Women in Insurance and Financial Services Events Code of Conduct

Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS) is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all participants at WIFS events. All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, service

providers, WIFS staff members, and all others are expected to abide by this Events Code of Conduct. This policy applies to all WIFS events (in-person and virtual), including all meetings and conferences, as well as events sponsored by local chapters of WIFS and those held in conjunction with WIFS events.

WIFS has zero tolerance for any form of discrimination or harassment by event participants at WIFS events. If you experience discrimination or harassment, or hear of any incidents of Unacceptable Behavior, WIFS asks that you inform the national office so that we can take the appropriate action.

Unacceptable Behavior is defined as:

• Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form.

• Verbal or written abuse of any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, service provider, WIFS staff member, or other event guest, including the organizations represented by such individuals. Examples of verbal or written abuse include, but are not limited to, comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin, professional disparagement, inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces (including online forums and social media) or in presentations, or threatening or stalking any event participant.

• Disruption of presentations during sessions, in the exhibit hall, or at other events organized by WIFS. All participants must comply with the instructions of the moderator and any WIFS event staff.
  

In addition, unless authorized by WIFS, presentations, postings, and messages should not contain promotional materials, special offers, job offers, product announcements, or solicitation for services. WIFS reserves the right to remove such messages and potentially ban sources of those solicitations.

In response to any incident of Unacceptable Behavior, WIFS reserves the right to take any action that it deems necessary and appropriate including immediate removal from the event without warning or refund. In addition, WIFS reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future event. For matters and questions of Unacceptable Behavior, the WIFS Ethics Policy will be enforced.