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I don't think it's common, but if you host NIPS in a city with a beach (hey long beach), you may at some point want to go for a swim, and it seems pretty easy t

I don't think it's common, but if you host NIPS in a city with a beach (hey long beach), you may at some point want to go for a swim, and it seems pretty easy to go for a swim without getting handsy. Parties with free booze seem common to most industries with money sloshing about, there was definitely free booze for everyone who wanted some every night, including at the conference venue. I don't think the Pence rule is necessary or helpful, I would say avoiding sexual relationships in work situations is probably a good idea in industries with highly skewed gender ratios, but many people complain that just doing that is too high a burden.

hydrox24 9y ago
> "I don't think the Pence rule is necessary or helpful" It isn't necessary for most people in most industries, but it is a rule that some men may need more than others. That is a matter of personal judgement. It is also a rule for a man who wields significant power, which requires stronger boundaries to be put in place. Pence is wise to take extreme steps, but most people aren't the US Vice-President, and don't need to go to the same extremes.