Statement issued by Mosaic Events and the ACCU Programme Committee

Background:

Mike Daum posted last Thursday a Tweet where he accuses a member of the ACCU programme committee of touching him inappropriately at the C++ North 2022 conference during a Chi Gong session. Mike conveys the impression that the ACCU conference organiser was not interested in this case and he raises his concern about this programme committee member’s participation on the ACCU 2023 Code of Conduct (CoC) team.

Clarification:

Mike contacted the ACCU Conference chair on January 20th advising that we should take a look into the latest transparency report on the C++ North’s website. The ACCU Conference chair then requested details about this report from the C++ North board three days later.

Currently we are collecting further information so that we can make an informed decision before the beginning of the conference.

The ACCU 2023 Code of Conduct team will be supported by an independent consultant and the conference organisers Mosaic Events, rather than being led by members of the community. This change was made earlier this year to ensure a neutral approach is achieved for any issues arising.