APIC CODE OF CONDUCT

 
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (“APIC”) is committed to the principles of inclusion, diversity, access, equity, integrity, and civility, and providing a professional environment free from harassment and discrimination. In order to provide all participants at events, including members and other attendees, speakers, staff, exhibitors, sponsors, employees and volunteers, the opportunity to interact professionally and benefit from the event, APIC strives to provide a safe and productive environment free of discrimination, hostility, harassment, and retaliation based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. APIC has a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation and is committed to enforcing this policy at all APIC activities or events, including all virtual events.
 
APIC encourages reporting of all perceived incidents of unacceptable behavior, regardless of the offender’s identity or position. Individuals who believe they have been the victim of or a witness to such conduct should file a complaint with APIC’s CEO Devin Jopp at 202.789.1890 or djopp@apic.org or Director, Annual Conference, Jennifer Wroniewicz at 202.454.2638 or jwroniewicz@apic.org  so that we can take appropriate action. APIC will maintain confidentiality to the extent possible, consistent with appropriate investigation and corrective action.
 
Unacceptable Behavior is defined as:

• Discrimination, harassment, or retaliation of any kind
• Verbal or chat abuse of any attendee, speaker, staff, exhibitor, sponsor, volunteer, or any other event guest.

• Examples of verbal or chat abuse include, but are not limited to, offensive comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin, inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces or in presentations, or threatening or stalking attendee, speaker, staff, exhibitor, sponsor, volunteer, or any other event guest.

 Participants are required to observe these additional rules:

• The recording or transmission of any event session, presentation, demo, video, or content in any format is not allowed.
• Do not engage in disruptive behavior in presentations during full conference, plenary, or educational sessions, poster sessions, oral abstract sessions, or at networking events organized by APIC throughout the virtual event. All participants must comply with the instructions of the moderator and any APIC virtual event staff.
• Presentations, postings, and messages should not contain promotional materials, special offers, job offers, product announcements, or solicitation for services. APIC reserves the right to remove such messages and potentially ban sources of those solicitations.
• Participants should not copy or take screen shots of Q&A or any chat room activity that takes place in the virtual space.

APIC may take any action it deems necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the event without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior, and APIC reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future event, virtually or in-person.