Summercon


Summercon is one of the oldest hacker conventions, and the longest running such conference in the US. 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."
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, 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, NYLittlefield, June 23-24
2018Brooklyn, NYLittlefield, June 29-30
2019Brooklyn, NYLittlefield, June 14-15