HOPE isn’t really that kind of a conference (you can come and go as you please and there’s usually just a volunteer sitting by the door glancing at everyone to

HOPE isn’t really that kind of a conference (you can come and go as you please and there’s usually just a volunteer sitting by the door glancing at everyone to make sure they have badges). If he got a pat down it wasn’t in any kind of official context. (FWIW, the attendees are pretty friendly.)