SVCC Code of Conduct

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Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference (SVCC) and IEEE & IEEE Computer Society are dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

• Sexual images in public spaces.

• Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following.

• Harassing photography or recording.

• Sustained disruption of talks or other events.

• Inappropriate physical contact.

• Unwelcome sexual attention.

• Offensive comments related to age, ancestry, color, disability or handicap, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual or affectional orientation, gender identity, gender expression, appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, marital status, veteran status.

• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour.

Enforcement

Event organizers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants. If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. We expect participants to follow these rules at all event spaces—i.e., hotel venue and event-related social spaces. We think people should follow these rules outside event activities too!

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Reporting & Resources

If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible. Harassment and code of conduct violations reduce the value of our event for everyone. We want to provide a safe, inclusive environment at our event. And people who report unacceptable behavior help us cultivate a safe and inclusive environment.

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Our team is happy to help you contact hotel/venue security, local law enforcement and local support services, to provide escorts or otherwise assist you to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.

• On-site help organizers: event.manager AT svcsi.org

• On-site security from the convention center manager or the hotel lobby

• Local law enforcement 119

Consequences

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, they may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the organizers. Further action may be taken by IEEE in accordance with its policies covering code of conduct (9.25 Civility Policy, 9.26 Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment), whose consequences may include expulsion from membership in the IEEE; see the IEEE policies, IEEE Technical Activities procedures and the IEEE Member Code of Conduct for more information on these further IEEE actions.