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Standards of Conduct |
Please behave professionally during our meetings and do not insult or put down others. Harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate during SPC meetings. These standards also apply to correspondence between participants either by email or on social media.
All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate.
Thank you for helping make the SPC a welcoming, friendly community for all of our members and guests.
Diversity Statement
The SPC is dedicated to providing a welcoming community for consultants and solo professionals regardless of age, experience, gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of our community members in any form.
Member Responsibilities
- Members are not allowed to send unsolicited sales pitches to other SPC members. Violating this policy will result in cancelation of your membership and your member dues will not be refunded.
- Members have a responsibility to maintain objectivity and to disclose fully all relevant information to clients and prospects.
- Members have a responsibility to maintain competence in their area of expertise and to perform services within the bounds of legal, technical and other accepted standards of practice.
- Members have a responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of information entrusted to them by clients, prospects or fellow members of the society.
- Members have a responsibility to maintain professional integrity.