The SIB days are a time for all SIB Members to share their latest activities, and start new collaborations and friendships - freely and openly!
To provide an environment in which all attendees and presenters feel safe and respected, we thus remind all participants to:
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Treat each other with respect, regardless of
nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, or
disability. There will be no tolerance for harassment or
intimidation in any form (emails, social media, or in person)
or use of potentially offensive images or language in
presentations at the SIB days.
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Pay attention when using social media! The
use of Twitter and other social media is allowed during the
event; however, presenters may ask during their presentation
to not have their research project shared on social media.
Please respect their decision and ask the presenter for
permission to share if nothing is indicated.
For presenters: If you do not wish to have your talk or poster shared, please make this clear on your poster or during the presentation. Here is a useful symbol:
- Immediately report any incident or inappropriate behaviour you are witnessing or are involved in that goes against this Code of Conduct. Reports should be addressed to the organizers (sibdays@sib.swiss) who will loop-in relevant people such as SIB’s Diversity Working Group.
By bringing together scientists from all over Switzerland, the SIB days also allow promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion (see box). We have taken a number of actions to ensure that the event is open to all researchers independent of their nationality, career stage or gender and that equal opportunities are provided in our committees, among the speakers, and for participants at large:
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Promoting diversity: The scientific committee
strives to ensure a fair balance between female and male
scientists, different career stages and origins among the
keynote and invited speakers, session chairs - and presenters
(i.e. from submitted abstracts).
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Facilitating exchanges: Dedicated networking
activities will be organized specifically to allow early
career scientists to interact with and benefit from the
expertise of invited speakers.
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Childcare support: We will do our best to
find a solution for participants with children, based on their
needs. Rest rooms for expectant mothers and parents with
infants are available at the conference centre. Please contact
us for further information.
- SIB will publish post-meeting statistics on attendees’ gender and backgrounds.
Your feedback on the various aspects of the conference, including diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, will be sought in the post-conference survey: let us know your thoughts to help us improve future meetings!