All delegates, faculty, trainees, industry representatives, exhibitors and staff are required to adhere to the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. The conference environment shall be maintained as a respectful, inclusive and academically focused space. Any form of misconduct, including harassment, discrimination or disruptive behaviour, constitutes a violation of this policy and may result in removal from the conference without refund.
Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. Complaints will be received, documented and investigated confidentially by the organizing committee.
All scientific content shall remain independent of commercial influence. Industry sponsors and exhibitors have no role in abstract selection, programming or speaker selection. The organizing committee retains full editorial control over scientific content.
Industry participation is restricted to designated exhibition areas approved by the organizing committee. Direct promotional messaging within scientific sessions is not permitted.
Faculty, speakers and abstract authors must disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest at the start of their presentation and within their submitted abstract.
Submitted work must comply with accepted ethical standards, including the Declaration of Helsinki. Patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times, and identifiable patient information may not be disclosed without documented consent.
Plagiarism, data fabrication or duplicate submission are serious violations. Abstracts may be screened using plagiarism detection tools, and confirmed violations may result in disqualification.
Recording, photography or live streaming of conference material is only permitted with prior written authorization from the organizing committee. Intellectual property rights of presentations remain with the authors.
Entry to conference premises requires valid accreditation. Security protocols will be enforced in coordination with venue management.
Conference badges are non-transferable and must be worn at all times. Badge sharing or misrepresentation of identity is strictly prohibited.
All sponsorships and financial contributions are managed through formal institutional channels with full transparency, and are subject to audit and governance oversight.
PSG Summit is committed to equitable participation regardless of gender, institutional affiliation or geographic representation.
A formally constituted committee oversees enforcement of these policies, investigates complaints, and issues decisions that are final within the scope of conference governance.
This policy framework may be amended by the organizing committee as required. All amendments will be communicated to participants in a timely manner.
