{"id":1178,"date":"2025-03-04T20:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T20:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/?page_id=1178"},"modified":"2025-08-05T18:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:16:35","slug":"annual-meeting-ombuds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/annual-meeting-ombuds\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Meeting Ombuds\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"1178-c1\" class=\"style-1548 style-local-1178-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1178-c2\" id=\"custom\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1553 style-local-1178-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1178-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1554 style-local-1178-c3 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1555-outer style-local-1178-c4-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1178-c4\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1555 style-local-1178-c4 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1178-c5\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1556 style-local-1178-c5 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><strong><u>APSA Ombuds Office Hours<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n                    <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n                    <p>The\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apsanet.org\/ombuds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(5, 99, 193);\" class=\"customize-unpreviewable\">\n                        <u>APSA Ombuds<\/u>\n                      <\/a> is available during at the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting to speak with meeting attendees on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, consultation with anyone who believes that they have experienced harassment or discrimination,\n                      or who have concerns about violations of the sexual harassment provisions of the APSA anti-harassment policy while participating in the 2025 Meeting. The Ombuds is also available to meet with you, or your committee, organized section\n                      or caucus if you are facing challenges that you\u2019d like to get the ombuds advice on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1178-c6\" id=\"custom-4\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1565 style-local-1178-c6 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"1178-c7\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1568 style-local-1178-c7 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1569-outer style-local-1178-c8-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"1178-c8\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1569 style-local-1178-c8 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1178-c9\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1570 style-local-1178-c9 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><strong>For more information about the APSA Ombuds, please visit&nbsp;<\/strong>\n                      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apsanet.org\/ombuds\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 204); font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;\" class=\"customize-unpreviewable\"><strong>www.apsanet.org\/ombuds<\/strong><\/a><strong>. The role of the APSA Annual Meeting Ombuds is to:<\/strong><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                      <li>Confidentially hear and discuss your concerns with you.<\/li>\n                      <li>Provide you with valuable guidance and resources for understanding what constitutes sexual harassment and other forms of harassment.<\/li>\n                      <li>Provide information on, and help explain, options for reporting sexual harassment to APSA.<\/li>\n                      <li>Outline other avenues and information for pursuing such a complaint and offer support and guidance even if you elect to pursue no complaint procedures or reporting whatsoever.<\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1178-c10\" id=\"custom-2\" class=\"h-section 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position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"1178-c13\" class=\"icon-list d-flex justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center style-1560 style-local-1178-c13 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <ul class=\"ul-list-icon vertical-on-desktop vertical-on-tablet vertical-on-mobile justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <li class=\"list-item no-gutters\">\n                      <!---->\n                      <div class=\"list-container-divider d-flex justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center first-el-spacer\"><\/div> <span class=\"item-link no-gutters\"><div class=\"d-flex h-col no-gutters align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center list-item-text-wrapper\"><div class=\"d-flex\"><span  class=\"h-svg-icon style-1560-icon style-local-1178-c13-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"check\" viewBox=\"0 0 1792 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1671 566q0 40-28 68l-724 724-136 136q-28 28-68 28t-68-28l-136-136-362-362q-28-28-28-68t28-68l136-136q28-28 68-28t68 28l294 295 656-657q28-28 68-28t68 28l136 136q28 28 28 68z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div> <span class=\"list-text d-block\"><span>Wednesday, September 10: Email only (apsaombuds@gmail.com)    <\/span><\/span>\n              <\/div>\n              <\/span>\n              <div class=\"list-container-divider d-flex justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center\">\n                <!---->\n             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68z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div> <span class=\"list-text d-block\"><span>Sunday, September 14, 8 am -12 pm PST: Onsite and Virtual Appointments available <\/span><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/span>\n      <div class=\"list-container-divider d-flex justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <!---->\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"list-container-divider d-flex justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center last-el-spacer\"><\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"1178-c14\" id=\"custom-3\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1561 style-local-1178-c14 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <!---->\n  <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n   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Contact the Ombuds via email at&nbsp;<\/strong>\n                    <a\n                      href=\"mailto:apsaombuds@gmail.com\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 204); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;;\"><strong>apsaombuds@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><strong style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(37, 41, 42);\">&nbsp;for consultation or to schedule an appointment onsite.&nbsp;<\/strong> &nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APSA Ombuds Office Hours&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The APSA Ombuds is available during at the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting to speak with meeting attendees on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, consultation with anyone who believes that they have experienced harassment or discrimination, or who have concerns about violations of the sexual harassment provisions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25307,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-page.php","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1178","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25307"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}