LILAC is dedicated to providing a harassment free conference experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sex, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers. Additionally, the conference committee reserves the right to deny registration or attendance at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion.
Harassment includes verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sex, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion; sexual images in public spaces; deliberate intimidation; stalking; following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.
The following behaviours are expected and requested of all conference participants:
The following behaviours are considered harassment and are unacceptable within ourcommunity:
Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behaviour is expected to comply immediately.
We expect participants to follow this Code of Conduct at all conference venues and conference-related social events.
The LILAC Committee reserves the right to deny registration or attendance of any individual at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion, including but not limited to when doing so is in the interests of LILAC and other attendees to avoid the possibility of behaviour proscribed by this Code of Conduct. The LILAC Committee reserves the right to decline submitted presentations where abstracts are considered to be non-inclusive.
If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible. Harassment and other Code of Conduct violations reduce the value of our event for everyone. We want you to be safe and happy at our event. People like you make our event a better place. Unacceptable behaviour from any community member, including sponsors and those with decision-making authority, will not be tolerated. If a conference participant engages in unacceptable behaviour, the conference committee and organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including a temporary ban or permanent expulsion from the conference without warning and without refund. You can make a report either personally or anonymously. Reporting personally can be done directly to the conference committee. They can be identified by the purple t-shirts throughout the conference venue.
Anonymous reporting can be done via our webform.
Conference staff will help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, orotherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.
Sponsors and exhibitors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors are asked to not use sexualized images, activities, or other material, and their staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualized clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.
This code of Conduct is reused from: http://confcodeofconduct.com/, CC-BY-SA http://citizencodeofconduct.org/ CC-BY-SA.
LILAC is great opportunity for our fellow professionals to present their ideas, share best practice and show case new thinking in our sector. If you have an idea then we'd love to hear about it. We have many options for the types of sessions you might run from a symposium to a workshop. Visit our Call for Presentations page to find out how to apply.
Places at this year's conference are likely to be in demand more than ever before. Each year our conference grows increasingly popular and this year promises to be no different. Don't miss out and book your place now for this year's conference.
We look forward to seeing you there!