The point of CppCon is to learn and connect with colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that you can participate in an environment that is welcoming and safe. The CppCon Code of Conduct covers the handling of all reports of misconduct at or around a CppCon event. Additionally, we have the following safety policy for cases where we learn of serious misconduct by CppCon participants even if it occurred in the past and/or outside CppCon, or whose presence or participation is likely to materially disrupt the conference.

Priority One: We want all attendees to be safe and to feel safe.

We will impose restrictions in our best effort to eliminate foreseeable risks of physical or psychological harm to attendees. To determine whether to impose restrictions on an individual with past/outside serious misconduct or whose presence or participation is likely to materially disrupt the conference, we will include the following considerations:

• Would the presence of the individual create a foreseeable safety risk to our attendees? If so, the individual may not participate at CppCon events.
• Otherwise, would the presence of the individual nevertheless be likely to make other attendees feel unsafe or would their presence or participation be likely to materially disrupt the conference? If so, we may impose lesser restrictions on participation based upon the following considerations:
  • Is the individual in a position of authority over others at CppCon?
  • Does the individual have Code of Conduct violations at CppCon?
  • Are there events at CppCon that could increase a risk of re-offense?
  • Was there a pattern of misconduct with this individual?
  • How recent was/were the offense(s)?

Priority Two: We want to support restorative justice.

If an individual’s participation does not increase safety risk to others at CppCon or may no longer be likely to materially disrupt the conference, we support having that person engage with our community in positive and safe ways. To determine whether to support participation of such an individual, we will include the following considerations:

• What was the outcome of good faith efforts with the individual to resolve the issue (where such dialog is appropriate), while reserving the conference’s right to make necessary decisions to ensure a safe and productive learning environment at CppCon?
• Has the individual established a clean record for a reasonable period of time, and is their reputation in the community free of major controversy?
• Is the individual continuing to fully abide by the CppCon Code of Conduct?
• If a crime was involved, has the individual fully served the criminal penalty, including probation?
• More stringent requirements apply to individuals holding a conference organizational/leadership role or speaking role.

We are committed to providing a safe and productive learning environment at CppCon.