Research Bazaar Policies and Code of Conduct
Coming to ResBaz? Please read our policies (recording, reporting and anti-harassment) and Code of Conduct. We’re really serious about making sure that everyone feels safe and has a good time at all our events!
Policies and Code of Conduct
Throughout these policies, we refers to the Research Bazaar team of staff and volunteers.
By accepting a place at the Research Bazaar, you agree to be bound by these policies and Code of Conduct.
Code of Conduct
This Code of Conduct draws inspiration from the ResBaz Melbourne Code of Conduct.
The Research Bazaar is a learning environment where everyone is welcome. It’s a diverse community from a wide range of backgrounds and interests, academically and socially. To ensure that everyone has a safe and enjoyable experience, please bring a spirit of respect and friendly inquiry to all your social interactions at the Research Bazaar.
Be friendly and polite.
Be welcoming. The Research Bazaar strives to be a community that welcomes and supports people of all backgrounds and identities. People from all stages of their careers and fields of inquiry are welcome.
Be respectful. Participants come from a huge range of backgrounds and experience levels. Everyone should feel comfortable to ask for the help they need to understand the discussion. Listen and support others to learn. Remember that everyone here has their own field of expertise.
Be kind to others. Be careful and respectful in the words that you choose to use. Do not insult or put down other participants or their background.
Photography/video/audio recording policy
We will be taking photographs and (potentially) videos of sessions (formal and social) at ResBaz. These images and recordings may be used to promote the conference and other activities by the Research Bazaar Qld team.
If you do not wish to be photographed, please let the organisers know and obtain a`no photos’ sticker.
If someone indicates that they do not wish to be photographed, respect their wishes and delete any photographs you have taken that include them. This includes group shots and photographs where they appear in the background.
Reporting/blogging/social media policy
We encourage all ResBaz attendees to join the conversation on Twitter before, during and after the conference. We also encourage attendees to discuss their experiences by blogging or writing pieces for their home institution blogs and newsletters if appropriate. We will be covering the conference by live-tweeting and blogging. Attendees are reminded that the Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment policy extend to online interactions associated with the Research Bazaar.
Comments made on social media may be republished with attribution (for example retweeting or embedding of Tweets in blogs). If you wish to attribute an opinion or statement to an individual in a long-form piece, please verify with that individual that they feel you have written an accurate representation of their view, especially if it concerns their research.
Please remember that the Research Bazaar is a learning environment and don’t distract other attendees by photographing/ live tweeting excessively during training sessions.
Anti-harassment policy
This policy is based on the ResBaz Melbourne Code of Conduct.
Summary
The Research Bazaar is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone at our events and in our forums. We do not tolerate harassment of attendees in any form. Attendees violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event and its forums at the discretion of the anti-harassment officers or the host.
Detailed policy
Harassment includes:
- offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race or ethnicity, religion, or other personal attributes or identities
- unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices
- sexual images in public spaces
- deliberate intimidation
- stalking or following
- threats of violence or incitements to violence against an individual
- violating the photography and recording policy
- sustained disruption of talks or other events
- sustained attacks on an attendee’s research topic or project
- inappropriate physical contact
- unwelcome sexual attention.
- Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviors are expected to comply immediately. Any member of the Research Bazaar staff can issue a verbal warning to a participant that their behaviour violates the conference’s anti-harassment policy. A record of complaints received and warnings issued will be maintained to enable any repeat offenders to be identified.
If a participant engages in harassing behaviors, the anti-harassment officers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the event.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact the anti-harassment officers or your site host immediately. If you are being harassed by an anti-harassment officer or otherwise don’t feel safe reporting to them, you are welcome to contact a a Griffith University Harassment and Discrimination Officer.
Anti-harassment officers will be happy to help attendees contact police or crisis services, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event.
We value your attendance. We expect participants to follow these rules at the Research Bazaar venue, any related social events, and online forums.
