The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) holds professional conferences, webinars, and meetings to enable its members to receive continuing education, build professional networks and collaborations, engage and recruit new members, and discover new technologies, methodologies, and services for professional and academic use. To provide all participants – members and other attendees, speakers, exhibitors, staff, and volunteers – the opportunity to benefit from the event, HFES is committed to providing a safe and productive meeting environment free of discrimination, hostility, and harassment, in any form, for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, medical condition, physical appearance, ethnicity, race, religion, political affiliation, nationality, or any other group identity or basis protected by federal or applicable state laws or local ordinances. The Society does not tolerate discrimination or any form of unlawful harassment and is committed to enforcing this Statement of Appropriate Conduct (the "Code") at all HFES events.