Path: bga.com!cs.utexas.edu!zilker.net!not-for-mail From: emma...@well.sf.ca.us (Emmanuel Goldstein) Newsgroups: austin.eff Subject: HOPE Conference (Hackers on Planet Earth) Date: 3 Jun 1994 18:02:50 -0500 Organization: none Lines: 123 Sender: dae...@zilker.net Approved: rid...@zilker.net (Moderator, Prentiss Riddle) Message-ID: <199406032302.SAA11003@oak.zilker.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: oak.zilker.net X-Unparseable-Date: Fri, 3 Jun 1994 10:54:22 -0700 HACKERS ON PLANET EARTH The First U.S. Hacker Congress Yes, it's finally happening. A hacker party unlike anything ever seen before in this country. Come help us celebrate ten years of existence and meet some really interesting and unusual people in the process. We've rented out the entire top floor of a midtown New York hotel, consisting of several gigantic ballrooms. The conference will run around the clock all weekend long. SPEAKERS AND SEMINARS: Will there be famous people and celebrity hackers? Of course, but the real stars of this convention will be the hundreds of hackers and technologically inclined people journeying from around the globe to share information and get new ideas. That is the real reason to show up. Seminars include: social engineering, cellular phone cloning, cable TV security, stealth technology and surveillance, lockpicking, boxing of all sorts, legal issues, credit cards, encryption, the history of 2600, password sniffing, viruses, scanner tricks, and many more in the planning stages. Meet people from the Chaos Computer Club, Hack-Tic, Phrack, and all sorts of other k-rad groups. THE NETWORK: Bring a computer with you and you can tie into the huge Ethernet we'll be running around the clock. Show off your system and explore someone else's (with their permission, of course). We will have a reliable link to the Internet in addition. Finally, everyone attending will get an account on our hope.net machine. We encourage you to try and hack root. We will be giving away some valuable prizes to the successful penetrators, including the keys to a 1994 Corvette. (We have no idea where the car is, but the keys are a real conversation piece.) Remember, this is only what is currently planned. Every week, something new is being added so don't be surprised to find even more hacker toys on display. We will have guarded storage areas if you don't want to leave your equipment unattended. VIDEOS: We will have a brand new film on hackers called "Unauthorized Access", a documentary that tells the story from our side and captures the hacker world from Hamburg to Los Angeles and virtually everywhere in between. In addition, we'll have numerous foreign and domestic hacker bits, documentaries, news stories, amateur videos, and security propaganda. There has been a lot of footage captured over the years - this will be a great opportunity to see it all. We will also have one hell of an audio collection, including prank calls that put The Jerky Boys to shame, voice mail hacks, and even confessions by federal informants! It's not too late to contribute material! WHERE/WHEN: It all happens Saturday, August 13th and Sunday, August 14th at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City (Seventh Avenue, between 32nd and 33rd Streets, right across the street from Penn Station). If you intend to be part of the network, you can start setting up Friday night. The conference officially begins at noon on Saturday and will run well into Sunday night. ACCOMMODATIONS: New York City has numerous cheap places to stay. Check the update sites below for more details as they come in. If you decide to stay in the hotel, there is a special discounted rate if you mention the HOPE Conference. $99 is their base rate (four can fit in one of these rooms, especially if sleeping bags are involved), significantly larger rooms are only about $10 more. Mini-suites are great for between six and ten people - total cost for HOPE people is $160. If you work with others, you can easily get a room in the hotel for between $16 and $50. The Hotel Pennsylvania can be reached at (212) PEnnsylvania 6-5000 (neat, huh?). Rooms must be registered by 7/23/94 to get the special rate. TRAVEL: There are many cheap ways to get to New York City in August but you may want to start looking now, especially if you're coming from overseas. Travel agencies will help you for free. Also look in various magazines like Time Out, the Village Voice, local alternative weeklies, and travel sections of newspapers. Buses, trains, and carpools are great alternatives to domestic flights. Keep in touch with the update sites for more information as it comes in. WANTED: Uncommon people, good music (CD's or cassettes), creative technology. To leave us information or to volunteer to help out, call us at (516) 751-2600 or send us email on the Internet at: 26...@hope.net. VOICE BBS: (516) 473-2626 INTERNET: in...@hope.net - for the latest conference information tra...@hope.net - cheap fares and advisories te...@hope.net - technical questions and suggestions spea...@hope.net - for anyone interested in speaking at the conference v...@hope.net - for people who want to volunteer USENET NEWSGROUPS: alt.2600 - general hacker discussion alt.2600.hope.announce - the latest announcements alt.2600.hope.d - discussion on the conference alt.2600.hope.tech - technical setup discussion REGISTRATION: Admission to the conference is $20 for the entire weekend if you preregister, $25 at the door, regardless of whether you stay for two days or five minutes. To preregister, fill out this form, enclose $20, and mail to: 2600 HOPE Conference, PO Box 848, Middle Island, NY 11953. Preregistration must be postmarked by 7/31/94. This information is only for the purposes of preregistration and will be kept confidential. Once you arrive, you can select any name or handle you want for your badge. NAME: _____________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP, COUNTRY: ________________________________________________ PHONE (optional): ________________ email (optional): ______________________ IMPORTANT: If you're interested in participating in other ways or volunteering assistance, please give details on the reverse side. So we can have a better idea of how big the network will be, please let us know what, if any, computer equipment you plan on bringing and whether or not you'll need an Ethernet card. Use the space on the back and attach additional sheets if necessary.