Summercon

Last updated
Summercon
StatusActive
Genre Hacker con
FrequencyAnnually
Country United States
Inaugurated1987;38 years ago (1987)
Most recent2024
Sponsors Capsule8 Trail of Bits
Website www.summercon.org

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.[ citation needed ] 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'.

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In its modern incarnation, it is currently organized by redpantz(Chris Valasek) 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." [1]

YearLocationNotes
1987St. Louis, MOHeld at June 19–21
1988St. Louis, MOHeld at July 22–24
1989St. Louis, MOHeld at June 23–25
1990St. Louis, MOHeld at June 22–24
1991St. Louis, MOOfficially titled CyberView, [2] it was held at June 21–23
1992St. Louis, MOHeld at June 26–28
1993St. Louis, MO
1995Atlanta, GAHeld at the downtown Clarion Hotel by Erik Bloodaxe/LOD/Phrack, June 2–4
1996Washington, D.CHeld at June 15–16
1997Atlanta, GAHeld at May 31-June 2
1998Atlanta, GAHeld at Comfort Inn, Downtown, June 5–7
1999Atlanta, GAHeld at CNN Omni Hotel, June 4–6
2000Atlanta, GAHeld at CNN Omni Hotel, June 2–4
2001Amsterdam, NLHeld at the Hotel Krasnapolsky, June 1–3
2002Washington, D.CHeld at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel, May 31-June 2
2003Pittsburgh, PAHeld at the University Club, June 6–8
2004Pittsburgh, PAHeld at the University Club, June 11–13
2005Austin, TXHeld at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, June 3–5
2006Las Vegas, NVHeld at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Aug 4-6
2007Atlanta, GAHeld at the Wyndham Midtown Hotel, Aug 24-26
2008Atlanta, GAHeld at the Wyndham Midtown Hotel, May 30-June 1
2009Atlanta, GAHeld at the Hotel Midtown, June 5–6
2010New York, NYHeld at the Delancey, June 18–20
2011Brooklyn, NYHeld at Littlefield, June 10–12
2012Brooklyn, NYHeld at Littlefield, June 8–10
2013Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, NYHeld at 404, June 7–8
2014Manhattan, NYHeld at YOTEL, June 5–6
2015Brooklyn, NYHeld at Littlefield, July 17–18
2016Brooklyn, NYHeld at Littlefield, July 15–16
2017Brooklyn, NYHeld at Littlefield, June 23–24
2018Brooklyn, NYHeld at Littlefield, June 29–30
2019Brooklyn, NYHeld at Littlefield, June 14–15
2020OnlineHeld as a Virtual Conference on Zoom (software) and YouTube Live, [3] June 13
2021Brooklyn, NY & OnlineHeld as a hybrid conference, July 9–10. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via Youtube Live. [4]
2022Brooklyn, NY & OnlineHeld as a hybrid conference, July 8–9. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via Youtube Live. [5]
2023Brooklyn, NY & OnlineHeld as a hybrid conference, July 14–15. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via Youtube Live. [6]
2024Brooklyn, NY & OnlineHeld as a hybrid conference, July 19–21. In-person event was held at Littlefield.
2025Brooklyn, NY & OnlineHeld as a hybrid conference, July 11–12. In-person held at Littlefield; live stream on Youtube. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Official SummerCon 2003 Announcement". Bugtraq. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Sterling, Bruce (1991). "CyberView 91 Report" . Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  3. ↑ "Team Summercon Live Stream". Team Summercon. Archived from the original on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Summercon 2021 - Friday Day 1 Live Stream". Team Summercon. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "SummerCon 2022 - Day 1 Friday July 8th". Team Summercon. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "SummerCon 2023 Day 1 - Back in Littlefield and lesssgoo". Team Summercon. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "SummerCon 2025 Day 1 - Live from Littlefield, Brooklyn, USA - Day 1". Summercon Foundation. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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