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ShmooCon, founded in 2005, is an American hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group, and held in the Washington DC area. It was created as an alternative to the Black Hat conference, but at a more affordable price. There are normally about 35 different talks and presentations, on a variety of subjects related to computer security and cyberculture. The ShmooCon organizers also help sponsor other similar events.

History

To date, every ShmooCon event has been held at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in Washington DC.

  • February 4-6, 2005: approximately 400 attendees
  • January 13-15, 2006: approximately 700 attendees
  • March 23-25, 2007. The event sold out by February 1st, but attendee figures have not yet been released
  • February 15-17, 2008

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