ShmooCon

ShmooCon is an American hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group. There are typically 40 different talks and presentations on a variety of subjects related to computer security and cyberculture. Multiple events are 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.

Venues, dates, and attendance

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

Conference Name Venue Duration Year Attendance
ShmooCon I Marriott Wardman Park February 4–6 2005 ~400 attendees
ShmooCon II Marriott Wardman Park January 13–15 2006 ~700 attendees
ShmooCon III Marriott Wardman Park March 23–25 2007 900+ attendees
ShmooCon IV Marriott Wardman Park February 15–17 2008 1200+ attendees
ShmooCon V Marriott Wardman Park February 6–8 2009 1600+ attendees
ShmooCon VI Marriott Wardman Park February 5–7 2010 ~1600 attendees
ShmooCon VII Washington Hilton January 28–30 2011 1600+ attendees
ShmooCon VIII Washington Hilton January 27–29 2012 1800+ attendees
ShmooCon IX Hyatt Regency February 15–17 2013 1600+ attendees
ShmooCon X Washington Hilton January 17–19 2014 1900+ attendees
ShmooCon XI Washington Hilton January 16–18 2015 1900+ attendees
ShmooCon XII Washington Hilton January 19–21 2016 1500+ attendees[1]
ShmooCon XIII Washington Hilton January 13–15 2017 ~2200 attendees[2]
ShmooCon XIV Washington Hilton January 19–21 2018 ~2200 attendees[3]
ShmooCon XV Washington Hilton January 18–20 2019 ~2200 attendees[4]
ShmooCon XVI Washington Hilton January 31–February 2 2020 ~2175 attendees
N/A N/A N/A 2021 0
ShmooCon XVII Washington Hilton March 24–26 2022 ~2000 attendees[5]
ShmooCon XVIII Washington Hilton January 20–22 2023 ~2200 attendees[6]
ShmooCon XIX Washington Hilton January 12-14 2024 TBA
ShmooCon XX Washington Hilton January 10-12 2025 TBA

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 supports multiple charities, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Hackers for Charity, by sponsoring T-shirt sales. Attendees are provided the opportunity to donate a fixed amount of money for a charity in exchange for a T-shirt. ShmooCon also has a long-standing program, Shmooze-A-Student, where attendees can opt to cover an undergraduate college student's ticket fee and stipend when purchasing their own ticket.[7][8]

Year EFF HFC Other Total
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[9]
2015 $8,050 $7,920 $15,970[10]
2016
2017 $4,185 $4,010 $3,490 for Child's Play $11,685[11]
2018 $7,330 $6,715 $4,176 for The Planetary Society $18,221[12]
2019 TBD TBD TBD for No Starch Press Foundation TBD

References

  1. ^ "End of Year Ticket Stats – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ "ShmooCon 2017 – Ticket Sales Stats – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  3. ^ "End of Year Ticket Stats – 2018 – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  4. ^ "Yearly Ticket Sales Stats – 2019 – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  5. ^ "End of Year Ticket Sales Stats – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  6. ^ "End of Year Ticket Sales Stats – 2023 – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  7. ^ "Shmooze-A-Student – ShmooCon". www.shmoocon.org. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  8. ^ "The Answers to the Burning Question: What is a Shmoo? – Seidenberg School News". seidenbergnews.blogs.pace.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  9. ^ "ShmooCon 2014 - Closing Remarks". Jan 29, 2014. Retrieved Oct 29, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ "Closing Remarks [SC2015]". Retrieved Oct 29, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ Shmoo Group, various presenters (Jan 15, 2017). "ShmooCon 2017". Retrieved Oct 29, 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ Shmoo Group, various presenters (Oct 29, 2018). "ShmooCon 2018". Retrieved Oct 29, 2020 – via Internet Archive.


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