The AEGEAN CONFERENCES annual meetings are convened for the purposes of professional development and scholarly and educational interchange in the spirit of free inquiry and free expression. Harassment of colleagues, students, or other conference participants undermines the principle of equity at the heart of these professional fora and is inconsistent with the principles of free inquiry and free expression. Consequently, harassment is considered by AEGEAN CONFERENCES to be a serious form of professional misconduct.

The following Code of Conduct Policy outlines expectations for all those who attend or participate in Aegean Conferences meetings. It reminds Aegean Conferences meeting participants that all professional academic ethics and norms apply as standards of behavior and interaction at these meetings. 

1. Purpose

Aegean Conferences is committed to providing a safe and welcoming conference environment for all participants, regardless of actual or perceived gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, age, or religion. “Participant” in this policy refers to anyone present at Aegean Conferences meetings, including staff, contractors, vendors, exhibitors, venue staff, Aegean Conferences members, and all other attendees.

2. Expected Behavior

• All participants at Aegean Conferences meetings are expected to abide by this Code of Conduct Policy in all meeting venues including ancillary events and official and unofficial social gatherings. 
• Abide by the norms of professional respect that are necessary to promote the conditions for free academic interchange.
• If you witness potential harm to a conference participant, be proactive in helping to mitigate or avoid that harm.
• Alert conference or security personnel if you see a situation in which someone might be in imminent physical danger. 

3. Unacceptable Behavior

• persistent and unwelcome solicitation of emotional or physical intimacy
• persistent and unwelcome solicitation of emotional or physical intimacy accompanied by real or implied threat of professional harm
• intimidating, harassing, abusive, derogatory or demeaning speech or actions by any participant in an Aegean Conferences meeting and/or at any related event.
• prejudicial actions or comments related to actual or perceived gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, age, or religion that coerce others, foment broad hostility, or otherwise undermine professional equity or the principles of free academic exchange.
• deliberate intimidation, stalking or following;
• harassing photography or recording;
• sustained disruption of talks or other events;
• physical assault (including unwelcome touch or groping)
• real or implied threat of physical harm

Aegean Conferences’ procedures for addressing violations of the code of conduct policy currently apply to all attendees at the Aegean Conferences annual meeting, conferences, and workshops. Any attendee of the Aegean Conferences Annual Meeting & Exhibition or the Aegean Conferences International Workshops may pursue a complaint of sexual harassment regarding an incident that has occurred.

Aegean Conferences expects attendees to conform their conduct at these meetings to the policies of their employing institution or company. If we learn of improper conduct by an attendee, we will take appropriate action, including reporting such conduct to the attendee's employing institution or company and barring the attendee from participation in its meetings. Furthermore, Aegean Conferences reserves the right to remove an individual from its meetings without warning or refund.