AAAS is committed to providing a safe and productive environment that fosters open dialogue and the exchange of scientific ideas, promotes equal opportunities and treatment for all participants, and is free of harassment and discrimination. All participants are expected to treat others with respect and consideration and alert staff of any dangerous situations or anyone in distress.

Organizers and speakers are expected to uphold standards of scientific integrity and professional ethics. This includes notifying AAAS staff in advance of the meeting or event about any possible conflicts of interest.

While AAAS recognizes that there are areas of science that are controversial, the AAAS Annual Meeting and other AAAS meetings and events can serve as an effective fora to consider and debate science-relevant viewpoints in an orderly, respectful, and fair manner. The policies herein apply to all attendees, speakers, exhibitors, staff, contractors, volunteers, and guests at the Annual Meeting and other AAAS meetings and events.

AAAS supports the right to free speech. AAAS also supports the rights of all attendees and participants to enjoy a safe and productive environment. Intentional disruption that infringes on the ability of attendees to fully participate will not be tolerated. The following represent types of behaviors that will not be tolerated during the AAAS Annual Meeting and other AAAS meetings and events:

• Engaging in harm or threats of harm of any kind
• Exhibiting discriminatory, demeaning, intimidating, coercive, harassing, or hostile conduct or commentary, whether seriously or in jest, based on sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, age, physical appearance, disability, power differential, or other identities 
• Engaging in personal attacks of any kind
• Disrupting the event (e.g., interrupting or heckling a speaker) that negatively impacts the enjoyment of other attendees   
• Retaliating against reporting of conduct concerns or assisting in conflict resolutions
• Sharing proprietary or confidential information in a public forum with the expectation that it will not be shared externally
• Engaging in any of the above behaviors on social media in relation to the event or related events

Whether these meetings are in person or virtual, AAAS expects all participants to abide by these guidelines. AAAS reserves the right to remove an individual a AAAAS meeting or event without warning or refund, prohibit attendance at a future meeting or event, and notify the individual’s employer.