Code of conduct

PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA

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CODE OF CONDUCT

The French and Benelux Magnetic Resonance conference (FBNL-MR), which will be held in Lille, France, in 2026, aims to provide a welcoming, open, friendly, inclusive, and harassment-free environment for everyone interested in magnetic resonance to come together in a community of learning, collaboration, and participation.

The enthusiasm and diversity of our community are our strengths, but they can also lead to communication issues and unhappiness. To address this, we have a few ground rules that we ask people to adhere to. This code applies equally to organizers, students, post-doctoral researchers, professors, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and other participants of the FBNL-MR-2026.

We do not tolerate harassment of community members in any form. The lists below are only examples and are not intended to be exhaustive. Take it in the spirit in which it is intended – a guide to make it easier to enrich all of our community during the Conference and beyond.

Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contribute to a positive environment for our community include:

• Be an active participant.
• Be kind, curious, patient, and welcoming.
• Be respectful and considerate while expressing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
• Give and gracefully accept constructive feedback.
• Accept responsibility and apologize to those affected by our mistakes, and learn from the experience.
• Focus on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community.
• Request permission before taking photos and videos, especially when someone can be identified.
• As the Conference is hosted in France, you are reminded to comply with the French legal code regarding the Right of Image and Respect for Privacy (droit à l’image et respect de la vie privée).
• If you are asked to leave someone alone or stop a specific behavior, please respect this immediately.

Examples of unacceptable behavior include:

• The use of sexualized language or imagery, and unwanted conduct of a sexual nature of any kind, including in talks and round-table sessions.
• Engaging in behavior that is prejudiced, discriminatory, or intended to exclude based on sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and parenthood, race, religion or belief (or lack thereof), gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, technical choices, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, or any other dimension of diversity.
• Threatening, aggressive, or violent behavior and language.
• Making insulting, derogatory, or degrading comments.
• Harassment of community members in any form, including unconsented physical contact, unwanted sexual attention, and stalking.
• Publishing others’ private information, research data, or communication, without their explicit permission.
• Taking photos or videos during talks or round-table sessions without explicit consent from the presenter.
• Advocating for, or encouraging unacceptable behavior in others.
• Sustained disruption of community events, including talks and round-table sessions.
• Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting.

Reporting an incident

If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, we ask that you report it by emailing fbnl-mr-2026@sciencesconf.org. During the Conference, you can also contact a member of the Organizing Committee in person.

Our response

During the Conference, we aim to decide on all conduct issues within 72 hours. Outside of the Conference, we will initially respond within one week.

All reports will be taken seriously and will be considered in confidence.

If we believe you have violated this code of conduct, we will typically issue a warning, which you are expected to comply with. If your behavior continues, we may eject you from the Conference without a refund.

Serious breaches, including sexual or physical assault, will result in your immediate ejection from the event without a refund and a ban from future Conferences. We may involve the police if the victim wishes.

This Code of Conduct is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License and was approved on 27 November 2025. If you have any comments or queries, please contact us at fbnl-mr-2026@sciencesconf.org.

Acknowledgements

This Code of Conduct builds upon prior art established by other projects with permissive licensing:

• Django project
• Contributor Convenant
• Electromagnetic Field
• Citizen Code of Conduct
• Society of Research Software Engineering

Inspiration is also taken from code of conduct or ethics published by:

• EMBL
• IEEE
• Alpine Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Solids

Approved by the organizing committee of FBNL-MR-2026: 

Mathieu Baudin, France
Rolf Boelens, The Netherlands|
Elsa Caytan, France
Cyril Charlier, France
Wim De Borggraeve, Belgium
Reiner Dieden, Luxembourg
Luca Fusaro, Belgium
Carole Gardiennet, France
Yves Gossuin, Belgium
Klaartje Houben, The Netherlands
Ségolène Laage, France
Guillaume Laurent, France
Marlène Martinho, France
José C. Martins, Belgium
Frédérique Pourpoint, France
Dimitrios Sakellariou, Belgium
Camilla Terenzi, The Netherlands
Kevin Tse Ve Koon, France
Sabine Van Doorslaer, Belgium
Hugo Van Ingen, The Netherlands
Patrick van der Wel, The Netherlands