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, although it has remained smaller and more personal, and has been hosted in cities such as Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Austin, 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'.

Summercon 2008 will be held from 5/30/2008 - 6/1/2008

Location:
Wyndham Midtown Atlanta
(Corner of Peachtree St & 10th)
125 10th Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

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	Held at June 21-23
1992	St. Louis, MO	Held at June 26-28
1993	St. Louis, MO
1995	Atlanta, GA	Held 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 Rennaisance 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
2007	Atlanta, GA	Held at the Wyndham Midtown Hotel, Aug 24-26

[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.