Code of Conduct

(Adapted from SAZERAC) Attendance at the Kashiwa Dark Matter symposium 2022 is a privilege, and attendees are expected to behave professionally. The symposium organisers are committed to providing an atmosphere that encourages the free expression and exchange of scientific ideas.

By participating in the Kashiwa Dark Matter symposium 2022 as an attendee or presenter, you agree to abide by this code of conduct. Failure to adhere to this code of conduct in all circumstances related to the symposium, including in the online sessions, or any in person, telephone, or other electronic communication, will result in removal from all symposium events.

Our scientific community values all members, regardless of (alphabetically) age, cultural background, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, nationality, physical appearance, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and status as a caregiver (including as a parent). The ability to allow our community to share its research results and promote the careers of junior attendees depends critically on maintaining a culture of inclusivity, where all voices are respected and heard.

The symposium organisers will not tolerate verbal, nonverbal harassment or bullying of any kind and will give high priority on eliminating sexual harassment in any form from the workplace. Behavior and language acceptable to one person may not be to another. Members must make every effort to ensure that words and actions communicate respect for others, regardless of opinion regarding the person or their scientific results.

During symposium sessions, the Session Chair is in charge. Speakers must keep to their allotted time, ideally using a timer. If they exceed their time, their question time will be reduced, and if they speak through all of the question time, they will be disconnected. As listener, when asking questions to speakers, please be professional, courteous, and polite. If a participant engages in obvious harassing behavior during the presentations, the Chairs may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or removing them from the conference.

Participants who believe that they have witnessed or been negatively impacted by a possible violation of the Code of Conduct should contact the Equal Opportunites Responsible by emailing shunichi.horigome@ipmu.jp to initiate a complaint, including any available evidence (e.g., screenshots) in their email. The Equal Opportunites Responsible will treat the appeal at maximum discretion and anonymity when discussing with SOC. If a majority of the SOC concurs that this code has been violated, the offender will be immediately removed from all symposium-related events. The offender will then be contacted by the SOC, and will have the opportunity to appeal the decision. This appeal will be considered by the SOC, whose decision will be final.

Sponsors

This symposium is supported in part by:
• MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas:

19H05802 for Shigetaka Moriyama (co-PI, main hosts)
18H05542 for Masahiro Ibe (PI)

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S):

17H06131 for Masahiro Teshima (PI, main hosts)

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A):

22H00127 for Masaki Yamashita (PI)
20H00153 for Shigeki Matsumoto (co-I)

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B):

20H01895 for Shigeki Matsumoto (PI), Kohei Hayashi (co-PI)

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Early-Carrer Scientiests):

21K13909 for Kohei Hayashi (PI)

• Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Area A (Open-solicited Research):

21H05447 for Kohei Hayashi (PI)

and the grant for ICRR’s Fiscal Year 2022 Inter-University Research Program (PI: Moritz Hütten)

                    

Contact Us

For any questions, please contact loc@2022.kashiwa-darkmatter-symposia.org.