[Air-L] AoIR 2016 Conference Code of Conduct

[Steve Jones]

I remember that, 2003 I think it was, and I think it was incorporated in the statement that’s now online at http://aoir.org/diversity-and-inclusivity/. 

…and it was 2003, the wayback machine has it at https://web.archive.org/web/20030618044614/http://www.aoir.org/bylaws.html and it reads:

> The Association of Internet Researchers is committed to the most fundamental principles of academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity.
> 
> It is the policy of the Association of Internet Researchers, its members and executive officers, not to engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation. The policy applies to treatment in the association's online forums as well as at its conferences and in other activities. Complaints of discrimination or harassment should be directed to an officer of the association's executive committee at the AoIR member's discretion.
> 
> [Statement of Principles adopted unanimously by the Executive Committee 31 March 2003]


There’s an essay that I think is worth reading at https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1182-should-academic-conferences-have-codes-of-conduct. The author, Kelly J. Baker, wrote, “Maggie Zhou, Alex Clemmer, and Lindsey Kupper argue that 'a code of conduct is not a replacement for culture.' We also have to take a hard look at how we treat one another.” I agree. AoIR has I think had an open and respectful culture, but it’s reasonable to say, too, that culture is not a replacement for a code of conduct (or policy on harassment, statement on diversity and inclusivity, or whatever it might be called). Both have their place and utility, and together they ought to help continue the AoIR tradition of respectful engagement and discourse. 

FWIW back in the day we’d ask people who came up with ideas to follow through on them and form working groups, hold birds of a feather sessions at conferences, engage discussion on air-l, and so on. I’d encourage that now as it was then. 

Thanks,

Steve

> On Sep 22, 2016, at 12:47 PM, Jeremy hunsinger <jhunsinger at wlu.ca> wrote:
> 
> i should also note, that there is, though i cannot find it now, a
> policy on harassment at AoIR which was quite forward thinking at the
> time. It should be somewhere and cuts across both electronic and f2f
> meetings.  Can one of the exec point out where this went?  It was
> passed at Maastricht.
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