Conference Anti-Harassment & Discrimination PolicyThe Nursing Organizations Alliance (NOA) is dedicated to providing a harassment- and discrimination-free conference experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, race, age or religion. To ensure the best possible experience for all participants, we have established this anti-harassment and discrimination policy for participation. NOA does not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Our anti-discrimination policy can be found at: https://www.nursing-alliance.org/anti-discrimination-policy. This code of conduct applies to all virtual conference spaces, including all presentations, chats, individual messaging, and discussion forums. Defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference (without a refund) at the discretion of the conference organizers. Harassment includes:
NOA reserves the right to terminate access to any participant who does not abide by these guidelines. If you need to report an incident, please complete our anti-harassment and discrimination reporting form. Enforcement of Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Policy Participants asked to stop any harassing or discriminatory behavior are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing or discriminatory behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the conference (with no refund). NOA staff and/or leadership may take action to redress anything designed to disrupt, or with the clear impact of disrupting, the event or making the environment hostile for any participant. An attendee, vendor, sponsor, exhibitor, guest or staff member may be expelled by the decision of the NOA staff and/or leadership or any violation of the anti-harassment and discrimination policy. However, here are some general guidelines for when a participant should be expelled:
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