Code of conduct

Code of Conduct for the Ecostat2026 annual meeting

The Réseau Thématique Ecostat is an open, welcoming and inclusive organisation that believes no one should experience discrimination or harassment of any kind. 

For this 2026 edition, we want to ensure that everyone who attends our event feels welcome, safe and comfortable. During our conference days, we will follow the recommendations shared by the British Ecological Society for its events, as written below (https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/code-of-conduct/ ).

Please refer to the definitions of specific terms (harassment, stereotype, bias) on Princeton’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity page: https://inclusive.princeton.edu/addressing-concerns/definitions .

We believe all participants and attendees have:

• The right to be safe from harassment or discrimination in all its forms

• The right to fully engage in all the activities on offer

• The right to have any complaints or concerns investigated, regardless of career position

We ask everyone to help us maintain an inclusive, safe meeting for all attendees by agreeing to the common principles of our code of conduct:

• being courteous, respectful and professional towards others

• valuing the diversity of participants, their views and opinions

If you feel you have experienced any harassment or discrimination or would like to report any concerns, please speak to a member of the Ecostat staff or you can send a confidential email to the referent member in the local organizing comittee to report a concern or ask to speak to our duty of care staff.

Speaker Brief

This guidance is aimed at all speakers, chairs of sessions, presenters and workshop organizers.

We know and are grateful that in whatever capacity you are contributing to the meeting you will put a huge amount of effort into delivering an interesting and engaging experience.

Our meetings are large, international and professional events with a diverse audience, we ask everyone to consider the diversity of their audience when developing and presenting talks and posters, including the chairing of sessions and workshops.

Our code of conduct states all delegates attending our meeting have:

• The right to be safe from harassment or discrimination in all its forms

• The right to fully engage in all the activities on offer

We all know that humour and relatability are an important part of a great presentation and would encourage you to be creative in how you approach your content, but please ensure it:

• is inclusive and treats all researchers equally regardless of gender, race, sexuality, religion and disability

• respects the rights of all delegates

We would advise that if you are worried your content could be interpreted as discriminatory despite your best efforts, please send a confidential email to the organizing committee through the Contact tab on the event’s website.