WMS 2020 Virtual Congress delegates will be provided with personalised credentials allowing them access to the Virtual Congress. These credentials are personal and non-transferable. Non-registered individuals, patient parents/relatives, other members of the public and minors will not be able to access the Virtual Congress, unless upon prior agreement with the Virtual Congress organisers.

Throughout the Virtual Congress, all meeting delegates are expected to interact with fellow attendees in the same way as at a physical WMS Congress. As such:

• All communication, be it verbal or electronic, must be carried out in a respectful and polite manner. Inappropriate messaging or contact will not be tolerated.
• Live sessions during the Congress will be moderated. Delegates are expected to respect the choices of the moderator in selecting questions or comments, managing session times, etc.
• Any recording, filming, photography, screenshots or other capturing of presentations, live sessions or other events, including scientific posters, taking place during, or associated with, the WMS 2020 Virtual Congress, is prohibited without the expressed consent of the presenter. Expressed content is a written confirmation by the author in a live chat or email correspondence

Attendees of the WMS 2020 Virtual Congress are required to respect the privacy of other participants and refrain from any unauthorised or unwelcomed recording or photography, including recording of any direct or indirect interactions or electronic messaging with other meeting delegates. Participants are not allowed to take photos or videos of scientific material shown unless express prior consent by the presenter has been ascertained. Moreover, integral recording of complete oral presentations is not allowed unless these are done by a professional entity that has been contracted for this purpose by or on behalf of the organiser.

Taking photos and recordings within the Virtual Congress environment for professional use is not allowed without obtaining prior permission from the congress organiser.

The WMS 2020 Virtual Congress adheres to the copyright laws guiding the appropriate sharing of scientific research material, including data. Authors’ consent may be requested by the WMS 2020 Virtual Congress in case sharing of scientific material from abstracts/posters/presentations will be required as part of WMS educational activities.

As detailed under “Online behaviour at the WMS 2020 Virtual Congress”, any recording, filming, photography, screenshots or other capturing of presentations, live sessions or other events, including scientific posters, taking place during, or associated with, the WMS 2020 Virtual Congress, is prohibited without the expressed consent of the presenter. Expressed consent is a written confirmation by the author in a live chat or email correspondence.

Presenters and exhibitors are strongly encouraged to clearly indicate whether or not photography/recording of the poster, presentation, or exhibit booth and sharing/remixing of the material is permitted. To aid in this process, WMS 2020 Virtual Congress will provide presenters with a digital graphic image to incorporate into their slides/poster or to print and display.

For the purpose of these guidelines, harassment consists of improper or unwelcome conduct that might reasonably be perceived as causing offence or humiliation to another person. Harassment may involve any conduct of a verbal, non-verbal or physical nature, including written and electronic communication, and may occur between persons of the same or different genders. Harassment in any form is not tolerated at the Congress.

Examples of harassment include, but are not limited to:

• Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, race, age, religion, political affiliation
• The production or non-consensual sharing of harassing non-consensual photography or unwanted recording, including sexual images in public spaces (in any format, electronic or otherwise)
• Sustained disruption of talks, sessions or other events
• Inappropriate contact, including via electronic communications
• Unwelcomed sexual attention
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviours