Re: [93attendees] I was wondering...

Pat,

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> On Jul 24, 2015, at 6:49 PM, Pat (Patricia) Thaler <pthaler@broadcom.com> wrote:
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> I was responding to earlier posts suggesting a dress code as a way to do this and even pointing to an example dress code from a conference which had list of unacceptable clothing including:
> ·         Tops displaying excessive cleavage;
> ·         Tank tops, halter tops, camisole tops or tube tops;
> ·         Miniskirts or minidresses;
> ·         Shorts.

This snippet appears to have been taken out of context.  It was part of a larger policy at trade shows for booth staff to prevent such issues.  This was not meant as a suggestion for an IETF dress code.  It was to show precedent.

Kathleen 

> I agreed with your post which was consistent with my suggestion that, rather than a dress code, we should have a policy that emphasizes that Bits and Bytes booths are for technical displays and discussions and that booth staff are expected to be technical and able to discuss the displays.
>  
> Pat
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> From: Fred Baker (fred) [mailto:fred@cisco.com] 
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 9:41 AM
> To: Pat (Patricia) Thaler
> Cc: Andy Bierman; Stephane Bortzmeyer; Howard, Lee; 93attendees@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: [93attendees] I was wondering...
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> On Jul 24, 2015, at 6:38 PM, Pat (Patricia) Thaler <pthaler@broadcom.com> wrote:
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> I’m uncomfortable with implementing a dress code as a way to deal with this. Some of our attendees wear shorts. I’d hate to see staff running around with rulers to decide that shorts or skirts are too short, etc. 
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> I am not asking for a dress code. I merely think that an IETF meeting is not a sales event, and shouldn't be operated as one.
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