To give all participants the opportunity to benefit from ASCD events and activities, ASCD is committed to providing a friendly, safe, supportive, and harassment-free environment for all event attendees and participants, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, or other group identity.
This Code of Conduct outlines the ASCD expectations for all event attendees and participants, including all members, speakers, vendors, media representatives, commentators, exhibitors, sponsors, and volunteers. Cooperation is expected from everyone, and organizers will actively enforce this code throughout this event. Violations are taken seriously.
All attendees, speakers, sponsors, vendors, partners, ASCD staff, and volunteers at any ASCD event and any related events are required to adhere to the following Code of Conduct. Event organizers will enforce this code throughout the entirety of the event.
ASCD expects event attendees and participants to communicate professionally and constructively, whether in person or virtually, handling dissent or disagreement with courtesy, dignity, and an open mind, being respectful when providing feedback, and being open to alternate points of view. Likewise, ASCD expects that any sharing of information about the organization or any event attendees or participants via public communication channels be shared responsibly and in a way that clearly distinguishes individual opinion from fact.
ASCD does not tolerate harassment of event attendees or participants in any form. Harassment includes offensive verbal or written comments and negative behavior, either in real or virtual spaces, including those that are related to or are based upon gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, or other group identity. Harassment also includes display of sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, and unwelcome physical contact or sexual attention.
Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate for any ASCD event venue, including talks, workshops, social gatherings, and within social media channels. Sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, media representatives, commentators, and activity organizers may not use sexualized language, images, activities, or other material, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.
Registration for 2024 ASCD Leadership Summit entitles an individual attendee access to live and archived content delivered through the event. Any attempt to share event access with others is strictly prohibited. Instances of login credentials will be monitored throughout the event, and attendees may be ejected without refund if found to be in violation of this policy.
If an attendee or participant, in either real or virtual space, engages in inappropriate, harassing, abusive, or destructive behavior or language, event organizers will determine and carry out the appropriate course of action, including warning the offender, expulsion from the event without a refund, and/or banning the offender from future ASCD events and activities. All participants are expected to observe these rules and behaviors in all event venues, including online venues and conference social events. Event participants seek to learn, network, and enjoy themselves in the process, free from any type of harassment. Please participate responsibly and with respect for the rights of others.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns about an individual's conduct, please report the information to an ASCD event staff member or to the Registration Desk.
ASCD maintains the sole right to record, stream, and host all content at ASCD events, whether in person or virtually. Video and studio recording, including streaming of sessions for commercial use or outside of ASCD's virtual platform, is strictly prohibited.
Presenters may share additional media and resources as part of their sessions or session records. These resources are provided for attendees' personal use, and are not for distribution unless the resource explicitly states that it can be broadly distributed, or written permission is individually granted by the presenter. In either case, proper attribution to the original creator is required.
Registration and attendance at, or participation in, ASCD event meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement that allows ASCD to use and distribute the registrant, attendee, and/or participant's image, name, or voice in recordings, photographs, videos, websites, social media, and/or print and digital collateral.
We continue to monitor health and safety recommendations from the CDC, the city of Nashville, and the State of Tennessee. At this time, we do not plan to have specific vaccination, testing, or mask requirements in place for the 2024 ASCD Leadership Summit, but we reserve the right to implement policies should the current public health environment change. Guidelines for attending the conference will take into consideration the well-being of the ASCD community and federal, state, and/or local guidance.
During all active operating hours of the Leadership Summit, no one under 16 years of age will be permitted to attend sessions unless that person is a student presenter or a school-aged (age 5+) registered attendee who has purchased registration and is accompanied by an adult chaperone. Strollers or infant carriers (worn or carried) are not permitted at any time in conference sessions. These policies are strictly enforced, apply to all exhibitors and attendees, and are without exception. ASCD reserves the right to request proof of age from anyone at any time.
This policy is in effect to address safety/liability concerns, and to ensure the ASCD event is an exceptional professional development and learning opportunity for attendees and participants who have a vested interest in the content and learning taking place. Additionally, as sessions are frequently at capacity, this policy helps ensure that paid attendees have access to event content to the fullest extent possible.
ASCD has dedicated space to accommodate nursing mothers on-site to help facilitate conference participation for attendees with small children.
The ASCD event website host is the International Society for Technology in Education (ASCD). The website is governed by the same rules and definitions as the main ASCD website. See ASCD's Legal Notice for details.
ASCD is sincerely committed to protecting the privacy of our membership and all others who come to our website in search of educational technology resources and information. See ASCD's Privacy Policy for details.
ASCD uses a display advertising partner to collect visitor data on our site and then serve targeted display ads to you on other sites. The techniques our partners employ do not collect personal information, such as your name, email address, postal address or telephone number. Our partners use technology, such as cookies and web beacons, to collect this data. For more information or to opt-out of this type of advertising, please review AdRoll's privacy policy.
The 2024 ASCD Leadership Summit is an interactive experience, customized for participants by using information and preferences shared with ASCD during registration and entry into the event. As a participant uses the conference app and digital tool set, ASCD is capturing behaviors of individual users for purposes of gamification, capacity tracking, and general analytics.
Contact information sharing with other participants (attendees, presenters, and vendor representatives) is controlled through a participant's own preferences and interactions. Virtually, contact information may be captured for exhibitors and sponsors if a participant chooses to share it by participating in sponsored sessions or booth demos; submitting their contact information to the exhibitor at the virtual booth; engaging in direct communication with vendor representatives through event digital tools; scheduling exhibitor meetings; or entering official raffle opportunities, offers, and games.
Other behaviors are consolidated into aggregate analytics (attendee counts without personally identifiable information) and shared with companies post-conference. Please note that if a participant chooses to engage in other activities hosted by exhibitors and sponsors outside the event, those organizational policies apply and are not related to ASCD or its products and services.
For further information about ASCD's organizational privacy policies agreed to upon registration and entry to the event, please see ASCD's Privacy Policy.
A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruling requires that anyone who endorses a product through social media or presentations should make their relationship with the brand (“material connection”) obvious. A “material connection” to the brand includes a personal, family, or employment relationship, or a financial relationship, such as the brand directly paying fees, covering travel, or providing free or discounted products or services.
As part of the 2024 ASCD Leadership Summit presenter information, a section has been added to display any relevant relationships described above.
Feedback on ASCD policies can be submitted to registration@ascd.org.