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Code of Conduct (CoC)

The 7th Chile-Cologne-Bonn-Symposium
"Physics and Chemistry of Star Formation: the Dynamical ISM Across Time and Spatial Scales"

The CRC 956 as the organizer of this Symposium is committed to conduct the meeting to be productive and enjoyable for everyone. The organizers will not tolerate harassment of participants in any way. By attending this Symposium you agree to:

  • Behave professionally. Exclusionary or offensive comments or jokes related to personal attributes are not appropriate.
  • Personal attributes covered by this policy include but are not limited to (alphabetically): age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, lactation, nationality, physical appearance, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, and status as a caregiver (including as a parent).
  • Unacceptable behavior includes, but is not limited to, sustained disruption of talks or other events, unwelcome physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, intimidation, stalking and recording of an individual without consent. Consent for photography may be assumed only when the subject is giving a talk during the Symposium or during the official shooting of the conference photo.
  • Communicate appropriately. Aim for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery are not acceptable.
  • Be kind. Do not insult or put down other meeting participants.

All participants are empowered to request that undesirable behavior be stopped. Participants asked to stop any behavior inconsistent with this Meeting CoC are expected to comply immediately. The Symposium will have two designated Meeting Contact People with the authority to take action up to and including requiring an attendee to leave a meeting. In addition to the Meeting Contact People, any participant who wishes to discuss a violation of the Meeting CoC can speak, in confidence, to the Chair of CRC 956.

In case the Symposium is held online: Online meetings bring their own challenges. Please be particularly aware, thoughtful, and patient with each other. The Code of Conduct applies in all conference spaces.

Meeting Contact Persons: 

Jürgen Stutzki (Universität zu Köln) (stutzki@ph1.uni-koeln.de)
Isabelle Breloy (Universität zu Köln) (breloy@ph1.uni-koeln.de)
CRC 956 Chair: Stephan Schlemmer (Universität zu Köln) (schlemmer@ph1.uni-koeln.de)