CODE OF CONDUCTHarassment and Reporting of Conference Materials
ICAR2023
The Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee (MASC) and the organisers ofICAR2023 are committed to ensuring that ICAR conferences are a welcoming andinclusive space for sharing of ideas, knowledge exchange and for developing
collaborative opportunities for everyone who attends.
To this end, ICAR2023 will provide a safe and productive environment that promotes
equal opportunity and treatment for all participants and that is free of harassment anddiscrimination. This code of conduct applies to all registered attendees, speakers,exhibitors, staff, contractors, volunteers, and guests; and it applies both within theICAR2023 conference venue and in associated events and locations where ICAR2023
conference delegates are present.

Harassment
What is Harassment?
All forms of harassment, physical, mental, or otherwise and intimidation are prohibited.
This refers to both in-person and online participants.
Among the behaviors that will not be tolerated are the following:• Speech that is not welcome or that is personally offensive, whether it is based on
ethnicity, race, gender, age, body size, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexualorientation, gender identity, or any other reason unrelated to scientific merit. Any
scientific disagreements must be conducted in a calm, respectful manner.
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, sustained disruption of talks or otherevents, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome attention.
Behavior that is acceptable to one person may not be acceptable to another, so we
ask that you use discretion to be sure that respect is communicated. Harassment
intended in a joking manner nevertheless constitutes unacceptable behavior.
Retaliation for reporting harassment is also a violation of this policy, as is reporting anincident in bad faith.

Reporting Harassment
Any harassment, whether experienced directly or witnessed, should be reported
promptly to a members of the ICAR2023 organising committee (as outlined in theconferenceprogramme)
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If you are unable to locate these individuals then ask at meeting registration and you
will be offered assistance in locating one of these individuals. If the situation feels orseems imminently unsafe, please approach a member of the conference venue
security team either in person or using a conference venue phone. All complaints will
be taken seriously and responded to as promptly as possible by members of theICAR2023 organizing committee and representatives of MASC. Confidentiality will bemaintained to the extent that it does not compromise the rights of others.

What We Will Do
Once we have received a harassment complaint, MASC and the ICAR2023 organisers
will promptly:• Meet privately with the complainant to discuss the details of the situation theyencountered. This initial meeting will determine whether additional action is required.
• Meet with the alleged offender, outlining the nature of the complaint and asking for aresponse.
• Members of the ICAR2023 organizing committee and MASC representatives will thenmeet to decide upon the course of action• Consult with both complainant and alleged offender before taking any action.
• If appropriate inform the appropriate authorities and take legal counsel
The organisers of ICAR2023 and MASC reserve the right to remove an individual fromthe conference without warning or refund, prohibit attendance at future conferences,and notify the individual’s employer.
For any questions about the policy, please contact the representatives of MASC
(http://www.arabidopsisresearch.org/index.php/en/about).

Video/Photography of presentations
An important aspect of ICAR2023 is to promote a supportive atmosphere in which
delegates can present their unpublished findings without fear of the inappropriate
sharing of the experimental details of their work.

> We encourage delegates to report and describe conference findings using twitter,
Wechat or other forms of social media using the #ICAR2023 hashtag.
> The sharing over social media of unpublished data slides or images that arepresented in talks or posters is prohibited unless following the express permissionof the presenter.
> If you are uncertain as to whether presented data is unpublished do not share it
until you have verified this with the presenter.
> If you are uncomfortable with the inappropriate sharing of unpublished data thenplease inform the ICAR2023 conference organisers or MASC representatives who willapproach the person who has shared the information, asking them to remove the posts
and desist from this type of activity.
> If you are uncomfortable with other delegates taking pictures of your slides or yourposter then the organisers support your right to ask them to stop either directly during
your presentation or at other times during the conference. Please contact theorganisers if you would like them to approach another delegate on your behalf.
> If this type of activity persists the organisers of ICAR2023 reserve the right to remove
an individual from the conference without warning or refund as described above.