Tonight is the night, welcome party. Be careful, it is hard to find a way among this jungle. Everybody welcomes you with big smiles. Some are sincere, others lie. Some are your friends, some appreciate your work, others are reviewers who nailed down your paper with unfair arguments. But one is never sure. Who is who?
"- Hey! Hello! Are you presenting a paper?"
Strange to ask me such a pretendedly innocuous question right away! Usually one starts with "when did you arrive here?"… This is suspicious. I always attend conference to present a paper luckily accepted. But this conference is the only exception, and therefore his question is very embarrassing. He knows this, he did it in purpose.
Except that I noticed your little game, I am security minded, I see worst case attacks everywhere, I am Dexter. The server cuts cheese with a big knife. And the lake is just nearby. It is time to say goodbye to my 'good friend'. There will be a no-show at this conference.
