As you can imagine, security was quite tight at the convention center during the BIO2007 conference [1]. This was especially evident on Tuesday during the visit of Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan [2]. Special Operations officers lined the walkways — I would post a picture but they asked that I not photograph them.
Because of an over-abundance of caution and fear of activists, there were a half-dozen chemical-warfare specialists [3] on hand with special equipment to detect anything from poison gas to biological weapons. There was even this armored vehicle parked nearby:
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Despite the stepped up efforts, the security personnel were extremely friendly and every one that I met bent over backwards to answer questions or to help as necessary (they even had me sit on one of the police motorcycles for a photo op).
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Overall, it was a quiet and uneventful time for security — just the way everyone wanted it. Apparently, more officers should have been over at the Boston Pops [5]!