May 18 2017, 07:00

This is the most expensive badge I’ve ever encountered. The thing is, if you lose it, they don’t issue a second one. Participating in the conference costs from

$2500 to $3500, depending on the subscription. So you do the math.)

I’m sure right now every second reader is asking themselves: “Hmm, isn’t that a good business?”. There are three answers: 1) for such, they put you in jail here 2) forging the ribbon is harder 3) sometimes they scan the QR code, and it’s unique. It’s also worth noting that such thoughts simply do not occur to the average American (hence security experts from ex-CIS are in demand here). Interestingly, the problem of transferring an annual pass from hand to hand at neighboring Disney World was solved radically: they scan fingerprints. They haven’t gotten to that point here yet, so probably someone still does it.