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ShmooCon

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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

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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

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ShmooCon seeks to select talks that are original research and have not been presented at other conventions.

Charitable efforts

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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

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  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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