[karen z]

really- most of us seem to have on a pair of pants/top/sweater or jacket. i have been known to wear jeans (or jeans out of cord or black jeans). i have not worn sneakers i don't think but have worn very very comfortable shoes ONLY- i have long given up any sort of heel whatsoever. as steph said, Joe could go from wearing a suit to wearing some amazing colorful vacation shirts (with a baseball cap i might add). i think you will find that the dress is pretty eclectic. unlike psychology conferences which I am more used to (where there are tons of jeans) the jeans may be dressier (or people may wear just basic pants) but i think that you are safe as long as you are comfortable and warm. honestly, you may end up having a long sweater or a coat on most of the time so jeans or regular pants are o.k. again, i don't own anything very dressy and i have managed fine. and when people find they need something (a scarf/gloves/another pair of pants).........they walk across the street to Macy's- with huge sales going on.