| Summercon | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Hacker con |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) |
| Most recent | 2024 |
| Sponsors | Capsule8 Trail of Bits |
| Website | www |
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Summercon is one of the oldest hacker conventions, and America's oldest and longest-running information security conference. It helped set a precedent for more modern "cons" such as H.O.P.E. and DEF CON, although it has remained smaller and more personal. Summercon has been hosted in cities such as Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., New York City, Austin, Las Vegas, and Amsterdam. Originally run by Phrack, the underground ezine, and held annually in St. Louis, the organizational responsibilities of running Summercon were transferred to clovis in 1998 and the convention took place in Atlanta, dubbed 'Summercon X'.
In its modern incarnation, it is currently organized by redpantz and shmeck, who emphasize the importance of face-to-face interaction as technology increasingly mediates relationships between members of the information security community. Summercon is open to everyone, including "hackers, phreakers, phrackers, feds, 2600 kids, cops, security professionals, U4EA, r00t kids club, press, groupies, chicks, conference whores, k0d3 kids, convicted felons, and concerned parents."
| Year | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | St. Louis, MO | Held at June 19–21 |
| 1988 | St. Louis, MO | Held at July 22–24 |
| 1989 | St. Louis, MO | Held at June 23–25 |
| 1990 | St. Louis, MO | Held at June 22–24 |
| 1991 | St. Louis, MO | Officially titled CyberView, it was held at June 21–23 |
| 1992 | St. Louis, MO | Held at June 26–28 |
| 1993 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 1995 | Atlanta, GA | Held at the downtown Clarion Hotel by Erik Bloodaxe/LOD/Phrack, June 2–4 |
| 1996 | Washington, D.C | Held at June 15–16 |
| 1997 | Atlanta, GA | Held at May 31-June 2 |
| 1998 | Atlanta, GA | Held at Comfort Inn, Downtown, June 5–7 |
| 1999 | Atlanta, GA | Held at CNN Omni Hotel, June 4–6 |
| 2000 | Atlanta, GA | Held at CNN Omni Hotel, June 2–4 |
| 2001 | Amsterdam, NL | Held at the Hotel Krasnapolsky, June 1–3 |
| 2002 | Washington, D.C | Held at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel, May 31-June 2 |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh, PA | Held at the University Club, June 6–8 |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh, PA | Held at the University Club, June 11–13 |
| 2005 | Austin, TX | Held at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, June 3–5 |
| 2006 | Las Vegas, NV | Held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Aug 4-6 |
| 2007 | Atlanta, GA | Held at the Wyndham Midtown Hotel, Aug 24-26 |
| 2008 | Atlanta, GA | Held at the Wyndham Midtown Hotel, May 30-June 1 |
| 2009 | Atlanta, GA | Held at the Hotel Midtown, June 5–6 |
| 2010 | New York, NY | Held at the Delancey, June 18–20 |
| 2011 | Brooklyn, NY | Held at Littlefield, June 10–12 |
| 2012 | Brooklyn, NY | Held at Littlefield, June 8–10 |
| 2013 | Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, NY | Held at 404, June 7–8 |
| 2014 | Manhattan, NY | Held at YOTEL, June 5–6 |
| 2015 | Brooklyn, NY | Held at Littlefield, July 17–18 |
| 2016 | Brooklyn, NY | Held at Littlefield, July 15–16 |
| 2017 | Brooklyn, NY | Held at Littlefield, June 23–24 |
| 2018 | Brooklyn, NY | Held at Littlefield, June 29–30 |
| 2019 | Brooklyn, NY | Held at Littlefield, June 14–15 |
| 2020 | Online | Held as a Virtual Conference on Zoom (software) and YouTube Live, June 13 |
| 2021 | Brooklyn, NY & Online | Held as a hybrid conference, July 9–10. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via Youtube Live. |
| 2022 | Brooklyn, NY & Online | Held as a hybrid conference, July 8–9. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via Youtube Live. |
| 2023 | Brooklyn, NY & Online | Held as a hybrid conference, July 14–15. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via Youtube Live. |
| 2024 | Brooklyn, NY & Online | Held as a hybrid conference, July 19–21. In-person event was held at Littlefield. |
See also
- Chaos Communication Congress (C3) — oldest and Europe's biggest hacker conferences held by Chaos Computer Club (CCC).
- HoHoCon — first modern hacker convention held by CULT OF THE DEAD COW.
- Black Hat Briefings the largest 'official' computer security event in the world.
- MyDEFCON gathering point spawned from the annual DEFCON security conference.
- The Hackers Conference An invitation-only gathering to discuss general topics within the computer industry.
References
- "Official SummerCon 2003 Announcement". Bugtraq. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- Sterling, Bruce (1991). "CyberView 91 Report". Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- "Team Summercon Live Stream". Team Summercon. Archived from the original on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "Summercon 2021 - Friday Day 1 Live Stream". Team Summercon. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "SummerCon 2022 - Day 1 Friday July 8th". Team Summercon. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "SummerCon 2023 Day 1 - Back in Littlefield and lesssgoo". Team Summercon. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
External links
- Summercon Official site
- Phrack, Volume Three, Issue Thirty-one, Phile #5 of 10. References Summercon '88
- An interview Archived 2007-01-25 at the Wayback Machine with Loyd Blankenship, aka The Mentor, reflecting on Summercon '88