SMBE2026 - Ally Volunteer Form

1: First Name *

Enter your first name.

2: Last Name *

Enter your last name (surname/family name).

3: Email address *

Enter your email address.

4: Are you chairing a session at SMBE2026?

Please select answer from drop down.

Yes No

5: Career Stage *

Please select answer from drop down.

Enter required value Graduate Student Postdoctoral Fellow Faculty Member Other

6. When do you plan to arrive at and depart from the meeting? *

*Allies must be planning to attend most of the meeting.

7. Are you able to attend the Ally Training? *

The Ally Training virtual training will take place Tuesday, June 16th, 2026, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time US (UTC -4).

Please select answer from drop down.

Enter required value Yes No

8. I want to be an SMBE Ally because *

9. Have you completed any relevant training, such as bystander training? *

Check all that apply.

Ally skills

Unconscious bias

Active bystander intervention

Self-defense

Peer counseling

Crisis intervention

First aid/CPR

None of the above

Other

10. What are your biggest concerns about being an ally? *

*Check all that apply. This will help us develop the Ally training.

I won't know what to say or do

I'll say or do the wrong thing

It will be too time consuming and take away from my meeting experience

I'll find it upsetting

Other

11. Have you ever reported discriminatory or harassing behavior? *

Please select answer from drop down.

Enter required value Yes No

12. Have you ever been told by others that your behavior was discriminatory or unwelcome? *

Please select answer from drop down.

Enter required value Yes No

13. Have you ever been formally accused of discriminatory behavior, harassment or bullying? *

Please select answer from drop down.

Enter required value Yes No

14. Please answer: *

When evaluating whether an offensive or inappropriate comment should be considered a possible violation of the Code of Conduct, your own judgment about the following should be taken into account (check all that apply):

the intent of the person who made the comment

the reaction of the person(s) targeted by the comment

the reaction of people who hear the comment

the willingness of the person who made the comment to apologize

Other

15. What else would you like us to know about you?

(Also feel free to explain any "Other" responses above)