On behalf of the IASMK, I am unfortunately issuing a one-year suspension to Côme as of the end of CDM 2022 (and thus up to and including CDM 2023). I would have liked to post about this in a more timely manner, but here we are.
To give a bit of context about this decision, and since the behavior leading to it was largely in a public space, I'll allow myself to provide some details. The crux of the matter is as follows:
1. Côme got extremely intoxicated on Friday night, which led to him acting belligerently towards EGA staff and having to be physically removed from the venue after refusing to do so himself at closing time.
2. Later in the night, he created a significant noise disturbance in order to be let into his hotel room, and one of his roommates had to leave and sleep on a bench outside the hotel to avoid further escalation.
I would like to reiterate that getting drunk at CDM is not inherently a problem, but that we are still responsible for our actions when inebriated and must face their consequences. Due to the impact of Côme's behavior on other people's well-being and enjoyment of the event, we believe that this one-year suspension is an appropriate consequence for his actions.
(For reference, I did speak to Côme about this on the Saturday of CDM and told him that there would be a consequence, although I wasn't 100% sure at the time what it would be.)