HacDC

Had a bunch of really interested folks at the "Hack the Genome, the age of biomolecular cryptography" talk today at Shmoocon.  Lots of fantastic ideas and great discussions afterwards with interested hackers.  It is great to see how much creative knowledge and energy there is in our community.  I was asked to share my slides, so I have put them up on my site over at Radio Free Genome, and you can download the presentation directly from here.

From http://hackerspaces.org/blog/

Those of you that were on the conference call last Sunday were the first to be made aware that I've been working incognito for the last two months scheming, planning, plotting with fellow members of HacDC to pull off a really cool event.

For those that were not made aware, ShmooCon is an annual computer security hacker conference in DC that covers many topics, including 0-day exploits, Hack the Genome! The Age of Bimolecular Cryptology, or The Gentlemen's Agreement: Pwning Friends Legally for Fun, ????, and Profit, how the Ohio voting machines were able to be compromised (a '08 favorite talk of mine), and - if you have an itchy trigger finger - Hack or Halo.

So how does HacDC play into this? Well, some short background:
HacDC didn't exist when ShmooCon was around last year, it was only spoken about in hushed tones till after the conference. Now we've been around for almost a full year with lots of stories to speak of.

Now at this ShmooCon we're very loud and very proud of how far we have come and we'd like to say thanks to everyone by hosting the official ShmooCon Friday night party.

The details are forth coming but the basics are:

Location: HacDC Sanctuary (4 meters from the Altar)

1525 Newton St NW, Washington DC 20010 USA
(near corner of 16th and Newton NW)
Google Map

Time: 10pm till past 3ish.

How/Who: If you're a member of a hackerspace or an attendee of ShmooCon, just show up for the festivities.

Venue:

This is where the action happens.

What to expect:

Three DJ's:
DJ HSO
DJ Just Joshin
DJ Keith Myers

Plus a number of fun projects that hackers from other hackerspaces are bringing in to show off.

Party Mode On!
-Eric Michaud

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UPDATE: Bring your laser pointers!  Shuuush. ;)