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Is this statement available on the web? I ask because this is significant for us who are collecting, compiling, and disseminating these and other similar statements. Thank you. Melissa Melissa Cardenas-Dow, MLIS American Library Association, Councilor-At-Large, 2016-2019 (she/her/hers) [log in to unmask] phone: 909-793-2030 <(909)%20793-2030> Google Hangout: melissa.cardenasdow Twitter: @micdow ORCiD: orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-6954 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/melissacardenasdow <http://www.linkedin.com/in/melissacardenasdow> FB: facebook.com/melissa.cardenasdow <http://www.facebook.com/melissa.cardenasdow> About.me: about.me/melissa.cardenasdow MiscEtcetera blog: http://wp.me/1SJSQ "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -- commonly attributed to Philo of Alexandria On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 7:53 AM, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > January 27, 2017 > > To: NASIG members and the associated professional community > > In the wake of the recent contentious U.S. Presidential election, many > people have expressed fear that our nation is ripe for an environment in > which diverse views and characteristics are no longer valued. While our > focus as a membership organization is “to advance and transform the > management of information resources,” we cannot forget that this work is > done by individual people who are experiencing a multitude of emotions > right now, and therefore we must also do what we can to ensure that NASIG > remains a space where a diversity of perspectives is welcomed, but divisive > and abusive behaviors are not. > > For more than 30 years, NASIG has been an organization dedicated to > creating a community among a diverse group of individuals in the > information chain. We have welcomed individuals from all scholarly > communication perspectives, striving for a shared understanding of our > challenges and goals. Our membership represents many walks of life in terms > of sexual orientation, race, religion, etc., and we honor and value these > varied characteristics in our constituents. > > In recent years, injustices and imbalances in our world have been brought > to light in more ways than were available to us before. We recognize that > these are not new, but as we have become more aware of the impact on our > lives and the lives of those around us, we are also seeing the widening of > a divide between individuals. > > To that end, we have evolved and expanded our Code of Conduct to clarify > the expectations we have for the behavior of NASIG members not only at our > annual conference, but in other NASIG venues, both physical and virtual. > NASIG does not tolerate discrimination or harassment in any form. If any > member or conference attendee feels they are experiencing such in a > NASIG-sponsored venue, please contact a member of the Board immediately so > that we can take appropriate action. > > NASIG Code of Conduct - https://goo.gl/OrFppM > > Anna Creech, 2016-17 NASIG President > on behalf of the 2016-17 NASIG Board > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Established in 1985, NASIG is an independent non-profit organization > working to advance and transform the management of information resources in > all formats and business models. For more information about NASIG and our > member opportunities, please visit http://www.nasig.org/. >