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Carnegie Mellon University | Software Engineering Institute

U.S. Leadership in Software Engineering & AI Engineering: Critical Needs & Priorities 

June 20-21, 2023 | Alexandria, VA

Code of Conduct

Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute is committed to providing a welcoming space for all attendees.

A primary goal of our workshop is to promote the open exchange of ideas and the freedom of thought and expression among attendees. These require an environment that recognizes the inherent worth of every person and group; fosters dignity, understanding, and mutual respect; and embraces diversity.

For these reasons, the workshop organizers are dedicated to providing an inclusive harassment-free experience for participants at our event and in official communications channels, including social media. We want every participant to feel welcome, included, respected, and safe. There is no tolerance for unwelcome or hostile behavior or speech that intimidates, creates discomfort, or interferes with a person’s participation or opportunity for participation at our conference and events.

Expected Behavior

We expect all participants to behave professionally and to help create a safe and welcoming environment for all attendees, volunteers, sponsors, organizers, and speakers in the workshop venue and in any unofficial social gatherings:

  • Exercise consideration and respect in your speech and actions
  • Be mindful of cultural differences in engagement – attendees may come from all over the world and may have a different level of comfort with respect to language and personal space
  • Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech
  • Discuss and critique ideas, not people

Unacceptable Behavior includes: abusive or degrading language, sustained disruption of a talk or other activity, discrimination, deliberate intimidation, stalking, harassing photography or recording, inappropriate physical contact, sexual imagery, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Harassment includes: comments, writings, or actions including jokes that discriminate or denigrate an individual on the bases of race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, medical conditions, veteran status, or any other status protected by laws in which the conference is being held.

Sexual Harassment includes: unwelcome advances or propositions; inappropriate touching of an individual’s body; degrading or humiliating comments about an individual’s appearance; displaying or distributing sexually explicit images or messages. Alert workshop organizers if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of this policy, even if they seem inconsequential.

 

Diversity and Inclusion Plan

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are central to the goals of Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute for and all of its conferences, workshops, and activities. Equity at its heart is about removing barriers, biases, and obstacles that impede equal access and opportunity to succeed. Diversity is fundamentally about valuing human differences and recognizing diverse talents. Inclusion is the active engagement of Diversity and Equity.

Our goal is to foster an environment in which all individuals are entitled to participate in any activity free of discrimination. For this reason, we are firmly committed to team compositions in all sponsored activities that display Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute meetings, conferences, and workshops must provide a welcoming, open and safe environment, that embraces the value of every person, regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, religion, national origin, ancestry, or disability. All individuals are entitled to participate in any activity free of discrimination, including harassment based on any of the above factors.