I had to vote disagree - but not because I am against the ISC Proper Attire Policy.
What I am against is the response from your ISC representative.
"It’s our hope that they will take the feedback from us, attendees, and the public to heart this year and if not, we will determine the best course of action to remedy violations brought to our attention."
That may be the wishy-washyest policy statement ever uttered. Doesn't even mention objectification of women in the industry - at their show.
And we all know why... cuz ISC is afraid of offending a company that has a huge booth spend every year.
Nevertheless, I think they are going about it all wrong.
If they set a standard, well then set and enforce that damn standard already.
They issued their decree in 2016? How? By posting it on their website? I never heard anything about it. And apparently nobody else did either.
Same for 2017 as Rapid Response ignored the policy. And ISC let them do it.
So now, a year later, they issue that kind of soggy response to IPVM's reach out for comment on how this year will be any different than last?
If they had made it clear back in 2016 that they were serious and actually enforced their own policy, then we would not be discussing this now.
"To that end, I can confirm that the rules for attire will be in effect again at ISC West 2018."
Forgive me for laughing silently into my hand.
"It’s very important to us that our attendees feel comfortable during their experience at the show."
This comment so completely ignores the objectification argument that it is clearly intentionally obtuse. Attendee comfort? What about all the other women in our industry?
Be Bold ISC. It actually makes everything easier, as taking a strong stance against objectification of women can be empowering to your organization... (see last 6 months in American society)
...and you will lose zero booth revenue.