IDWeek is dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone regardless of color, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. IDWeek does not tolerate harassment or bullying of conference participants, staff clients or any affiliate.
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The IDWeek Privacy Policy was updated 04/26/2023
Harassment includes verbal, written or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility toward an individual based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law, Harassment is defined as behavior that is severe or pervasive enough to create an environment that a reasonable person would consider to be intimidating, hostile, offensive or abusive. Examples include but are not limited to commenting on or making fun of a person’s religious beliefs, using racially biased epithets, stalking or deliberate intimidation.
Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, comments, gestures, or contact of a sexual nature whether on a one-time basis or in a continuous series of incidents that might reasonably be expected to offend or embarrass an individual. Some examples of sexual harassment include, but are not limited to offensive comments, inappropriate touching, engaging in derogatory stereotypes about members of a particular gender, telling obscene jokes, discussing sexual activities, the use of sexual language and imagery, accessing pornographic internet sites while on IDWeek premises and network or offering professional advantages, coercion or attempted coercion in return for sexual favors.
Bullying is unwelcome, aggressive behavior (including verbal, social or physical in nature) involving the use of influence, threat, intimidation, or concern to dominate others in the professional environment.
Prohibited Conduct: IDWeek is committed to inclusion, equity, professional treatment of ideas, and respectful treatment of all conference participants, staff clients or any affiliate at all IDWeek events and seek to provide a professional atmosphere in which diverse participants may learn, network, and participate in an environment of mutual respect. Conduct that is prohibited includes:
Conference participants violating these standards may be sanctioned or expelled from IDWeek events at the discretion of the conference organizers and/or IDWeek leadership.
Any person who believes that he or she is the victim of inappropriate conduct, including sexual or other forms of harassment or bullying, or that a colleague or IDWeek affiliate has been the subject of harassment, should promptly report the incident to IDWeek staff at 703-740-4961 or IDWeek staff on premises, identifiable by yellow lanyards with red “staff” ribbons. If the complaint involves IDWeek’s CEO or Board of Directors, the complaint should be reported to the VP of Organizational Development at 703-740-4960. All involved parties should take care to keep concerns confidential and only disclose information on a need-to-know basis.
All concerns will be treated seriously. IDWeek will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all the circumstances surrounding the alleged incident and will keep the complaint and investigation confidential to the extent practicable. If the investigation leads IDWeek to conclude that an individual has committed an act of harassment, that individual will be subject to appropriate action, up to and including expulsion from the event premises.
