The University of Toronto Computer Vision group is a newly founded student community for everyone interested in Computer Vision and Machine Learning. The primary goal for CVDG is to be the community and form a special interest group for Computer Vision.

All of our previous activities and their details are listed at https://github.com/ut-cvdg/events, we intend to focus on the following:

• Social Activities: organize social events to help students in making friends in their program and form networks of mutual support.

• Academic Opportunities: present adequate resources and opportunities to help them embed themselves in the world of academic computer science and share their work with their peers.

Code of conduct

When you join our programs, you’re joining a community. And like any growing community, a few ground rules about expected behaviour are good for everyone. These guidelines cover both online (e.g. mailing lists, social channels) and offline (e.g. in-person meetups) behaviour. Violations of this code of conduct can result in members being removed from the program. Use your best judgment, and if you’d like more clarity or have questions feel free to reach out.

AntiHarassment Policy

Why do we have an official Anti-Harassment policy for UofT CV events?

• It sets expectations for behaviour at the event. Simply having an anti-harassment policy can prevent harassment.

• It encourages people to attend who have had bad experiences at other events

• It gives event staff/volunteers instructions on how to handle harassment quickly, with minimum amount of disruption for the event.

UofT CV is dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone, regardless of:

• Gender

• Sexual Orientation

• Disability

• Gender Identity

• Age

• Race

• Religion

• Nationality

The above is not an exhaustive list -- we do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form.

Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks. Event participants violating these rules may be expelled from the event, and event banned from future events at the discretion of the event organizers/management.

Harassment includes (but is not limited to):

• Offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, age, race, religion

• The use or display of sexual images in public spaces

• Deliberate intimidation

• Stalking

• Harassing photography or recording

• Sustained disruption of talks or other events

• Inappropriate physical contact

• Unwelcome sexual attention

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Exhibiting partners and guests are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors and speakers should not use sexualized images, activities, or other material, or otherwise create a sexualized environment in their slide decks, exhibit material, exhibit staffing, promotional items or demo material.

Though we hope that we never have to invoke this policy, we believe that having this document helps everyone think a little more about how their actions and words affect the whole community, as well as individuals in the community.