Code of Conduct for AOGS(Year Instituted: 2022)

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Expected behavior
Above all, treat everyone with respect.
Respect your fellow participants by using good practices for interculturalcollaborations.
Commit to actively contribute to an inclusive, equitable, and accessible meeting.
Demonstrate support for your colleagues, including acting on behalf of others
unwilling or unable to advocate for themselves.
Provide your true professional identity, affiliation, and, where appropriate, contact
information, at registration, and during attendance and participatory sessions, asrequired.
Follow the rules for copying and use of presented materials and ideas as indicated by
the AOGS guideline posted on the website. Unless otherwise noted, photographing
posters or oral presentations is not permitted.
Follow the rules and policies of the meeting venue, hotels, AOGS contracted
facilities, online platform, or any other venues.
Be Accountable: When these guidelines aren’t met, work with others to identify
problems and adjust policy and practice together. Calmly consider your actions whenchallenged by someone who feels that those actions have caused harm. Whenneeded, seek mediation to resolve disagreements, and participate fully in it.

Examples of unacceptable behavior• Promoting or participating in harassment, bullying, discrimination, or intimidation
on-site, online, or on social media.
• Abusing—verbally, in writing, or in any other manner—any attendee, speaker,volunteer, exhibitor, staff member, service provider, or other guest. Examples ofabuse include, but are not limited to, comments related to gender, sexualorientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin,inappropriate use of nudity or sexual images in public spaces or in presentations.
• Threatening or stalking in-person or online.
• Disrupting or disallowing participation by others.
• Criminal behaviors.
• Failing to follow meeting protocols.
Consequences and reporting unacceptable behavior
Anyone who is asked to cease unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.
Anyone violating the Code of Conduct may be removed from the meeting and theirregistration forfeited. Egregious behavior may result in bans from future AOGS meetings orPage 1 of 2other sanctions, depending on the specifics. Expulsion will also place the offender’s AOGS
membership in probationary status, with reinstatement conditioned upon explaining to theAOGS council in writing the problem, who was hurt, the steps that were taken to makeamends, and how further incidents will be avoided in the future.
If you experience or witness behavior that constitutes an immediate or serious threat to
public safety at an on-site meeting, contact the local authorities or if in a convention center,locate a house phone and ask for security. Please report other incidents or suspected
incidents to AOGS staff, leadership, or security. Harmful behavior will also not be tolerated
in during online events. Concerns should be reported to AOGS executive leadership inattendance (Presidents, Vice Presidents, etc…).
Acknowledgement and agreement to abide by this AOGS Meetings and Events Code of
Conduct is a condition of attending AOGS meetings.

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