All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, faculty, volunteers, exhibitors, AES staff, service providers, and others are expected to abide by this Virtual Code of Conduct Policy.
The American Epilepsy Society (AES) is committed to supporting educational and scientific dialogue, and to fostering a welcoming community in which all participants can contribute fully. Reflecting these values, AES will not tolerate harassment in any form.
We expect all attendees, media, faculty and panelists, volunteers, staff, guests, exhibitors and service providers at AES-organized events to help us ensure a safe and positive environment. Anyone violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event platform without a refund at the discretion of the organizers. For the full AES policy and information regarding how to communicate a concern click here.
Unacceptable behavior of any kind will not be tolerated and is defined as:
- Disruption of presentations during sessions, in the exhibit hall, in the poster hall or at other events throughout the virtual meeting. All participants must comply with the instructions of any AES2020 staff or moderators.
- Presentations, postings, and messages many not contain unsolicited promotional materials, special offers, job offers, product announcements, or solicitation of services—with the exception that exhibitors may include these items within the confines of their exhibit booths and product theaters, and employers may include these items within the confines of their Career Fair booth
- Copying, recording, or taking screen shots of presentations, posters, Q&A, chat room or other content or activity that takes place in the virtual space is prohibited.
- Material presented at AES2020 may not be reproduced in any format without the express written consent of AES or otherwise applicable rights holder. Attendees acknowledge and agree that commercial or promotional distributions, publishing or exploitation of sessions, contents, or materials from AES2020 is expressly prohibited.
AES reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the AES2020 virtual event, without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior. AES reserves the right to prohibit attendance by violators at any future meeting, virtually or in person.
REGISTRATION PRIVILEGES
- Registrations are for the specific individual registered and are not transferable.
- False certification of individuals as paid AES2020 virtual event attendees, misuse of login information or any method of assisting unauthorized persons to gain access to any AES event is prohibited.
- Inappropriate or unauthorized conduct, or access to or use of content or information related to the virtual event, including but not limited to its sessions, Exhibit Hall, poster hall, networking events, faculty, exhibitors or attendees, are prohibited.
