ShmooCon

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

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Its last year was in 2025. [1]

Venues, dates, and attendance

Each conference venue and date has been included for easy reference.

Conference NameVenueDurationYearAttendance
ShmooCon I Marriott Wardman Park February 4–62005~400 attendees
ShmooCon II Marriott Wardman Park January 13–152006~700 attendees
ShmooCon III Marriott Wardman Park March 23–252007900+ attendees
ShmooCon IV Marriott Wardman Park February 15–1720081200+ attendees
ShmooCon V Marriott Wardman Park February 6–820091600+ attendees
ShmooCon VI Marriott Wardman Park February 5–72010~1600 attendees
ShmooCon VII Washington Hilton January 28–3020111600+ attendees
ShmooCon VIII Washington Hilton January 27–2920121800+ attendees
ShmooCon IXHyatt RegencyFebruary 15–1720131600+ attendees
ShmooCon X Washington Hilton January 17–1920141900+ attendees
ShmooCon XI Washington Hilton January 16–1820151900+ attendees
ShmooCon XII Washington Hilton January 19–2120161500+ attendees [2]
ShmooCon XIII Washington Hilton January 13–152017~2200 attendees [3]
ShmooCon XIV Washington Hilton January 19–212018~2200 attendees [4]
ShmooCon XV Washington Hilton January 18–2020192091 out of 2179 attendees checked in [5] [6]
ShmooCon XVI Washington Hilton January 31–February 220202097 out of 2170 attendees checked in [7]
—2021Con not held
ShmooCon XVII Washington Hilton March 24–2620221676 out of 1995 attendees checked in [8] [9]
ShmooCon XVIII Washington Hilton January 20–2220232020 checked-in attendees [10] [11]
ShmooCon XIX Washington Hilton January 12-1420242024 out of 2171 attendees checked in [12]
ShmooCon XX Washington Hilton January 10-122025TBA

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 supported multiple charities, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Hackers for Charity, by sponsoring T-shirt sales. Attendees were provided the opportunity to donate a fixed amount of money for a charity in exchange for a T-shirt. ShmooCon also had a long-standing program, Shmooze-A-Student, where attendees could opt to cover an undergraduate college student's ticket fee and stipend when purchasing their own ticket. [13] [14]

Year EFF HFC OtherTotal
2008$2,540$1,660$1,490 for One Laptop per Child $5,690
2009~$2,500~$2,500$3,290 for Covenant House from raffle~$8,290
2010$2,704$3,324$2,284 for American Red Cross $8,312
2011$5,010$7,640$12,650
2012$6,215$6,175$12,390
2013$7,165$6,250$13,415
2014$5,600$6,700$12,300 [15]
2015$8,050$7,920$15,970 [16]
2016————
2017$4,185$4,010$3,490 for Child's Play $11,685 [17]
2018$7,330$6,715$4,176 for The Planetary Society $18,221 [18]
2019>$5,866>$5,314>$5,110 for No Starch Press Foundation >$16,290 [6]
2020>$6,800>$5,125>$4,135 for No Starch Press Foundation >$16,060 [7]
2022$7,875—$9,950 for Capital Area Food Bank $17,825 [9]
2023$11,640—$9,495 for Broadway Cares $21,135 [11]
2024$8,385—$10,380 for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center $18,765 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "ShmooCon to take its final bow in 2025". CSO Online. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  2. ↑ "End of Year Ticket Stats – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  3. ↑ "ShmooCon 2017 – Ticket Sales Stats – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  4. ↑ "End of Year Ticket Stats – 2018 – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  5. ↑ "Yearly Ticket Sales Stats – 2019 – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  6. 1 2 Shmoo Group, various presenters (Jan 20, 2019). "ShmooCon 2019 Closing Remarks". Event occurs at 27:00. Retrieved Jan 11, 2025– via Internet Archive.
  7. 1 2 Shmoo Group, various presenters (Feb 2, 2020). "ShmooCon 2020 Closing Remarks" . Retrieved Jan 11, 2025– via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ "End of Year Ticket Sales Stats – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  9. 1 2 Shmoo Group, various presenters (Mar 26, 2022). "ShmooCon 2022 Closing Remarks". Event occurs at 20:35. Retrieved Jan 11, 2025– via Internet Archive.
  10. ↑ "End of Year Ticket Sales Stats – 2023 – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  11. 1 2 Shmoo Group, various presenters (Jan 22, 2023). "ShmooCon 2023 Closing Remarks". Event occurs at 56:56. Retrieved Jan 11, 2025– via Internet Archive.
  12. 1 2 Shmoo Group, various presenters (Jan 14, 2024). "ShmooCon 2024 Closing Remarks". Event occurs at 58:50. Retrieved Jan 11, 2025– via Internet Archive.
  13. ↑ "Shmooze-A-Student – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  14. ↑ "The Answers to the Burning Question: What is a Shmoo? – Seidenberg School News". seidenbergnews.blogs.pace.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  15. ↑ "ShmooCon 2014 - Closing Remarks". Jan 29, 2014. Retrieved Oct 29, 2020– via Internet Archive.
  16. ↑ "Closing Remarks [SC2015]" . Retrieved Oct 29, 2020– via Internet Archive.
  17. ↑ Shmoo Group, various presenters (Jan 15, 2017). "ShmooCon 2017" . Retrieved Oct 29, 2020– via Internet Archive.
  18. ↑ Shmoo Group, various presenters (Oct 29, 2018). "ShmooCon 2018" . Retrieved Oct 29, 2020– via Internet Archive.


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