When we talk about security, we're generally less concerned about terrorism - we're thinking more in terms of people who might wander in off the street and grab a laptop or cause trouble at the meeting. This is not that uncommon for events held in hotels. i had an ipad snatched this way at a nanog. ietf in paris was amazing, dozens of laptops stolen, most out of hotel rooms; thieves had the master key. We had an employee signing-in at a conference in a major European capital 2 years ago and when he put down his wallet and phone on the conference check-in table, the person behind him in line grabbed the
On 11/10/2018 18:03, Randy Bush wrote: phone and wallet and ran out, with him and the conference organizers sitting behind the table in utter shock. This happened pre-badge assignment, so the RIPE advisory would not have helped in this case either. -Hank
i try to remember to wear my badge, and high so folk can easily pretend they remember my name.
randy