Summercon

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Summercon is one of the oldest hacker conventions. It helped set a precedent for more modern "cons" such as H.O.P.E. and DEF CON

[edit] See also

• Hackers on Planet Earth a.k.a. H.O.P.E. — the conferences held by 2600 The Hacker Quarterly.
• DEF CON, the world's largest annual hacker convention, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Chaos Communication Congress — oldest and Europe's biggest hacker conferences held by Chaos Computer Club.
• 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.

[edit] External links

• Summercon Official site
• Phrack, Volume Three, Issue Thirty-one, Phile #5 of 10. References Summercon '88
• An interview with Loyd Blankenship, aka The Mentor, reflecting on Summercon '88