Future Earth is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all those to participate in our activities and programs. Participants, included but not limited to attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, staff, service providers, sponsors, and observers.

Expected Behavior

• All participants are treated with respect and consideration, valuing a diversity of views and opinions.
• Be considerate, respectful, and collaborative.
• Communicate openly with respect for others, critiquing ideas rather than individuals.
• Personal attacks directed toward other attendees, participants, staff, and suppliers/vendors are not acceptable.
• For in-person participants, be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants. Alert staff if you notice a dangerous situation or someone in distress.
• For in-person participants respect the rules and policies of the meeting venue, hotels, contracted facility, or any other venue.
• Be mindful of online conferencing best-practices, as follows:
  • Mute your microphone when not speaking to reduce distraction and background noise
  • If possible, use headphones with a speaker when speaking
  • Keep content in public chat boxes and discussion threads reasonably professional
  • If there will be excessive movement in your Zoom screen, please close your video to reduce distraction
  • Your life is welcome in your Zoom screen – kids, dogs and plants are appreciated! Please use good judgment and close your video if your Zoom screen is likely to distract others.

Unacceptable Behavior

• Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form will not be tolerated.
• Physical or verbal abuse of any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, staff member, service provider, or other meeting
• guest. This applies for the on-line and in-person modalities.
• Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to, verbal or virtual comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin, inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces or in presentations, or threatening or stalking any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
• Disruption at any of the sessions, in the exhibit hall, online, or at other events organized at the meeting venue, hotels, or other facilities.

Consequences

• Anyone requested to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.
• Staff (or their designee) or security may take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund.
• Future Earth reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any and all future events.

Reporting Unacceptable Behavior

• If you are the subject of unacceptable behavior or have witnessed any such behavior, please immediately notify a staff member or volunteer in a leadership position.
• Anyone experiencing or witnessing behavior that constitutes an immediate or serious threat to public safety onsite is advised to locate a venue phone and ask for security.