A good reminder of things to do before attending a Hacker Con, but why not apply these principles all the time? No need for an unencrypted laptop with your tax return on it, and why have it with you any how? Copy it off to someplace safe, never know who is sitting next to you at Starbucks.

Surviving a Hacker Conference
http://hackaday.com/2008/12/25/surviving-a-hacker-conference/