BICSI Virtual Programs Code of Conduct

BICSI Virtual Programs Code of Conduct

BICSI is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and BICSI staff. All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, sponsors, exhibitors, BICSI staff members, service providers, and all others are expected to abide by this Virtual Programs Code of Conduct. This Policy applies to all BICSI meeting-related events, including those sponsored by organizations other than BICSI but held in conjunction with BICSI events, on public or private platforms.

BICSI has zero-tolerance for any form of discrimination or harassment, including but not limited to sexual harassment by participants or our staff at our meetings. If you experience harassment or hear of any incidents of unacceptable behavior, BICSI asks that you inform either Bernie Currie, SHRM-CP, PHR, Director of Human Resources, bcurrie@bicsi.org, or Betty Eckebrecht, CAE, Vice President of Administration & Chief Financial Officer, beckebrecht@bicsi.org so that we can take the appropriate action.

Unacceptable Behavior is defined as:

• Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form.
• Verbal abuse of any attendee, speaker, volunteer, sponsor, exhibitor, BICSI staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
  Examples of verbal abuse include, but are not limited to, verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, 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, BICSI staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
• Disruption of presentations during sessions, in the exhibit hall, or at other events organized by BICSI throughout the virtual meeting. All participants must comply with the instructions of the moderator and any BICSI virtual event staff.
• Presentations, postings, and messages should not contain promotional materials, special offers, job offers, product announcements, or solicitation for services. BICSI reserves the right to remove such messages and potentially ban sources of those solicitations.
• Participants should not copy or take screen shots of Q&A or any chat room activity that takes place in the virtual space.

BICSI 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 BICSI reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.