From Enrico Petrucco
If people with intentions unrelated to science would like to attend a scientific conference then they should be allowed to, as should young-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 affect the reputation of the event organisers.
I would hate to go to a conference and have my time wasted by anyone who was pretending to discuss a scientific topic in order to market some unrelated nonsense.
Reading, Berkshire, UK
