ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCTInternational Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) convenes events andmeetings that are welcoming, respectful, inclusive, and collaborative. IACM
Conferences of Conduct applies to all IACM scientific events, as well as IACM Special
Interest Conferences, whether in public or private facilities.

Expected behavior•

Treat everyone with respect.

•Respect your fellow participants by using good practices forintercultural collaborations.

•Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow
participants.

•Provide your true professional identity, affiliation, and, whereappropriate, contact information, at registration, and during
attendance and participatory sessions, as required.

•Respect copying and use of presented materials and ideas
including knowing when you may need to obtain permission
regarding copying materials.

•Respect the rules and policies of the meeting venue, hotels,
IACM contracted facility, online platform, or any othervenue.

•Be Accountable: When we as organizers or participants failto meet these guidelines, work together to identify problems
and adjust policy and practice together.

Anyone not meeting expected, collaborative, respectful behaviour can be immediately
removed from the current online or physical meeting and may be banned from future IACM
meetings or other sanctions, depending on the specifics of the unwelcomed disruptive
behaviour.

Examples of unacceptable behavior•Promoting or participating in harassment, bullying, discrimination, or intimidation onsite, online, and/or on social media.

•Verbal, written, or other forms of abuse of any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor,staff member, service provider, or other guest.
oExamples of abuse include, but are not limited to, verbal comments related togender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race,religion, national origin, inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images inpublic spaces or in presentations.

•Threatening or stalking in-person or online.

•Disruption or disallowing participation by others.

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Criminal offenses.

•Failure to follow meeting protocol.

•Physical or verbal abuse, including attacks on ideas vs. respectful, disagreeing
dialogue.

•Use of social or mainstream media to target individual actions of participants in a waythat could harm their privacy or professional status or open them to slander or libel.

•Knowingly violating copyright, or copying presenter information without obtaining
permission, if necessary.

Consequences and reporting unacceptable behaviour•

Anyone requested to stop unacceptable behaviour is expected to complyimmediately. Anyone violating the Code of Conduct may be removed from thecurrent meeting. Egregious behaviour may result in bans from future IACM
conferences or other sanctions.

•As part of registration for an IACM conference, all attendees are expected toprovide their true professional name and primary affiliation, and contact information
including an email address and phone number.

•If you experience or witness behaviour that constitutes an immediate or serious
threat to public safety at an on-site meeting, locate a house phone and ask forsecurity. Please report other incidents or suspected incidents to IACM staff,leadership, or security.

•Acknowledgement and agreement to abide by the IACM Conferences Code of
Conduct is required at registration for any online or on-site event.