ISSCR is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and ISSCR staff. All participants, including but not limited to, attendees speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, ISSCR staff, service providers, and others are expected to abide by this Meeting Safety & Responsibility Policy. This Policy applies to all ISSCR meeting-related events, including those sponsored by organizations other than ISSCR but held in conjunction with ISSCR events, in public or private facilities.
Responsible Drinking
At some ISSCR networking events, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are served. ISSCR expects participants at our events to drink responsibly. ISSCR and Meeting host event staff have the right to deny service to participants for any reason, and may require a participant to leave the event.
Personal Safety and Security
ISSCR works diligently to provide a safe and secure environment at its meetings and events by working with venue staff to make sure meeting participants are safe. We ask that all attendees report any questionable or concerning activity to ISSCR staff so that they can take immediate action. No concern is too small, if you see something, say something.
- Be aware of your surroundings at all times.
- Use the buddy system when walking to and from the event venue, networking event locations during early or late hours.
- Don't wear your meeting badge on the street. Take it off as soon as you leave the building/venue.
- Don't carry a lot of cash or credit cards. Leave in your hotel room safe.
- Don't leave personal property unattended anywhere, anytime.
If it is an emergency or if you need immediate assistance, you should ask any ISSCR staff member or the on-site security personnel to help you.
Unacceptable Behavior
- Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form.
- Physical or verbal abuse of any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, ISSCR staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
- Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to, verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin, inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces or in presentations, or threatening or stalking any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, ISSCR staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
- Disruption of presentations at sessions, in the exhibit hall, or at other events organized by ISSCR at the meeting venue, hotels or other ISSCR-contracted facilities.
ISSCR has zero-tolerance for any form of discrimination or harassment, sexual or otherwise, including but not limited to sexual harassment by participants or our staff at our meeting. Incidents should be reported immediately to security and ISSCR meetings staff at isscr@isscr.org.
ISSCR reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior, and ISSCR reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future meeting.
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