¶ Welcome to the OILS Knowledge Base
Open science is the practice of science where data, lab notes, publications, etc. are made publicly available to enable reuse, redistribution, and reproducibility of all parts of the research process. Such practices encourage collaborations and make science more efficient. Open is the way of doing science for the leaders of tomorrow.
As a part of Life Science Zurich, we at Open Innovation in Life Sciences (OILS) help life scientists understand what open science is to them and, most importantly, how to practice open science as part of their research routines via public discussions, workshops, courses, and our annual OILS conference. Everything we do is motivated by early career life scientists and supported by leaders in open science.
Find more information on our association's website!
¶ Purpose of the Knowledge Base
The OILS Knowledge Base serves as a common place for OILS members to find all information on the association and its pillars of activities. This includes organisational structures, general procedures/protocols, email templates, fund-raising materials, etc.
¶ How to Use and Contribute
Step 01: Make sure you are logged into your approved wiki account. In case you are not sure if your account is approved, contact the wiki administrators (directors)
Step 02: In the navigation menu on the left, select browse to view the entire wiki directory including all sub pages. The main navigation menu highlights some favourites although there are other pages in the wiki as well.
You can always ask your fellow OILS members or the Wiki administrators for help along the way. If you want to find your way around the Wiki, visit: www.wiki.js.org (Docs 2.0).
¶ Code of Conduct
We value the participation of each member and want everyone to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all members are expected to show respect and courtesy to other members.
To make clear what is expected, all OILS members and event participants are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. All OILS members will enforce this code.
¶ Our Community
Members of the OILS community are open, considerate, and respectful. Behaviours that reinforce these values contribute to a positive environment, and include:
Being open. Members of the community are open to collaboration, whether it is on PEPs, patches, problems, or otherwise. Focusing on what is best for the community. We are respectful of the processes set forth in the community, and we work within them. Acknowledging time and effort. We are respectful of the volunteer efforts that permeate the community. We are thoughtful when addressing the efforts of others, keeping in mind that often times the labor was completed simply for the good of the community. Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences. We are receptive to constructive comments and criticism, as the experiences and skill sets of other members contribute to the whole of our efforts. Showing empathy towards other community members. We are attentive in our communications, whether in person or online, and we are tactful when approaching differing views. Being considerate. Members of the community are considerate of their peers. Being respectful. We are respectful of others, their positions, their skills, their commitments, and their efforts. Gracefully accepting constructive criticism. When we disagree, we are courteous in raising our issues. Using welcoming and inclusive language. We are accepting of all who wish to take part in our activities, fostering an environment where anyone can participate and everyone can make a difference.
¶ Principles
Every member of our community has the right to have their identity respected. The welcoming OILS community is dedicated to providing a positive experience for everyone, regardless of age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, or religion (or lack thereof), education, or socio-economic status.
Technical skills and community status make no difference to the right to be respected and the obligation to respect others. Newcomers and other contributors with limited experience in our community deserve a welcoming attitude and constructive feedback. Prolific contributions and technical expertise are not a justification for lower standards of behavior.
¶ Inappropriate Behavior
Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
- Harassment of any participants in any form
- Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
- Logging or taking screenshots of online activity for harassment purposes
- Publishing private information of others, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
- Violent threats or language directed against another person
- Incitement of violence or harassment towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
- Creating additional online accounts in order to harass another person or circumvent a ban
- Sexual language and imagery in online communities or in any conference venue, including talks
- Insults, put downs, or jokes that are based upon stereotypes, that are exclusionary, or that hold others up for ridicule
- Excessive swearing
- Unwelcome sexual attention or advances
- Unwelcome physical contact, including simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like hug or backrub) without consent or after a request to stop
- Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others
- Sustained disruption of online community discussions, in-person presentations, or other in-person events
- Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
- Other conduct that is inappropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds
- Community members asked to stop any inappropriate behavior are expected to comply immediately.
¶ Report a Problem
People who experience or observe unacceptable behavior are encouraged to follow any of these steps:
- Ask the person who is behaving unacceptably to stop. Make them aware of this Code of Conduct.
- If you are at an event, report the problem to the administrators, or a designated contact.
- Report the problem directly to the the administrators through emailing open[at]lifescience.uzh.ch. You can also send a report to the Committee if you reported an incident elsewhere but were not satisfied with the response.
Reports can be as short as a notification with a link, but more information will help us understand what is happening. You can include:
- Your contact information (e.g. usernames), if you want to identify yourself
- Your account of the incident:
- Where and when it happened
- A description of the unacceptable behavior
- Who was involved and who saw it happen
- Whether the incident is ongoing
- Any additional information that will help us fully understand the problem, such as previous incidents or special circumstances
- Links to public records of the incident, if any
- Screenshots showing what happened
Reports are processed confidentially.
¶ Consequences
If a participant engages in behavior that violates this code of conduct, the OILS community Code of Conduct team may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the community and community events with no refund of event tickets. The full list of consequences for inappropriate behavior is listed in the Enforcement Procedures.
Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for everyone.
¶ Scope
This Code of Conduct applies to the following people of the OILS association:
- Executive Board Members
- Advisory Board members
- Committee members
- Speakers and Panelists
- Tutorial or workshop leaders
- Poster presenters
- People invited to meetings
- Exhibitors
- Volunteers
- All attendees
The Code of Conduct applies in official OILS spaces, including:
- OILS knowledge base (this wiki)
- OILS Github repository
- online conferencing platforms, including Zoom webinars, sessions, breakout rooms
- b2match OILS event website
- exhibit hall or vendor tabling area
- panel and presentation rooms
- tutorial or workshop rooms
- poster session rooms
- summit or meeting rooms
- staff areas
- meal areas
- party suites
- walkways, hallways, elevators, and stairs that connect any of the above spaces
The Code of Conduct applies to interactions with official event accounts on social media spaces and phone applications, including:
- comments made on OILS knowledge base (this wiki)
- comments made on OILS social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook [at]Openlifescience)
- comments made on official OILS and b2match event websites
- comments made on videos on OILS Youtube channel
- comments made on the official event hashtag or panel hashtags
OILS members will enforce this code throughout events and related activities.They will receive and evaluate incident reports from the online communities listed above and will suggest actions to take in response to a report. In cases where the administrators/moderators disagree on the suggested resolution for a report, the Executive Board will be notified and consulted for resolution.
¶ Contact Information
If you believe that someone is violating the Code of Conduct, or have any other concerns, ease contact a member of the event staff immediately. They can be reached by emailing open[at]lifescience.uzh.ch. We value your feedback.
¶ License
This Code of Conduct is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Attributions This Code of Conduct was forked from the example policy from PyCon 2020 who forked it from Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers, which is under a Creative Commons Zero license. The PyCon 2020 conference in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, is a production of the Python Software Foundation.
¶ Source
Language was incorporated from the following Codes of Conduct:
- Affect Conf Code of Conduct, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
- Citizen Code of Conduct, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
- Contributor Covenant version 1.4, licensed Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
- Django Project Code of Conduct, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
- LGBTQ in Tech Slack Code of Conduct, licensed under a Creative Commons Zero License.
- PyCon 2018 Code of Conduct, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
- Rust Code of Conduct
- PSF logo
- Wiki_Project_Med