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B1. Expected Behavior

All participants, attendees, APOLO staff, and vendors are treated with respect and consideration, valuing a diversity of views and opinions.
Be considerate, respectful, and collaborative.
Communicate openly with respect for others, critiquing ideas rather than individuals.
Avoid personal attacks directed toward other attendees, participants, APOLO staff, and suppliers/vendors.
Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants. Alert APOLO staff if you notice a dangerous situation or someone in distress.
Respect the rules and policies of the meeting venue, hotels, APOLO contracted facility, or any other venue.

B2. Unacceptable Behavior

Harassment (including sexual harassment), bullying, or discrimination in any form will not be tolerated.
Physical or verbal abuse of any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, APOLO staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest, also will not be tolerated.
Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to, verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin, or socioeconomic class; inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces or in presentations; or threatening or stalking any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, APOLO staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
Making a visual and or audio recording of another individual’s presentation without the explicit permission of APOLO or the author is not allowed.
Disruption of talks at oral or poster sessions, in the exhibit hall, or at other events organized by APOLO at the meeting venue, hotels, or other APOLO-contracted facilities is also unacceptable behavior and is subject to sanctions.

B3. Consequences

Anyone requested to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.
APOLO staff (or their designee) or security may take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund.
APOLO reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future meeting.
Other consequences as set forth in the APOLO Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy, as applicable.

B4. Reporting Unacceptable Behavior

If you are the subject of unacceptable behavior or have witnessed any such behavior, please immediately notify an APOLO staff member or APOLO volunteer in a leadership position.
Notification should be done by contacting an APOLO staff person on site or by emailing your concern to:
- Kirk Knobelspiesse, kirk.knobelspiesse@nasa.gov,
- Zhibo Zhang, zhibo.zhang@umbc.edu,
- Ahmed El-Habashi, ahmed.el-habashi@nrl.navy.mil,
- Oleg Dubovik oleg.dubovik@univ-lille.fr, or
- Hal Maring, hal.maring@nasa.gov
Anyone experiencing or witnessing behavior that constitutes an immediate or serious threat to public safety is advised to contact 911 and locate a house phone and ask for security.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/business.html (This page provides general information about visitor visas, and the option to use the visa waiver program for residents of certain countries.)
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html (This page, which is liked to from the page above, has the specific steps for applying for the B-2 business visitor visa.)