetings. Sanctions may range
from verbal warning, to ejection from the meeting without refund, to
notifying appropriate authorities. Retaliation for complaints of
inappropriate conduct will not be tolerated. If a participant observes
inappropriate comments or actions and personal intervention seems
appropriate and safe, they should be considerate of all parties before
intervening.
If you observe violations, have a question or want to report anything, please contact the WVU CUWiP site Code of Conduct lead Dr. Mikel "Micky" Holcomb (lower right), 304-293-5196, mikel.holcomb@mail.wvu.edu.
Additional contacts include:
•Dr. Jason Ybarra (faculty, LOC member), jason.ybarra@mail.wvu.edu
•Ellie White (non faculty, LOC member), elliewhite1420@gmail.com
•Danielle Maldonado (WVU Graduate student, LOC member), dcm00016@mix.wvu.edu