点评:I am here as an attendee of the 2023 SETAC NA conference, and in the short time i’ve been here, I have witnessed and been a part of multiple highly unprofessional interactions between security staff and conference attendees. The first night of attendance, after all present had verified their registration for the conference, we had to display our badges a second time to get into the reception. The staff checking badges began yelling at the person next to me because he left his badge elsewhere and wouldn’t let him enter. Sure you need a badge to get in but do you need to scream? Secondly, upon trying to renter the conference center after lunch, security again screamed without warning to tell me I had to enter at the front entrance. The staff also had no clear uniform identifying themself and was far away from the entrance. Whoever is training the security staff should consider instruction on professionalism, because this must be completely absent. This is not TSA or a Justin Bieber concert, No one is trying to sneak into an environmental toxicology conference. I know people are doing their jobs, but the methods are unprofessional, and policies are not communicated effectively. It’s unfortunate, as I’ve grown up in the south and know this is not an accurate reflection of hospitality you normally experience here. But this makes us all look bad to other regional and international attendees, of which there are many at this conference. If I am ever involved with the planning of any future SETAC or other conferences, I will not suggest to hold it at KICC.
翻译:我作为 2023 年 SETAC NA 会议的与会者来到这里,在我来这里的短时间内,我目睹并参与了安保人员和与会者之间多次高度不专业的互动。出席的第一个晚上,在所有出席者验证了会议注册后,我们必须再次出示我们的胸卡才能进入接待处。检查徽章的工作人员开始对我旁边的人大喊大叫,因为他把徽章留在别处,不让他进去。当然你需要徽章才能进去,但你需要尖叫吗?其次,在午餐后试图租用会议中心时,保安再次毫无警告地尖叫着告诉我必须从前门进入。工作人员也没有明确的制服来表明自己的身份,并且距离入口很远。无论谁在培训保安人员,都应该考虑对专业精神进行指导,因为这必须完全不存在。这不是 TSA 或贾斯汀·比伯的音乐会,没有人试图潜入环境毒理学会议。我知道大家都在做自己的工作,但是方法不专业,政策没有有效沟通。不幸的是,因为我在南方长大,知道这并不能准确反映您通常在这里经历的热情好客。但这让我们在其他地区和国际与会者面前显得很糟糕,而这次会议上有很多与会者。如果我参与任何未来 SETAC 或其他会议的规划,我不会建议在 KICC 举行。