# Summercon

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Summercon Status Active Genre Hacker con Frequency Annually Country United States Inaugurated 1987; 39 years ago (1987) Most recent 2024 Sponsors Capsule8 Trail of Bits Website www.summercon.org

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**Summercon** is one of the oldest [hacker](/source/Hacker_(computer_security)) [conventions](/source/Convention_(meeting)), and America's oldest and longest-running [information security](/source/Information_security) conference. It helped set a precedent for more modern "cons" such as [H.O.P.E.](/source/Hackers_on_Planet_Earth) and [DEF CON](/source/DEF_CON_(convention)), although it has remained smaller and more personal.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Summercon has been hosted in cities such as [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis), [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas), and [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam). Originally run by *[Phrack](/source/Phrack)*, the underground ezine, and held annually in St. Louis, the organizational responsibilities of running Summercon were transferred to [clovis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clovis_(computer_security)&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1998 and the convention took place in Atlanta, dubbed 'Summercon X'.

In its modern incarnation, it is currently organized by [redpantz(Chris Valasek)](/source/Chris_Valasek) and [shmeck](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shmeck&action=edit&redlink=1), who emphasize the importance of [face-to-face interaction](/source/Face-to-face_interaction) as technology increasingly mediates relationships between members of the information security community. Summercon is open to everyone, including "hackers, [phreakers](/source/Phreaking), phrackers, feds, [2600](/source/2600_The_Hacker_Quarterly) kids, cops, security professionals, U4EA, r00t kids club, press, groupies, chicks, conference whores, k0d3 kids, convicted felons, and concerned parents."[1]

Year Location Notes 1987 St. Louis, MO Held at June 19–21 1988 St. Louis, MO Held at July 22–24 1989 St. Louis, MO Held at June 23–25 1990 St. Louis, MO Held at June 22–24 1991 St. Louis, MO Officially titled CyberView,[2] it was held at June 21–23 1992 St. Louis, MO Held at June 26–28 1993 St. Louis, MO 1995 Atlanta, GA Held at the downtown Clarion Hotel by Erik Bloodaxe/LOD/Phrack, June 2–4 1996 Washington, D.C Held at June 15–16 1997 Atlanta, GA Held at May 31-June 2 1998 Atlanta, GA Held at Comfort Inn, Downtown, June 5–7 1999 Atlanta, GA Held at CNN Omni Hotel, June 4–6 2000 Atlanta, GA Held at CNN Omni Hotel, June 2–4 2001 Amsterdam, NL Held at the Hotel Krasnapolsky, June 1–3 2002 Washington, D.C Held at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel, May 31-June 2 2003 Pittsburgh, PA Held at the University Club, June 6–8 2004 Pittsburgh, PA Held at the University Club, June 11–13 2005 Austin, TX Held at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, June 3–5 2006 Las Vegas, NV Held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Aug 4–6 2007 Atlanta, GA Held at the Wyndham Midtown Hotel, Aug 24–26 2008 Atlanta, GA Held at the Wyndham Midtown Hotel, May 30-June 1 2009 Atlanta, GA Held at the Hotel Midtown, June 5–6 2010 New York, NY Held at the Delancey, June 18–20 2011 Brooklyn, NY Held at Littlefield, June 10–12 2012 Brooklyn, NY Held at Littlefield, June 8–10 2013 Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, NY Held at 404, June 7–8 2014 Manhattan, NY Held at YOTEL, June 5–6 2015 Brooklyn, NY Held at Littlefield, July 17–18 2016 Brooklyn, NY Held at Littlefield, July 15–16 2017 Brooklyn, NY Held at Littlefield, June 23–24 2018 Brooklyn, NY Held at Littlefield, June 29–30 2019 Brooklyn, NY Held at Littlefield, June 14–15 2020 Online Held as a Virtual Conference on Zoom (software) and YouTube Live,[3] June 13 2021 Brooklyn, NY & Online Held as a hybrid conference, July 9–10. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via YouTube Live.[4] 2022 Brooklyn, NY & Online Held as a hybrid conference, July 8–9. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via YouTube Live.[5] 2023 Brooklyn, NY & Online Held as a hybrid conference, July 14–15. In-person event was held at Littlefield. Live video was streamed via YouTube Live.[6] 2024 Brooklyn, NY & Online Held as a hybrid conference, July 19–21. In-person event was held at Littlefield. 2025 Brooklyn, NY & Online Held as a hybrid conference, July 11–12. In-person held at Littlefield; live stream on YouTube.[7]

## See also

- [Chaos Communication Congress](/source/Chaos_Communication_Congress) (C3) — oldest and Europe's biggest hacker conferences held by [Chaos Computer Club](/source/Chaos_Computer_Club) (CCC).

- [HoHoCon](/source/HoHoCon) — first modern hacker convention held by [CULT OF THE DEAD COW](/source/Cult_of_the_Dead_Cow).

- [Black Hat Briefings](/source/Black_Hat_Briefings) the largest 'official' [computer security](/source/Computer_security) event in the world.

- [MyDEFCON](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MyDEFCON&action=edit&redlink=1) gathering point spawned from the annual DEFCON security conference.

- [The Hackers Conference](/source/The_Hackers_Conference) An invitation-only gathering to discuss general topics within the computer industry.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Official SummerCon 2003 Announcement"](http://seclists.org/isn/2003/Feb/17). Bugtraq. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sterling91_2-0)** [Sterling, Bruce](/source/Bruce_Sterling) (1991). ["CyberView 91 Report"](https://w2.eff.org/Misc/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/cyberview_91.report). Retrieved 2008-10-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Team Summercon Live Stream"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200731094116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVbrxMTrp0k&gl=US&hl=en). Team Summercon. Archived from [the original](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVbrxMTrp0k) on 2020-07-31. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Summercon 2021 - Friday Day 1 Live Stream"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbf2FQ6KK9Q). Team Summercon. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/gbf2FQ6KK9Q) from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["SummerCon 2022 - Day 1 Friday July 8th"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCTEKV4UoCM). Team Summercon. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["SummerCon 2023 Day 1 - Back in Littlefield and lesssgoo"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0gDd8jXgfY). Team Summercon. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["SummerCon 2025 Day 1 - Live from Littlefield, Brooklyn, USA - Day 1"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDlYLmvMTTc). Summercon Foundation. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

## External links

- [Summercon Official site](http://www.summercon.org)

- [Phrack, Volume Three, Issue Thirty-one, Phile #5 of 10.](https://web.archive.org/web/20020304211908/http://phrack.org/show.php?p=31&a=5) References Summercon '88

- [An interview](http://www.elfqrin.com/docs/hakref/interviews/eq-i-mentor.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070125193014/http://www.elfqrin.com/docs/hakref/interviews/eq-i-mentor.html) 2007-01-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) with [Loyd Blankenship](/source/Loyd_Blankenship), aka The Mentor, reflecting on Summercon '88

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