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{{Short description|American hacker convention}}
'''ShmooCon''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Hacker conference|hacker convention]] organized by [[Shmoo Group|The Shmoo Group]]. There are typically about 35 different talks and presentations, on a variety of subjects related to [[computer security]] and [[cyberculture]].
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'''ShmooCon''' is an American [[Hacker conference|hacker convention]] organized by The Shmoo Group. There are typically 40 different talks and [[Presentation|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.
==History==


== Venues, dates, and attendance ==
From 2005 to 2010, ShmooCon was held at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in [[Washington, D.C.]].
Each conference venue and date has been included for easy reference.
ShmooCon 2011-2012 was held at the Washington Hilton, in [[Washington, D.C.]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!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<ref>{{Cite web |title=End of Year Ticket Stats – ShmooCon |url=https://www.shmoocon.org/2015/12/16/end-of-year-ticket-stats/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.shmoocon.org}}</ref>
|-
|ShmooCon XIII
|[[Washington Hilton]]
|January 13–15
|2017
|~2200 attendees<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShmooCon 2017 – Ticket Sales Stats – ShmooCon |url=https://www.shmoocon.org/2016/12/10/shmoocon-2017-ticket-sales-stats/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.shmoocon.org}}</ref>
|-
|ShmooCon XIV
|[[Washington Hilton]]
|January 19–21
|2018
|~2200 attendees<ref>{{Cite web |title=End of Year Ticket Stats – 2018 – ShmooCon |url=https://www.shmoocon.org/2017/12/16/end-of-year-ticket-stats-2018/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.shmoocon.org}}</ref>
|-
|ShmooCon XV
|[[Washington Hilton]]
|January 18–20
|2019
|~2200 attendees<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yearly Ticket Sales Stats – 2019 – ShmooCon |url=https://www.shmoocon.org/2019/01/03/yearly-ticket-sales-stats-2019/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.shmoocon.org}}</ref>
|-
|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<ref>{{Cite web |title=End of Year Ticket Sales Stats – ShmooCon |url=https://www.shmoocon.org/2021/12/19/end-of-year-ticket-sales-stats/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.shmoocon.org}}</ref>
|-
|ShmooCon XVIII
|[[Washington Hilton]]
|January 20–22
|2023
|~2200 attendees<ref>{{Cite web |title=End of Year Ticket Sales Stats – 2023 – ShmooCon |url=https://www.shmoocon.org/2023/01/07/end-of-year-ticket-sales-stats-2023/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.shmoocon.org}}</ref>
|-
|ShmooCon XIX
|[[Washington Hilton]]
|January 12-14
|2024
|TBA
|-
|ShmooCon XX
|[[Washington Hilton]]
|January 10-12
|2025
|TBA
|}


==Research presented at ShmooCon==
* February 4-6, 2005: approximately 400 attendees
ShmooCon seeks to select talks that are original research and have not been presented at other conventions.
* January 13-15, 2006: approximately 700 attendees
* March 23-25, 2007: Sold out; over 900 attendees
* February 15-17, 2008: Sold out; over 1200 attendees
* February 6-8, 2009: Sold out; over 1600 attendees
* February 5-7, 2010: Sold out; around 1600 attendees
* January 28-30, 2011: Sold out; over 1600 attendees
* January 27-29, 2012: Sold out; over 1800 attendees


==Charitable efforts==
It was announced that ShmooCon 2013 will be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington, and will be held between February 15th and the 17th.
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shmooze-A-Student – ShmooCon |url=https://www.shmoocon.org/shmooze-a-student/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=www.shmoocon.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Answers to the Burning Question: What is a Shmoo? – Seidenberg School News |url=https://seidenbergnews.blogs.pace.edu/2015/02/13/2776/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=seidenbergnews.blogs.pace.edu}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
==Research Presented at ShmooCon==
|-
ShmooCon seeks to select talks that are original research, and have not been presented yet at other conventions.
! Year !! [[Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF]]!! [[Hackers for Charity|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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ShmooCon2014_Closing_Remarks|title=ShmooCon 2014 - Closing Remarks|date=Jan 29, 2014|accessdate=Oct 29, 2020|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || $8,050 || $7,920 || || $15,970<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Closing_Remarks_SC2015|title=Closing Remarks [SC2015]|accessdate=Oct 29, 2020|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || || || ||
|-
| 2017 || $4,185 || $4,010 || $3,490 for [[Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play]] || $11,685<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ShmooCon2017|title=ShmooCon 2017|first=various presenters|last=Shmoo Group|date=Jan 15, 2017|accessdate=Oct 29, 2020|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || $7,330 || $6,715 || $4,176 for [[The Planetary Society]] || $18,221<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Shmoocon2018|title=ShmooCon 2018|first=various presenters|last=Shmoo Group|date=Oct 29, 2018|accessdate=Oct 29, 2020|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || TBD || TBD || TBD for [[No Starch Press Foundation]] ||TBD
|}


==References==
==Charitable Efforts==
<references />
In 2011, ShmooCon t-shirt sales went 100% to support a charity of the purchasers choice. ShmooCon reports that the final totals were $5010 for the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation|EFF]] and $7640 for [[Hackers For Charity]].<ref>[http://www.shmoocon.org/ ShmooCon website]</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.shmoocon.org/ ShmooCon website]
* [http://www.shmoocon.org/ ShmooCon website]
* [http://news.com.com/Windows+weakness+can+lead+to+network+traffic+hijacks/2100-1002_3-6170229.html "Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks"], ZDNet, March 26, 2007
* {{webarchive |date=2013-01-19 |url=https://archive.today/20130119194933/http://news.com.com/Windows+weakness+can+lead+to+network+traffic+hijacks/2100-1002_3-6170229.html |title="Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks", ZDNet, March 26, 2007}}
* [http://lists.shmoo.com/mailman/listinfo/shmoocon-roommates ShmooCon "find a room" mailing list]
* [http://lists.shmoo.com/mailman/listinfo/shmoocon-roommates ShmooCon "find a room" mailing list]


==References==
<references />

[[Category:Recurring events established in 2005]]
[[Category:Hacker conventions]]
[[Category:Hacker conventions]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 2005]]



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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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