That’s a good policy. There was one conference where our counsel started laughing at the absurd terms that would be illegal for us to abide by.
Re:Rules for Conferences (2019)
by version_five on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @04:23PM
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Yes, I work in machine learning and some (many) of the conferences are very scary politics-wise.
Personally I think it's better to focus on conferences that are smaller and more niche and don't have the baggage that comes with getting big and famous. Any time spent on politics is time not spend on actual research discussion
Conference rules/terms/bylaws that are longer than a Life Insurance contract are also a personal red flag.