Summercon is one of the oldest hackerconventions, and America's oldest and longest-running information security conference. It helped set a precedent for more modern "cons" such as H.O.P.E. and DEF CON, although it has remained smaller and more personal.[citation needed] Summercon has been hosted in cities such as Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., New York City, Austin, Las Vegas, and Amsterdam. Originally run by Phrack, the underground ezine, and held annually in St. Louis, the organizational responsibilities of running Summercon were transferred to clovis in 1998 and the convention took place in Atlanta, dubbed 'Summercon X'.
In its modern incarnation, it is currently organized by redpantz and shmeck, who emphasize the importance of face-to-face interaction as technology increasingly mediates relationships between members of the information security community. Summercon is open to everyone, including "hackers, phreakers, phrackers, feds, 2600 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
