Minor updates to the EA Global Code of Conduct

By Charlotte Darnell, RobertHarling @ 2026-01-21T17:08 (+23)

We've made some minor updates to the EA Global Code of Conduct for 2026. These changes will be effective immediately.  The core remains the same: we expect professional, respectful behavior at all EA Global and EAGx events. 

Anyone already signed up for an event in 2026 will receive an email letting them know about the change. 

What we changed:

We added some further behaviours that we don’t want at our events:

• Not recording people without permission,
• Not excessively promoting your own services or products,
• Not misrepresenting your credentials or professional ties. 

We made the consequences more legible (i.e. we might give you a warning, or remove you from the event). We also made some light edits for clarity.

We made these changes for a few reasons:

• Bringing together expectations we were setting elsewhere in our communications.
• Responding to things we’ve observed at conferences or that we think may become more common (e.g. people using AI recording devices).

We’re aiming to keep the code of conduct itself fairly concise, but will include some more detail and examples in the attendee guides (e.g. what ‘excessive’ means). 

You can email hello@eaglobal.org or fill in the Community Health team’s anonymous form if you have queries or concerns. 

Updated Code of Conduct

At this event and related social events, you agree to treat other participants with respect.

This is a professional learning and networking event. These behaviors don't belong at EA Global or related events:

• Offensive, disruptive, or discriminatory actions or communication.
• Unwanted sexual attention or sexual harassment of any kind.
• Using the event app or scheduled meetings for romantic purposes.
• Misrepresenting your credentials or professional ties.
• Recording others without their permission.
• Excessive promotion of your own services or products.

We understand that human interaction is complex, but if you’re asked to stop a behavior that’s causing a problem for someone, we expect you to stop immediately. More guidance on what we expect can be found in the attendee guide.

If you break this code of conduct, or if you make other participants uncomfortable repeatedly, we may take one or more of the following steps:

• Warn you to stop or change your behavior
• Remove you from the event without refund
• Not admit you to our future events

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For problems that come up during the conference, including violations of the code of conduct, you can get support from Community Contact People at the event.

• By submitting this form, you confirm that you will adhere to this Code of Conduct, which applies at the conference and related social events. You can contact us at hello@eaglobal.org if you have any questions.