Explicit political-opinion protection
Share of deduplicated attendee-policy records in the local corpus that explicitly protect political opinion or a close equivalent.
Scientific conference policy generator
FairConduct
A viewpoint-neutral code of conduct for scientific conferences.
Generate a professional policy that protects participants from misconduct while preserving open inquiry, controversial scientific debate, and fair process.
Policy integrity
Strong
Sections update as you change options. If you edit a section, FairConduct will ask before a builder change replaces it.
The standard
Second-generation conference conduct
FairConduct treats a conference code as both an attendee conduct policy and a limited governance instrument. It regulates misconduct, protects disagreement, and constrains organizer discretion when enforcement may affect participation, reputation, or professional standing.
Conduct, not belief
Open inquiry protected
Political opinion explicit
Serious sanctions need process
Organizer power constrained
Research basis
The builder reflects measured policy gaps.
The module library is informed by a coded corpus of conference conduct policies and governance documents. The data are used as design guidance, not as a claim that every existing policy is defective.
Appeal plus response
Share of governance ecosystems with both an appeal or review path and an accused right to respond.
Survey governance clear
Share of governance ecosystems coded with clear survey governance in the current companion corpus summary.
Articles and guidance
Organizer-facing materials
These sections are designed for publishable explanations that support adoption without turning attendee materials into essays.
Rationale
Why Viewpoint Neutrality Matters
Why scientific conferences need to separate misconduct from disagreement, offense, and unpopular conclusions.
Guide
Handling Reports Without Policing Conclusions
A chair-facing note on separating misconduct, disruption, offense, and scientific criticism.
Evidence
Common Blind Spots In Conference CoCs
A public-facing summary of open inquiry, political opinion, process, survey, and organizer-accountability gaps.
FAQ
Adoption questions
Does FairConduct weaken harassment rules?
No. It prohibits concrete misconduct while making clear that disagreement, unpopular claims, and criticism of ideas are not violations by themselves.
Why include political opinion and moral conviction?
Scientific conferences are places where contested ideas are presented and criticized. Explicit protection reduces the risk that conduct rules are used as viewpoint filters.
Can organizers still act quickly in emergencies?
Yes. The full policy allows immediate temporary action for safety or order, while preserving later review where serious sanctions are imposed.
Is this legal advice?
No. FairConduct is a policy template. Organizers should adapt it to their venue, sponsor, institution, and jurisdiction where needed.