ShmooCon
Encyclopedia
ShmooCon is an American
hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group
. There are typically about 35 different talks and presentations, on a variety of subjects related to computer security
and cyberculture
.
. ShmooCon 2011 was held at the Washington Hilton, in Washington, D.C.
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and $7640 for Hackers For Charity.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group
Shmoo Group
The Shmoo Group is an international organization founded by Bruce Potter in the late 1990s as a non-profit security think-tank. The group is composed of people such as Apache Foundation director Ben Laurie, anonymity guru Len Sassaman, PGP Corporation CTO Jon Callas, and Hollywood film system...
. There are typically about 35 different talks and presentations, on a variety of subjects related to computer security
Computer security
Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...
and cyberculture
Cyberculture
Cyberculture is the culture that has emerged, or is emerging, from the use of computer networks for communication, entertainment and business. It is also the study of various social phenomena associated with the Internet and other new forms of network communication, such as online communities,...
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History
From 2005 to 2010, ShmooCon was held at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. ShmooCon 2011 was held at the Washington Hilton, in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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- February 4-6, 2005: approximately 400 attendees
- January 13-15, 2006: approximately 700 attendees
- March 23-25, 2007: Sold out; over 900 attendees
- February 15-17, 2008: Sold out; over 1200 attendees
- February 6-8, 2009: Sold out; over 1600 attendees
- February 5-7, 2010: Sold out; around 1600 attendees
- January 28-30, 2011: Sold out; over 1600 attendees
Research Presented at ShmooCon
ShmooCon seeks to select talks that are original research, and have not been presented yet at other conventions.Charitable Efforts
In 2011, ShmooCon t-shirt sales went 100% to support a charity of the purchasers choice. ShmooCon reports that the final totals were $5010 for the EFFEFF
EFF may refer to:* The Effective Federal funds rate* Electronic Frontier Foundation, a U.S. non-profit advocacy group* Elf Fantasy Fair, a fantasy event in the Netherlands* Economic Freedom Fund, a U.S. political organization* Equipped for the Future, a U.S...
and $7640 for Hackers For Charity.