Considerations when packing for a scientific meeting: travel, attending, and presenting

1. Dressing for EB
Pascale Hammond Lane

2. Travel
DO DON’T
• Comfortable clothing • Over-accessorize
• Jacket • Undressing for the scanner
• Can anyone explain why
• Not taking up valuable my scarf must come off but
suitcase space my husband can leave his
• Slip on shoes tie on?
• Facilitates security line • Over-the-knee lace-up
• Make sure you can easily boots
walk in them • Seriously, how long do you
want to spend in security?
• More likely to get you
killed than terrorists

3. Good Example
Jacket handy if plane gets chilly
Nice jeans or slacks are comfortable
Practical but professional pumps or loafers
Necessities and presentation in her carry-on

4. Sneaker Controversey
• Pros
• Comfortable
• Good for running through airport
• Bulky; may be most efficient way to get your work-out shoes to
the conference
• Cons
• Shoestrings delay you in security
• Not appropriate for most meeting attire

5. Attendance
DO DON’T
• Look neat and clean • Sloppy and/or Slutty
• Layers and jackets • Visible underwear
(convention center • Visible unusual piercings
climate control • Some tattoos
unpredictable)
• Even jeans can be OK
with appropriate above-
waist attire

6. Presentation
DO DON’T
• Suit or other professional • Sloppy and/or Slutty
garb (like it or not, you • Clash with your
need to look like an presentation
authority, especially if
you are young and/or
female)
• Match your presentation
or wear neutral clothing

7. Packing Tips
• Never check your presentation unless they pry it from your
cold, dead hands
• If you must check a bag
• Carry on all necessities and a clean set of undies
• Wear something which could work for the following day … just in
case
• Learn to split your suit
• Wear the jacket over a dress or with bottom
• Use the suit pants with a sweater or different top
• Use accessories to make things look different