[Air-L] AoIR 2016 Conference Code of Conduct

[Peter Timusk]

Would there not exist the local legal code to protect folks.

Peter Timusk
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> On Sep 20, 2016, at 4:17 PM, sava saheli singh <savasaheli at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> hello,
> 
> I am looking forward to attending AoIR 2016, but I was dismayed to hear
> that there is no code of conduct in place for the conference. I reached out
> to the conference organizers asking about this, and they said they were not
> familiar with a code of conduct but suggested I bring it up for discussion
> during the General Meeting at the conference.
> 
> I appreciate that I was invited to bring the idea to the Executive
> Committee during AoIR16, but I think the right time to have a code of
> conduct in place is *before* the conference so that there is something in
> place to address anything untoward that might occur, and be clear to
> attendees that they have recourse to help and safety should they need it.
> 
> I encourage members to consider establishing a code of conduct for our
> conference before the conference. I had shared this resource with the
> conference organizers, and I share it here as well:
> http://incisive.nu/2014/codes-of-conduct/. it is a good starting point, and
> includes links to other useful resources.
> 
> I am happy to contribute in anyway, and I hope those involved in the
> conference and the community also take this on.
> 
> look forward to seeing many of you in Berlin,
> sava
> 
> 
> --
> sava saheli singh
> PhD Candidate | Adjunct Instructor | Program Assistant
> Educational Communication and Technology Program
> <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/alt/ect>
> NYU Steinhardt
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