MAS is committed to make every workshop productive, safe, and enjoyable for everyone regardless of nationality, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, political views, disability, and physical appearance. We will not tolerate harassment or misconduct in any form including, but not limited to, physical, verbal, and online actions.

Please follow these guidelines:

1. Behave professionally. Treat everyone with kindness and consideration. Be respectful and mindful in your critique of ideas, and be mindful with your fellow participants. Do not insult or put down fellow attendees or staff.

2. Harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes are not appropriate. Harassment includes (but it is not limited to) sustained disruption of talks or other events, sexual comments, deliberate intimidation, stalking of any individual, and language bashing. It also includes offensive comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, religion or political views.

3. Communication is expected to be appropriate for a professional audience with diverse backgrounds. Sexual or sexist language is not appropriate.

Any violation of these guidelines may result in the immediate removal of the offender from the meeting without warning. Furthermore, the offender’s action may be reported to the corresponding Local Organizing Committee. MAS will not tolerate retaliation against anyone reporting violations of this code of conduct. The number one priority will be to restore a safe environment.