Molecules and planets in the outer Galaxy: is there a boundary of the Galactic Habitable Zone?

Code of Conduct

The organisers of the  workshop are committed to creating a work environment that is safe, professional and of mutual trust where diversity and inclusion are valued, and where everyone is entitled to be treated with courtesy and respect. The organisers commit to making the workshop  and all associated activities productive and enjoyable for everyone. We will not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.

Please follow these guidelines:

1. 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 individual characteristics, for example: age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, nationality or religion.

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

3. Be respectful and do not insult or put down other attendees or facilitators of the event. Critique ideas not people.

4. Should a participant witness events of bullying, harassment or aggression, we recommend that they approach the affected person to show support and check how they are. The witness may also wish to suggest that the person report the inappropriate behaviour. However, it is up to the affected person alone whether or not they wish to report it.

5. If participants wish to share photos of a speaker on social media, we strongly recommend that they first get the speaker’s permission. Participants may also share the contents of talks/slides via social media unless speakers have asked that specific details/slides not be shared.

Participants can report any violation of these guidelines to to laura.magrini@inaf.it (SOC chair), elena.franciosini@inaf.it (LOC chair) and patrizia.braschi@inaf.it (secretariat) in confidence. If asked to stop inappropriate behaviour participants are expected to comply immediately and, in serious cases, may be asked to leave the event without a refund. The LOC will not tolerate retaliation against anyone reporting violations of this code of conduct.

Thank you for helping to make workshop organizers welcoming for all.

Any participant who wishes to report a violation of this policy is asked to speak/sending an email, in confidence, to the above mentioned persons. 

Acknowledgments: This code of conduct is in line with the following policies: “The ESO Way” and the EAS Ethics Statement and Guidelines for Good Practice” (January 2018). It was adapted from the London Code of Conduct (by A. Pontzen and H. Peiris), which was derived from original Creative Commons documents by PyCon and Geek Feminism. It is released under a CC-Zero licence for reuse. To help track people's improvements and best practice, please retain this acknowledgement, and log your re-use or modification of this policy at https://github.com/apontzen/london_cc .