Code of Conduct
The Alpine Conference in Magnetic Resonance aims to provide a welcoming, open, friendly, inclusive, and harassment-free environment for everyone interested in magnetic resonance in solids to come together in a community of learning, collaboration and participation.
The enthusiasm and diversity of our community is one of our strengths, but it can also lead to communication issues and unhappiness. To address this, we have a few ground rules that we ask people to adhere to. This code applies equally to organisers, students, post-doctoral researchers, professors, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and other participants of the Alpine Conference.
We do not tolerate harassment of community members in any form. The lists below are only examples and not intended to be exhaustive. Take it in the spirit in which it is intended – a guide to make it easier to enrich all of us and our community during the Conference and beyond.
Our Standards
Examples of behaviour that contributes to a positive environment for our community include:
- Be an active participant.
- Be kind, curious, patient, and welcoming.
- Be respectful and considerate while expressing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
- Give and gracefully accept constructive feedback.
- Accept responsibility and apologise to those affected by our mistakes, and learn from the experience.
- Focus on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community.
- Request permission before taking photos and videos, especially when someone can be identified.
- As the Conference is hosted in France, you are reminded to comply with the French legal code regarding the Right of Image and Respect for Privacy (droit à l’image et respect de la vie privée).
- If you are asked to leave someone alone or stop a specific behaviour, please respect this immediately.
Examples of unacceptable behaviour include:
- The use of sexualised language or imagery, and unwanted conduct of a sexual nature of any kind, including in talks and round-table sessions.
- Engaging in behaviour that is prejudiced, discriminatory, or intended to exclude based on sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and parenthood, race, religion or belief (or lack thereof), gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, technical choices, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, or any other dimension of diversity.
- Threatening, aggressive, or violent behaviour and language.
- Making insulting, derogatory, or degrading comments.
- Harassment of community members in any form, including unconsented physical contact, unwanted sexual attention, and stalking.
- Publishing others’ private information, research data, or communication, without their explicit permission.
- Taking photos or videos during talks or round-table sessions without explicit consent from the presenter.
- Advocating for, or encouraging unacceptable behaviour in others.
- Sustained disruption of community events, including talks and round-table sessions.
- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting.
Reporting an incident
If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, we ask that you report it by emailing which will contact the whole Organising Committee. During the Conference, you can also contact a member of the Organising Committee in person.
Our response
During the Conference, we aim to reach a decision on all conduct issues within 72 hours. Outside of the Conference, we will initially respond within one week.
All reports will be taken seriously and will be considered in confidence.
If we believe you have violated this code of conduct, we will normally issue you with a warning, with which you are expected to comply. If your behaviour continues, we may eject you from the Conference without a refund.
Serious breaches, including sexual or physical assault, will result in your immediate ejection from the event without a refund, and a ban from future Conferences. We may involve the police if the victim wishes.
This Code of Conduct is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License and was approved on 24 January 2025. If you have any comments or queries, you can get in touch at .
Acknowledgements
This Code of Conduct builds upon prior art established by other projects with permissive licensing:
- Django project
- Contributor Convenant
- Electromagnetic Field
- Citizen Code of Conduct
- Society of Research Software Engineering
Inspiration is also taken from code of conduct or ethics published by:
Approved by the organising committee for 2025 edition:
Wing Ying Chow (University of Warwick)
Daniel Lee (Unviersity of Machester),
Michal Leskes (Weizmann Institute),
Józef Lewandowski (University of Warwick),
Charlotte Martineau-Corcos (CortecNet),
Giulia Mollica (CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université)