The California Breastfeeding Coalition (CBC) is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all Summit participants, volunteers, and CBC staff and board members.
All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, CBC staff members, service providers, and all others are expected to abide by this Code of Conduct. By registering for or attending the 2027 California Breastfeeding Summit, you are agreeing to this Code of Conduct and its terms. If you are registering someone other than yourself for the conference, you are responsible for ensuring their compliance with these terms as well.
CBC has zero-tolerance for any form of discrimination or harassment, including but not limited to sexual harassment by participants or our staff at our events. If you experience harassment or hear of any incidents of unacceptable behavior, CBC asks that you inform either Jasmine Pettis, Executive Director (
[email protected]) or call (916) 238-3805 so we can take the appropriate action.
Unacceptable Behavior is defined as:
- Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form.
- Verbal abuse of any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, CBC staff member, CBC board member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
--Examples of verbal abuse include, but are not limited to, verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin, inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces or in presentations, or threatening or stalking any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, CBC staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
- Disruption of presentations during sessions, in the virtual exhibit hall, or throughout the virtual environment. This extends to public and one-to-one chats, community forums, Q&A modules, and other areas where interaction is encouraged in the virtual event platform. All participants must comply with the instructions of the moderator and any CBC event staff.
- CBC reserves the right to remove any messages and instances of unauthorized solicitations or repetitive comments.
- Capturing video, audio, or photography of slides, exhibitor/sponsor interactions, or presentations without the presenter/author’s permission.
- Capturing video, audio, or photography of chat interactions with fellow attendees without that attendee’s permission.
- Capturing video, audio, or photography of content hosted in the virtual event platform.
In response to any incident of unacceptable behavior, the CBC reserves the right to take immediate action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the Summit without warning or refund. CBC also reserves the right to prohibit attendance, either virtually or in person, to future CBC meetings and events, including those sponsored by organizations other than CBC but held in conjunction with CBC events, on public or private platforms.
