Authorship:
All authors connected to a presentation and/or abstract must agree on all information contained in the presentation. Failure of an author to agree to the presentation format will lead to the presentation being withdrawn from the symposium.

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An author who submits a presentation to the Annual Symposium must have intentions of attending, registering, and presenting at the meeting once the submission is accepted into the program. Repeated or consecutive last-minute cancellations by presenters may result in future submissions being denied.

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Harassment and Safety:
NICER is dedicated to providing a safe, hospitable, and productive environment for everyone attending our events, regardless of ethnicity, religion, disability, physical appearance, gender, or sexual orientation. It is important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is neither healthy nor productive. Accordingly, NICER prohibits intimidating, threatening, or harassing conduct during our symposium. This policy applies to speakers, staff, volunteers, and attendees. Symposium participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the symposium, at the discretion of NICER leadership.

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Harassment of NICER participants will not be tolerated in any form. Harassment includes offensive gestures or verbal comments related to ethnicity, religion, disability, physical appearance, gender, or sexual orientation in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant or exhibitor engages in harassing behavior, NICER leadership may take any action they deem appropriate, ranging from a simple warning to the offender to expulsion from this and future conferences.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please do not hesitate to contact NICER staff who can work with appropriate NICER leadership to resolve the situation.

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NICER staff will be happy to help participants contact convention center/hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, and otherwise assist those experiencing harassment, to enable them to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance, and want to make your experience as productive and professionally stimulating as possible.