From Enrico Petrucco
If people with intentions unrelated to science would like to attend a scientific conference then they should be allowed, as should new-Earth creationists at American Geological Society conferences (8 October, p 30). If, however, those same people intend to speak about science and are not properly scrutinised then it will negatively affect the reputation of the event organisers.
I would hate to go to a conference and have my time wasted by anyone pretending to discuss a topic in order to market unrelated nonsense.
Reading, Berkshire, UK
