DEF CON IV INFORMATION Last Updated 4.08.96 DEF CON IV Ride and Room Sharing page! http://exo.com/~fricke/dc-ride.html Hook up with others for rides, share rooms, and save cash! (Thanks Light Ray for this service) DEF CON IV Convention Update #1.05 (04.07.96) July 26-28th @ the Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXXxxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXxxxxxxXXXXXX X X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXxxxxxxxxXXXXXXX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXxxxxxxxxxxXXXX XXXXXXXXX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXxxxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXXXX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXX XX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXxxxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXX X XX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXXXX XX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXxxxxxxXXXXXXXXX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXXxxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X DEF CON IV Initial Convention Announcement READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE & READ & DISTRIBUTE DEF CON IV Will be held for the fourth time in Las Vegas. Heck, they are building the hotels faster than we can use them up. If you don't know much about Def Con, please check out the web site and you will get an idea. IN SHORT:--------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT: Speakers and partying in vegas for all hackers WHEN: July 26 - 28th WHERE: Las Vegas, Nevada @ the Monte Carlo Hotel COSTS: $30 in advance, $40 at the door MORE INFO: http://www.defcon.org or email info@defcon.org IN LONG:---------------------------------------------------------------------- (The following is mostly pirated from last year's announcement.. I'll update it when I feel creative) Hey, it's time for DEF CON again. This is an initial announcement and invitation to DEF CON IV, a convention for the "underground" elements of the computer culture. We try to target the (Fill in your favorite word here): Hackers, Phreaks, Hammies, Virii Coders, Programmers, Crackers, Cyberpunk Wannabees, Civil Liberties Groups, CypherPunks, Futurists, Artists, Criminally Insane, Hearing Impaired. It seems that books about the culture are becoming more popular, so of course reporters are also welcome. You won't be hurt. I promise. So you heard about DEF CON III, and want to hit part IV? You heard about the parties, the info discussed, the bizarre atmosphere of Las Vegas and want to check it out in person? You want to do weird shit _away_ from the hotel where you can't get me in trouble? Then you're just the person to attend! Sure it's great to meet and party with fellow hackers, but besides that we try to provide information and speakers in a forum that can't be found at other conferences. While there is an initial concern that this is just another excuse for the evil hackers to party and wreak havoc, it's just not the case. People come to DEF CON for information and for making contacts. We strive to distinguish this convention from others in that respect. Plus this year we have official DEF CON GOONS(c) who will pummel you until you pass out should you cause problems for other con.friendly people! Big Brother loves you! SPEAKERS:--------------------------------------------------------------------- Speakers in the past have included Gail Thackeray, Phill Zimmermann, Bruce Schneier, Susan Thunder, Jim Settle, and many others. Who will we have this year? Well as usual the actual list is always changing, but below will be the current state of the speakers. There will be speaking all day Saturday and Sunday starting at about 10 a.m. and going to 6 p.m. with about two hours for lunch. Aprox. 18 people will speak, plus smaller tech sessions. John Littman - Author of "The Fugitive Game" - Tales from the whole Kevin Mitnick saga. Spaceman Spiff - Linux hacking. A look at security and os hacking. Winn Schwartau - Information Warfare - Eric Hughes - Founder of Cypherpunks List - Dune - Lock picking demonstration and Q&A - There will be various tools and locks demonstrated. This will be a smaller talk at table X at x:xx on Sunday. Carolyn Meinel - "Jobs are for Lusers" - The oppressive potential of employers and the diversified marketplace results in self employment. Koresh - A technical talk about ip spoofing, sequencing and fragmentation attacks as well as firewall prevention techniques. Stephen Cobb - 101 Things to do with an Ex-Hacker Could we or should we develop a process for "sanitizing" people who want to make the transition from illegal hacking to legitimate employment. John Q. Newman - Sponsored by Index Publishing - "Paper tripping" and document manipulation. How do "they" know who you are? Mudge - Vulnerabilities in OTP's - SecurID and S/key. Dictionary, Spoofing, Hi-Jacking and Race Condition attacks. If you are interested in speaking, or know of someone who is is, please contact me. I am looking for a keynote speaker and technical and social issues (Privacy, Identity hacking, etc). EVENTS:----------------------------------------------------------------------- HACKER JEOPARDY: Winn is back, bigger and badder with Hacker Jeopardy. The Holy Cow will help supply the beer, you supply the answers. Extra secret bonus round, and an elite challenge round make this year even better. The first round starts at 12 midnight o'clock on Friday and lasts until it is done. The second and secret rounds will happen Saturday at midnight. 6 teams will be picked at random and compete for the final round. There can be only one! Strat's Team, the winners from last year will defend if all the members can be found. CAPTURE THE FLAG: Capture the Flag will have one network, with a Sidewinder firewall connecting the network to the internet. On the hacker network will be 5 to 9 different "flag" machines running a variety of operating systems. The object of the game is to get points by having your team's message be the last one on the console of a flag machine at specific times. Contestants are not allowed to use the keyboard or monitor of the flag machines. Any other method of getting the message to the screen is valid, as long as the console and/or network is not disabled for more than 3 minutes. VIRTUAL WORLD: We will have a discount at Virtual World, and you will be able to play the various Red Planet or Battle Mech games. Full pod immersion! Up to eight people/pods per group. More information to follow. T1 NET CONNECTION: There will be another T1 network connection this year. This time we will have it set up in time. If you want to connect to the network make sure to bring a computer with a 10 base T (10bt) ethernet card to plug into our hubs. Don't forget to bring weird connectors and stuff, those always seem to come in handy. HOTELS:----------------------------------------------------------------------- There are many hotels nearby. Below are some close references to the primary hotel, and others that are close and less expensive. PRIMARY HOTEL: The Monte Carlo This hotel will be built one month before we show up. I am told it is a very nice, hence, expensive place. Phone: 800-311-8999, reference "DEF CON" for reservations Rates: Single & Double rooms $99, Triple room $109 Other hotels near by: The MGM Grand (Across the street) The Tropicana 1-800-634-4000 (Also across the street) Hotel RANGE PER NIGHT SUN-THUR FRI-SUN ALADDIN $35-$65 $85-$105 BOOMTOWN $28 $55 BOULDER STATION $39 $65 BALLY'S $89-$109 $139 CAESAR'S $165 $190 CIRCUS CIRCUS $29-$45 $79-$89 EXCALIBUR $59-$79 $83-$93 FITZGERALD $46 $75 GLASS POOL INN $29-$39 $49-$89 GOLDEN NUGGET $39-$49 $79 GOLD COAST $35 $55 HARRAH'S $55-$109 $119-$149 HACIENDA $48-68 $88-$98 HILTON (LAS VEGAS) $69-$119 $129-$159 HILTON (FLAMINGO) $69-$99 $85-$209 IMPERIAL PALACE $45-$79 $99-$129 LUXOR $59-$89 $119-$199 MAXIM $48-$68 $59-$79 MGM GRAND $69-$99 $119-$149 MIRAGE $69-$109 $145-$259 PALACE STATION $49-$69 $59-$79 PLAZA $30-$50 $59-$79 SAM'S TOWN $45-$65 $85-105 SAN REMO $59-$79 $119-$159 SAND'S $75-$95 $115-135 RIO $66-$96 $129-$149 RIVERIA $59-$79 $105-$125 TROPICANA $49-$79 $109-$129 TREASURE ISLAND $59-$79 $119-$139 SHERATON DESERT INN $89-$109 $145-$165 SAHARA $59-$79 $85-$105 BLAIR HOUSE $59-$79 $99-$109 VACTION VILLAGE $39-$59 $59-$79 STUFF IN VEGAS:--------------------------------------------------------------- URLs http://www.wizard.com/cabbie/brothels2.html Legal Brothals http://www.cris.com/%7Epsyspy/area51/index.shtml Area 51 / Groom Lake http://www.nerdworld.com/users/dstein/nw449.html Gambling Resource page. http://204.31.168.10/travel/Nevada/ Vacation Info for the Luxor, MGM, Mirage, and Excalibur http://www.lv.com/Paradice/ Paradice Adventures is a room consolidator that offers Hotel & Motel discounts in the four major Nevada destinations. Also we offer up to 30% off on rack rates during normal periods. http://www.infi.net/vegas/lvr/ Hotel Reservations, Show Times, and Conventions. http://exo.com/~fricke/dc-ride.html Hook up with others for rides, share rooms, and save cash! (Thanks Light Ray for this service) MORE INFO:-------------------------------------------------------------------- DEF CON Voice Bridge (801) 855-3326 This is a multi-line voice bbs, VMB and voice conference system. There are 5 or so conference areas, with up to eight people on each one. Anyone can create a free VMB, and there are different voice bbs sections for separate topics. This is a good neutral meeting place to hook up with others. MAILING LIST send emial to majordomo@fc.net and in the body of the message include the following on a separate line each. subscribe dc-announce subscribe dc-stuff dc-announce is is used for convention updates and major announcements, dc-stuff is related to general conversation, planning rides and rooms, etc. WWW Site http://www.defcon.org/ Convention updates and archives from previous conventions are housed here. Past speakers, topics, and stuff for sale. Also a growing section of links to other places of interest and current events. EMAIL dtangent@defcon.org Send all email questions / comments to dtangent@defcon.org. It has been said that my email is monitored by various people. If you want to say something private, please do so with my pgp key (At the bottom of this announcement) I usually respond to everything, if not I'm swamped or had a system problem. SNAIL MAIL Send all written materials, pre-registrations, etc. to: DEF CON, 2709 E. Madison, Seattle WA, 98112 If you are pre-registering for $30 please make payable to DEF CON and include a name to which you want the registration to apply. I don't respond to registrations unless you request. DO YOU WANT TO HELP?---------------------------------------------------------- Here is what you can do if you want to help out or participate in some way: DONATE stuff for the continuous give-aways and the various contests. Got extra ancient stuff, or new cool stuff you don't use anymore? Donate it to a good cause! One person was very happy over winning an osborne "portable" computer. ORGANIZE sharing a room or rides with other people in your area. Join the mailing list and let people know you have floor space or some extra seats in your car. Hey, what's the worst that can happen besides a trashed hotel room or a car-jacking? CREATE questions for hacker jeopardy (you know how the game is played) and email them to winn@infowar.com. No one helped out last year, so this year let's try. Everything from "Famous narks" to "unix bugs" is fair game. BRING a machine with a 10bt interface card, and get on the local network, trade pgp signatures, etc. MY PGP KEY:------------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.1 mQCNAy6v5H8AAAEEAJ7xUzvdRFMtJW3CLRs2yXL0BC9dBiB6+hAPgBVqSWbHWVIT /5A38LPA4zqeGnGpmZjGev6rPeFEGxDfoV68voLOonRPcea9d/ow0Aq2V5I0nUrl LKU7gi3TgEXvhUmk04hjr8Wpr92cTEx4cIlvAeyGkoirb+cihstEqldGqClNAAUR tCZUaGUgRGFyayBUYW5nZW50IDxkdGFuZ2VudEBkZWZjb24ub3JnPg== =ngNC -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- The Hotel is still being built, as you can see (one , two) from last years convention.
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