SUMMERCON IX.V June 13, 14, & 15 Atlanta, GA
http://www.summercon.org/
scon@summercon.org
Where: Atlanta Hilton and Towers 225 Courtland Street, NE
404/659-2000 for reservations
We will begin by meeting in front of the hotel at 7:30pm Friday evening.
The thing I like about computers is how easy it is to plagerize. I
am going to take a good chunk out of the original Summercon
announcement, I would just like to thank the original author.
I would also like to say a couple of things. First off, sorry to those
that I changed the date on. I kind of found myself in the middle of this
thing and put it together as fast as I could. I did not want to see the
oldest of hack cons miss a summer, so I started to work at it.
Because for most of you it may be too late for you to consider, I am
making it free for all those that fall into the Hacker category to
attend the con. There should be a good amount of beer for all as well.
So get motivated.
This is the official announcement and open invitation to the nine and
1/2 summer security conference, Summercon. A long time ago, Summercon
was an invite-only hacker gathering held annually in St. Louis,
Missouri. Starting in 1995, SummerCon became an open event to any and
all interested parties: Hackers, Phreaks, Pirates, Virus Writers, System
Administrators, Law Enforcement Officials, Vigilantes, Neo-Hippies,
Secret Agents, Teachers, Disgruntled Employees, Telco Flunkies,
Journalists, New Yorkers, Programmers, Conspiracy Nuts, Musicians,
Nudists, and Rug Sucking Wannabes. So why have SummerCon at all? Well,
its a tradition, and most of the people I talked to said we should have
it anyways. But, because of the other 2 cons, I am really aiming just to
make this a fun weekend with yer friends in a new city, not a technical
hacker gala. If you want to learn something, go to HOPE or Defcon. If
you want to meet hackers, go to HOPE or DefCon. If you have to choose
one con to go to this summer, this one should NOT be it. If you are
already going to DefCon and HOPE, and still have one more weekend you
want to waste this summer, this is the perfect place for you.
If you are a criminal, if you are an anarchist, if you are interested
in pulling fire alarms or breaking things, don't come to this con; we
don't want you here and you wouldn't like us anyhow.
Why 9.5? Well, SummerCon X should be this huge major security
conference, but with HOPE this year, we didn't think it was the right
year to do another one of those. So, we'll have SummerCon X next year,
this one is just going to be a little party.
LOCATION
It will be held in Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Hilton and Towers, 225 Courtland
Street, NE.
DIRECTIONS
Fly to Hartsfield International Airport, look for the hackers. Check the
website for the map and other info.
CONFERENCE INFO
It has always been our contention that cons are for socializing.
"Seekret Hacker InPh0" is never really discussed except in private
circles, so the only way anyone is going to get any is to meet new
people and take the initiative to start interesting conversations.
Because of this, the formal speaking portion of Summercon will be held
on one day, not two or three, leaving plenty of time for people to
explore the city, compare hacking techniques, or go trashing and
clubbing with their heretofore unseen online companions. Furthermore,
except for maybe getting Mudge up on stage to blow us all away with some
cool technical details, it is probably a pretty good bet that the
speeches will end up being boring, long, and a complete waste of time.
Don't come to SummerCon to learn anything, because you won't.
No video or audio tapes will be allowed in the conference room. No
still photography will be permitted in the conference room without prior
permission of all those being photographed. Violation of these policies
will result in you being asked to leave the conference.
There will be no selling of t-shirts, disks, firewalls, payphones,
etc. in or around the conference area without prior permission of the
organizers, and you WON'T get permission. We can't keep you from selling
t-shirts in your hotel room, but we can keep you away from the actual
conference area, and we can probably get you kicked out of the hotel for
soliciting, and if we can, we will. T-Shirt sales is where we make up
all the money we spend putting on the conference, and so we will be the
only ones selling them. If you want to sell t-shirts, go have your own
con.
If you are interested in demoing or selling something, please contact
us at the address listed at the bottom. If you offer us money, we might
let you do it. COSTS Costs for SummerCon IX.5 are as follows: Secret
Service / FBI Rate: $500.00 Government / Institutional Rate: $ 80.00
Hacker / Individual Rate: $ 00.00
that is not a typo.. the amount for the hacker is 0.00. You should put
it towards your hotel room and the nights on the town.
Employees of a local, state, or federal government, members and
associates of any L.E.O., must pay the 'Government / Institutional
Rate'.
Anyone that does not fit into one of the above categories
is eligible for the 'Individual / Hacker Rate'.
Due to historical lack of interest, there will not be pre-registration
for the conference. Registration will begin at 10am the day of the
conference, and will continue for the duration of the conference or
until the meeting facilities have reached their capacity. Since the
latter is likely to occur, it is suggested you don't over-sleep.
No purchase orders, checks, money orders, foreign currency, stock
certificates, IOUs, or coins will be accepted for registration. Secret
Service agents, small unmarked bills only, please.
Bring money for t-shirts, they are cool, and this year we
will make enough for everyone (we hope).
If the hotel is damaged in any manner, you are going to pay for it, and
you will probably end up in jail. And even if you are lucky enough to
get away with it, the rest of the hackers staying at the hotel will end
up paying for it, and I'm sure that's going to make you a well-liked and
respected hacker, especially among some of the bigger hackers who might
feel tempted to inflict bodily harm on someone who causes any damage to
the hotel. Please act responsibly, don't drink and drive, chew all your
food before you swallow, don't swallow your gum, and recycle.
Anyhow, if you pull a fire alarm, if you damage a room, if you spit on
the floor, and any of the organizers, or any of their friends find out,
we are going to call the police and have you arrested. In fact, we are
making a game out of it. If anyone does any damage to the hotel, we will
give whoever tells us what person or persons did it $100 in cash if we
are able to get that person taken to jail. End Of Plagiarized <EOP> text
Please contact me at scon@summercon.org if you have questions.
Clovis