We have adapted the following code of conduct largely from the AALT, NeurIPS and COLT codes of conduct.
All participants—attendees, organizers, speakers, and volunteers at our workshop—are required to act in accordance with this code of conduct during the event, on recordings made to be presented as part of the event, and on official communication channels, including social media. Organisers will enforce this code, and we expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for everybody.
The workshop commits itself to providing a workshop experience for all participants that is free from harassment, bullying, discrimination, intimidation, personal attacks, unnecessary disruption of talks or other events, retaliation, and behavior that interferes with another’s full participation or may create an inappropriate or toxic environment. This includes offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, medical condition, disability, physical appearance, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or any other personal characteristics.
Participants asked by any member of the community to stop any such behavior are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in such behavior, the organizers, after careful review where all parties involved will have an opportunity to present their side, may take any action they deem appropriate, including: a formal or informal warning to the offender, expulsion from the workshop, barring from participation in future workshops, or reporting the incident to the offender’s local institution. A response of “just joking” will not be accepted; behavior can be harassing without an intent to offend. If action is taken, an appeals process will be made available.
If you have concerns related to your inclusion at the workshop, or observe someone else’s difficulties, or have any other concerns related to inclusion, please contact the workshop organizers by email at learning.theory.alliance@gmail.com. Reports made during the workshop will be responded to in less than 24 hours; those at other times, in less than two weeks. We are prepared and eager to help participants feel safe for the duration of the workshop. Threats or acts of retaliation against individuals who report inappropriate conduct pursuant to this Policy or provide information in connection with a report by another individual will not be tolerated. If you believe that you have been retaliated against for such action, you may use the above procedures to report the pertinent facts. We gratefully accept feedback from the community on policy and actions; please contact us at learning.theory.alliance@gmail.com.