ShmooCon

ShmooCon is an American hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group. There are typically 40 different talks and presentations on a variety of subjects related to computer security and cyberculture. Multiple events are held at the convention related to cryptography and computer security such as Shmooganography, Hack Fortress, and Ghost in the Shellcode.

History

From 2005 to 2010, ShmooCon was held at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C..

ShmooCon 2011–2012 was held at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C..

ShmooCon IX was held at the Hyatt Regency Washington in Washington, D.C..

ShmooCon X-XII returned to the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C..

• ShmooCon I: February 4–6, 2005: ≈ 400 attendees
• ShmooCon II: January 13–15, 2006: ≈ 700 attendees
• ShmooCon III: March 23–25, 2007: Sold out; > 900 attendees
• ShmooCon IV: February 15–17, 2008: Sold out; > 1200 attendees
• ShmooCon V: February 6–8, 2009: Sold out; > 1600 attendees
• ShmooCon VI: February 5–7, 2010: Sold out; around 1600 attendees
• ShmooCon VII: January 28–30, 2011: Sold out; > 1600 attendees
• ShmooCon VIII: January 27–29, 2012: Sold out; > 1800 attendees
• ShmooCon IX: February 15–17, 2013: Sold out; > 1600 attendees
• ShmooCon X: January 17–19, 2014: Sold out; > 1900 attendees.
• ShmooCon XI: January 16–18, 2015: Sold out; > 1900 attendees
• ShmooCon XII: January 15–17, 2016: Sold out; > 2000 attendees

Research presented at ShmooCon

ShmooCon seeks to select talks that are original research and have not been presented at other conventions.

Charitable efforts

Every year ShmooCon supports multiple charities, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Hackers for Charity, by sponsoring T-shirt sales. Attendees are provided the opportunity to donate a fixed amount of money for a charity in exchange for a T-shirt.

References

External links

• ShmooCon website
• "Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks", ZDNet, March 26, 2007 at Archive.is (archived 2013-01-19)
• ShmooCon "find a room" mailing list