Congress delegates will be provided with personalized credentials allowing them access to the Virtual Congress. These credentials are personal and non-transferable. Non-registered individuals, patient parent/relatives, other members of the public and minors will not be able to access the Virtual Congress, unless upon prior agreement with the Virtual Congress organizers.

Throughout the Virtual Congress, all congress delegates are expected to interact with fellow attendees in the following manner:

• All communication, be it verbal or electronic, must be carried out in a respectful and polite manner. Inappropriate messaging or contact will not be tolerated.
• Live sessions during the Congress will be moderated. Delegates are expected to respect the choices of the moderator in selecting questions or comments, managing session times, etc.
• Any recording, filming, photography, screenshots or other capturing of presentations, live sessions or other events, including scientific E-Posters, taking place during, or associated with, WSPID 2022, is prohibited without the express consent of the presenter. Express consent is written confirmation by the author in a live chat or email correspondence.

Participants are encouraged to report any experienced harassment to the designated WSPID 2022 Congress organizer at wspid@kenes.com. The Congress organizers reserve the right to take any action deemed appropriate in case of harassment. Host institutions of reported individuals will be notified about filed harassment reports.

Attendees of WSPID 2022 Congress are required to respect the privacy of other participants and refrain from any unauthorized or unwelcome recording or photography, including recording of any direct or indirect interactions or electronic messaging with other Congress delegates. Participants are not allowed to take photos or videos of scientific material shown unless express prior consent by the presenter has been ascertained. Moreover, integral recording of complete oral presentations is not allowed unless these are done by a professional entity that has been contracted for this purpose by or on behalf of the organizer.

Taking photos and recordings within the Congress environment for professional use is not allowed without obtaining prior permission from the organizer.

WSPID 2022 Congress adheres to the copyright laws guiding the appropriate sharing of scientific research material, including data. Authors’ consent may be requested by WSPID 2022 in case sharing of scientific material from abstracts/posters/presentations will be required as part of WSPID 2022 educational activities.

• As detailed under “Online behavior at the WSPID 2022 Congress”, any recording, filming, photography, screenshots or other capturing of presentations, live sessions or other events, including scientific posters, taking place during, or associated with WSPID 2022, is prohibited without the express consent of the presenter. Express consent is written confirmation by the author in a live chat or email correspondence.

Presenters and exhibitors are strongly encouraged to clearly indicate whether or not photography/recording of the poster, presentation, or exhibit booth and sharing/remixing of the material is permitted.

For the purpose of these guidelines, harassment consists of improper or unwelcome conduct that might reasonably be perceived as causing offence or humiliation to another person. Harassment may involve any conduct of a verbal, non-verbal or physical nature, including written and electronic communication, and may occur between persons of the same or different genders. Harassment in any form is not tolerated at the Congress.

Examples of harassment include, but are not limited to:

• Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, race, age, religion, political affiliation
• The production or non-consensual sharing of harassing non-consensual photography or unwanted recording, including sexual images in public spaces (in any format, electronic or otherwise)
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following
• Sustained disruption of talks, sessions or other events
• Inappropriate contact, including via electronic communications
• Unwelcome sexual attention
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviors

All data and scientific research that is presented at WSPID 2022 Congress shall be based on original research findings that have been derived from procedures and experiments that adhere to the accepted guidelines for good ethical and experimental research conduct. Presenters are responsible for the content of their presentations, whether oral or written, and shall secure appropriate consent from collaborators and funders, as relevant, prior to any presentation at WSPID 2022.

WSPID 2022 Congress encourages open and respectful discussions on social media platforms. Nonetheless, participants are requested to not post images or video online without obtaining appropriate permission. Participants are requested to respect any request from an author not to disseminate the contents of their presentation/poster.

WSPID 2022 Congress and organizers reserve the right to take any action as deemed necessary as a consequence of any breach of the present Code of Conduct. This includes reporting to host institutions and the permanent removal of WSPID 2022 credentials.

In case of a breach of the Code of Conduct, the concerned individuals are requested to contact a member of WSPID 2022 Congress staff via the live chat support of WSPID Congress platform or by email to wspid@kenes.com.

WSPID 2022 reserves all rights to take any action to prevent and report violations of the Code of Conduct, including blocking access to the WSPID 2022 Congress and filing a police report when appropriate. WSPID 2022 cannot investigate reports of harassment or other misconduct during the Congress but will inform the appropriate departments of the accused person’s host institution about any such filed report.