Code of Conduct for meeting participants

Last updated: March 14, 2022

FRIDAYS@4 is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all meeting participants regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, national origin, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof).

Meeting participants are expected to refrain from any unacceptable behavior during Fridays@4 events.

Unacceptable behavior is defined as:

• Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form.
• Verbal abuse of any meeting participant. Examples of verbal abuse include, but are not limited to, verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, national origin, ethnicity, political comments, or religion (or lack thereof).
• Inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in presentations or comments.
• Threatening or stalking of any meeting participant.
• Postings of any promotional materials, special offers, job offers, product announcements, or solicitation for services. Fridays@4 reserves the right to remove such messages and potentially ban sources of those solicitations.
• Real or implied threat of professional or financial damage or harm.
• Inappropriate disruption of meetings or presentations.

All meeting participants must comply with the instructions of the moderator and any Fridays@4 event representative.

Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior

Unacceptable behavior will not be tolerated. Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, Fridays@4 may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion from the event without warning or refund and, if appropriate, involvement of local law enforcement. Breaches of this Code of Conduct can result in disqualification from participating in future events and termination of Fridays@4 membership.

Reporting Code of Conduct Violations

If you see, overhear, or experience a violation of the Code of Conduct during a virtual event, please immediately direct message the meeting host during the event and/or email us at info@fridaysat4.org.

Internal Action Steps

Should a member of the Programming Committee witness or be alerted to any unacceptable behavior by a meeting participant, they will immediately reach out to members of the Board (via Slack). The Board will determine next steps. Should flagrant and obvious unacceptable behavior be witnessed, the participant will be immediately removed from the meeting by the meeting host.