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>From knight@eff.org Tue Aug 25 13:16:24 1992
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Message-Id: <199208251715.AA09548@eff.org>
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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 13:19:22 -0500
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To: walt@terminus.umd.edu (Walt Gilbert)
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From: Craig Neidorf <knight@eff.org>
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Subject: Re: HoHo's are great
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Status: R
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[Pre Announcement - August 17, 1992]
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dFx International Digest and cDc - Cult Of The Dead Cow proudly present :
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The Third Annual
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X M A S C O N
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AKA
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H 0 H 0 C O N
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"Here... why don't you talk to my lawyer"
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Who: All Hackers, Journalists, Security Personnel, Federal Agents,
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Lawyers, Authors and Other Interested Parties.
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Where: Howard Johnson's - Hobby Airport
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7777 Airport Boulevard
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Houston, Texas 77061
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U.S.A.
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Tel: (800) 654-2000
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Hou: (713) 644-1261
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Fax: (713) 644-1117
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When: Friday December 18 through Sunday December 20, 1992
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Somebody call hotel security, we're at it again! Xmas/HoHoCon '92, three years
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and running. HoHoCon '91 turned out to be the largest and most chaotic
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gathering of any other computer underground conference ever, yet it was also
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the most organized and well planned. Everything from party ball soccer to
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interhotel telegrams from Cliff Stoll to elite cYbuR-strippers, and everyone
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from Bruce Sterling to Erik Bloodaxe & Doc Holiday of Comsec to K0DE WARRI0R
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himself. It was also the first conference to produce .gifs, a definite new
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trend. How we got away with it is still a mystery, and how we'll top it, I just
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don't know. But you can bet we're gonna try! We're looking to get an even
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larger group of people from the computer underground, computer security, media,
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and telecommunications world together to discuss a variety of topics. Still no
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ego trip either, the event will once again be open to the public so that anyone
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may attend, and everyone is encouraged to participate in the activities.
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Hotel Information
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This year, we've moved the conference from Intercontinental Airport to Hobby
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Airport. This was mainly due to conference room availability and room pricing.
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It shouldn't create an inconvenience as most airlines service both Airports.
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The Hobby Airport Howard Johnson's Lodge is located almost directly across the
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street from the entrance of the airport (approximately one block west if facing
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the airport). The HoHoCon group room rates are $41.00 plus tax (15%) per night,
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your choice of either single or double. There are also 2 suites available, a
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mini and a large. You can call the hotel for pricing and availability of the
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suites. Once again, when you make your reservations (800-654-2000, which is
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also reachable from Houston), you will need to tell them you are with the
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HoHoCon Conference to receive the reduced room rate, otherwise you will be
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shelling out $59.00. There is no charge for children, regardless of age, when
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they occupy the same room as their parents. Specially designed rooms for the
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handicapped are available. The hotel provides free on call transportation to
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and from the airport. The hotel restaurant, The Mulberry Tree, is open from 6
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a.m. to 10 p.m. Meal prices range between $5 and $10, with breakfast being
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closer
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to $5 and dinner closer to $10. There is also a buffet available for $6.95. The
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hotel bar, The Hobby Saloon, is open from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. and features the
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general assortment of table games and bar attractions. There is an outdoor pool
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and an exercise room. Car rental agencies are located in the lobbies of both
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the hotel and airport. Unlike last year, there will be no need to hack the
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television sets as the hotel provides free cable tv, which includes HBO (don't
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know about those wonderfully edited R rated hotel pornos yet, kidz). Check-in
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and check-out times are both 12:00 noon. Earlier check-in is allowed if there
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are rooms available. If you need further information, contact us or the hotel
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directly.
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If you are only able to get a flight into Intercontinental Airport, there is a
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shuttle that will take you to Hobby for $11.50. Departures start at 10 a.m. and
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continue until 10 p.m., leaving every hour on the hour. For more information
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contact the Hobby Airport Limousine Service at (713) 644-8359.
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Similar to last year, the hotel is placing the HoHoCon guests (those renting
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rooms) in their own building (smart move). Thus, we are encouraging people to
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make their reservations as early as possible to ensure themselves a room in our
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building. As of this writing, there are 6 rooms reserved and there is a total
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of 40 rooms in the building.
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Directions
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If you plan to drive to the conference, plan your route to get you to
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Interstate 45. From there, if you are coming from the North (which most of you
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will be), take I-45 South to the Broadway exit. Make a right on Broadway and
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drive down for about a mile or so until you come to Airport Boulevard (you will
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be right in front of the airport at this point). Make a right on Airport
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Boulevard and the hotel is one block down on the right.
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If you are coming from the South, take I-45 North to Airport Boulevard. Go left
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on Airport Boulevard and the hotel will be on the right, one block past the
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airport.
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Conference Details
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HoHoCon will last 3 days, with the actual conference being held on Saturday,
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December 19, starting at 11:00 a.m. or 12:00 noon, depending on the number of
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speakers, and continuing until 4:30 p.m. The reason for having to vacate the
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conference room so early is because there is a Christmas party following our
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conference. Hopefully, the partiers will get so drunk, loud and obnoxious that
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the hotel staff won't have the time to pay attention to us.
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This is actually a pre 'official announcement', so at this point, we don't
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exactly have all of the conference itself planned. We are still in the midst of
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arranging times and confirming speakers. We would like to have a number of
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people speak on a varied assortment of topics. If you would like to speak,
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please contact us as soon as possible and let us know who you are, who you
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represent (if anyone), the topic you wish to speak on, a rough estimate of how
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long you will need, and whether or not you will be needing any audio-visual
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aids. The main announcement will probably be going out in three weeks, and we
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will be releasing updates every three to four weeks after that.
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We would like to have people bring interesting items and videos again this
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year, so if you have anything you think people would enjoy having the chance to
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see, please let us know ahead of time, and tell us if you will need any help
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getting it to the conference. If all else fails, just bring it to the con and
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give it to us when you arrive. We will also include a list of items and videos
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that will be present in a future update.
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We received a nice amount of media support last year in the form of
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pre-conference announcements and would greatly appreciate the same this year.
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Besides our updates, you will most likely be able to get HoHoCon details from
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CuD, Informatik, Mondo 2000, and Phrack Magazine. If you are a journalist and
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would like to do a story on HoHoCon 92, or know someone who would, contact us
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with any questions you may have, or feel free to use and reprint any
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information in this file.
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If anyone requires any additional information, needs to ask any questions,
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wants to RSVP, or would like to be added to the mailing list to receive the
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HoHoCon updates, you may write myself (Drunkfux) or any of the other HoHoCon
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planning committee members (uh... whoever they may be) at:
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dfx@nuchat.sccsi.com
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For those without net access, we'll list a few boards to reach us on in the
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upcoming announcement, as well as a P.O. Box. Currently, your best bet would be
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to try any of the cDc systems. Mainly, Demon Roach Underground - (806)
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794-4362, Login: THRASH, NUP: Jihad (I think).
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HoHoCon 92 will be a priceless learning experience for professionals (yeah,
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right) and gives journalists a chance to gather information and ideas direct
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from the source. It is also one of the very few times when all the members of
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the computer underground can come together for a realistic purpose. We urge
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people not to miss out on an event of this caliber, which doesn't happen very
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often. If you've ever wanted to meet some of the most famous people from the
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hacking community, this may be your one and only chance. Don't wait to read
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about it in all the magazines, and then wish you had attended, make your plans
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to be there now! Be a part of what we hope to be our largest and greatest
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conference ever.
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Remember, to make your reservations, call (800) 654-2000 and tell them you're
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with HoHoCon.
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