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PR Media Policy

Our public relations photo, video, and social media policy.

Media production

All media productions at the Bernstein Conference must be requested and approved in advance by our PR department.

Representatives of the press are cordially invited and can obtain a press pass on site and without prior registration. For further information, please click here.

 

Photos & videos

The Press and Public Relations (PR) team of the Bernstein Network will take photos and videos during the Bernstein Conference for public relations and/or documentary purposes

  • in online media
  • in print media

of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience.

By your participation in the event, you consent to photos being used in the respective publications. If you do not want to be photographed, please indicate this by following the procedure described in your personal registration e-mail.

When taking photos or screenshots, we always abide by the press codex of the German Press Council. Personal data will be obscured to guarantee your privacy.

 

Social media

The PR team manages an X account, a Bluesky account and a LinkedIn page on behalf of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience.

We aim to interact with our followers in a clear and user-friendly manner to promote scientific news around computational neuroscience.

If you would like to share your impressions of the Bernstein Conference on social media, we invite you to use #BernsteinConference.

Posts from the Bernstein Network adhere to the standards of neutral, fact-based, scientific discourse. We work to make our posts inviting, instructive and occasionally entertaining.

Where appropriate, the Bernstein Network account may post comments containing links to websites that are not operated by the Bernstein Network PR Team. These links are provided solely for the convenience and interest of users. As is customary, the Bernstein Network is not responsible for the accuracy, timeliness or reliability of the content on these sites. The Bernstein Network offers no guarantees in this regard and does not endorse the sites or their content.

The retransmission of a post does not mean that Bernstein Network endorses the information it contains. We may share news, links and personal observations that we consider relevant to the Bernstein Network’s social media users.

The Bernstein Network’s decision to follow a user does not imply support for that user or their views. We follow accounts that we deem relevant to our field. Similarly, the Bernstein Network does not support all users who follow the Network’s social media accounts. We will only take steps to remove or block a follower if it is clear that they are a “bot” or are not respecting our commenting etiquette.

Comments and interaction are strongly encouraged. All direct messages will be read. Any emerging themes or helpful suggestions will be passed on to the appropriate person within the Bernstein Network. Although we will not be able to respond to every message individually, each message will be treated on a case-by-case basis and we will reply when appropriate.

We welcome comments and expect the conversation to adhere to the general principles of respectful, civil discourse and common-sense courtesy. Commentators assume full responsibility for their comments. All comments are in the public domain.

Please note that the Bernstein Network does not discriminate on the basis of opinion. However, we will not tolerate comments that are offensive, disrespectful or abusive towards an individual or organization. We therefore reserve the right to refuse comments that are any of the following:

  • racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, defamatory, insulting or life-threatening;
  • serious, unproven or inaccurate accusations against individuals or organizations;
  • aggressive, coarse, violent, obscene or pornographic;
  • personal attacks or defamatory statements;
  • comments that encourage or suggest unlawful activity;
  • messages not written by the sender (or the copyright holder, as appropriate);
  • messages written in a language other than English or German;
  • messages that are unintelligible or do not follow the normal flow of discussion;
  • messages posted in capitals only (these are difficult to read and can convey the impression of shouting).

Any individual who does not adhere to these terms of use may be temporarily or permanently excluded from the dialogue spaces. Users who do not adhere to the service provider’s terms of use may also be reported to the respective platform.

We are unable to respond to all comments posted; however, we will attempt to join in discussions where possible.

The opinions expressed by participants commenting on these pages do not necessarily reflect those of the Bernstein Network.

The Bernstein Network’s social media accounts are public. They represent the network’s presence on the social media of third-party service providers. Users are encouraged to read the privacy policies of X (formerly Twitter), Bluesky and LinkedIn.

Information shared with the Bernstein Network via social media is considered public. This means that the information shared through the Bernstein Network’s accounts may be captured, stored, accessed, and disclosed in response to a request.

Participation is at your own risk and responsibility. To protect your own privacy and that of others, the Bernstein Network recommends that you do not include personal information in your comments or in the content you post. This includes e.g. home addresses, telephone numbers, and photographs containing images of identifiable individuals.

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