We the participants involved with GIScience 2025, come together for the open exchange of ideas, the freedom of thought and expression, and for respectful scientific debate. This requires a community and an environment that recognizes and respects the inherent worth of every person.
GIScience 2025 commits itself to providing an experience for all participants that is free from the following:
- Harassment, bullying, and discrimination which includes but is not limited to:
- offensive comments related to age, race, religion, creed, color, gender (including transgender/gender identity/gender expression), sexual orientation, medical condition, physical or intellectual disability, pregnancy, or medical conditions, national origin or ancestry.
- intimidation, personal attacks, harassment, unnecessary disruption of talks or other conference events.
- Inappropriate or unprofessional behavior that interferes with another's full participation including: sexual harassment, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, inappropriate physical contact, unwelcome attention, public vulgar exchanges, derogatory name-calling, and diminutive characterizations.
- Use of images, activities, or other materials that are of a sexual, racial, or otherwise offensive nature that may create an inappropriate or toxic environment.
- Virtual activity that is not related to the topic of discussion which detracts from the topic or the purpose of the program. This includes inappropriate remarks in chat areas as deemed inappropriate by presenters/monitors/event leaders.
- Scientific misconduct including fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism of paper submissions or research presentations, including demos, exhibits or posters.
- For any concerns please do not hesitate to speak to the conference organizers in person or email giscience2025@gmail.com.