Hacker Karaoke | Veilid Dev and Community Meetup | Ham Radio Exams | DCG Atlanta (DC404,678,770,470) | Cycle Override | DEF CON Holland Group Presents: VrijMiBo | BlanketFort Con | Blacks in Cyber Lituation 2.0 | Arcade Party | GOTHCON 2024 | QueerCon | Ask the EFF | CTU | DC Next Gen party | VETCON | Women, gender non-conforming and non-binary meetup with The Diana Initiative | DEF CON Book Club Discussion | Sticker Swap at DEF CON 32 | Lawyers Meet | Jack Rhysider Masquerade | RAA for Workgroups 3.11 | EFF Tech Trivia | DC702 | QueerCon Mixer | Defcon.run | Toxic BBQ | The Unofficial DEF CON Shoot | DEF CON Movie Night | Intigriti Hack Shack | The Pwnie Awards | The Illuminati Party | Policy Mixer @ DEF CON | AIV + BTV Pool Party
Party
Friday & Saturday: 20:00-02:00 | Location: 222
We are the event to go to if you want to hang out, enjoy the festivities, sing along, and show ones hidden talent.
More Info: https://www.hackerkaraoke.org
X/Twitter: @hackerkaraoke
Meetup
Friday: 12:00-13:30 | Location: Warstories Track
Cult of the Dead Cow and Hackers.Town are bringing you a meet and greet and chat session about Veilid Framework. Come by, say hi, talk shop, let’s see each other in person and have a little fun! Veilid Foundation directors and many of the primary contributors will be there to share progress over the last year. Come by and help us to restore the future and ensure the privacy of the internet for generations to come!
More Info: https://veilid.com
Event
Friday: 13:00-16:00, Saturday:11:00-17:00, Sunday: 11:00-13:00 | Location: 320
Ham radio is the original group of electronic hackers, starting long before computers, circuit chips, or even transistors. Continuing this pioneer spirit, The Ham Radio Village is offering free ham radio exams again at DEF CON! All are welcome to come and take the exam and get their amateur radio license upon passing. All three levels (technician, general, and amateur extra) of exams will be offered during DEF CON at the Ham Radio Village. Examinees are encouraged to study the question pool and take practice exams on ham.study.
Everything we do today involves wireless communications of some sort, and a basic knowledge of how radio works is crucial. Getting your amateur radio license and entering the world of amateur radio will better equip you with knowledge about what goes on in the radio frequency domain, and this can be applied to other RF topics (like RFID credentials, WiFi, or anything else that communicated wirelessly)
More Info: https://hamvillage.org/
X/Twitter: @HamRadioVillage
Meetup
Friday: 16:00-19:00 | Location: 236
They say Atlanta is the city too busy to hate, but it also has too much traffic for its widespread hacker fam to get together in a single meetup. So instead, we're meeting up in the desert during DEF CON! The one time of year when intown, northern burbs, south siders, and anyone else connected to DC404's 25+ year legacy can catch up and share stories. Join us and meet your fellow ATL hackers!
More Info: https://dc404.org
Discord: https://discord.gg/eHm7NnZ
Event
Friday: 6:00 | Location: Offsite
At 6am on Friday, the @cycle_override crew will be hosting the 13th DEF CON Bikeride. We'll meet at a local bikeshop, get some rental bicycles, and about 7am will make the ride out to Red Rocks. It's about a 15 mile ride, all downhill on the return journey. So, if you are crazy enough to join us, get some water, and head over to cycleoverride.org for more info. See you at 6am Friday! @jp_bourget @gdead @heidishmoo.
More Info: https://cycleoverride.org/
X/Twitter: @cycle_override
Meetup
Friday: 16:00-19:00 | Location: HallwayCon Lounge (Past 234)
In The Netherlands it's a tradition to catch up with your colleagues just before the end of the workday on Friday when the weekend starts to kick in. In The Netherlands this is called the "VrijMiBo" (Vrijdag/Friday - Middag/Afternoon Borrel/Drink)
"VrijMiBo/Friday afternoon Drink" at DEF CON is a perfect moment to talk about what your favorite thing is at DefCon, show your cool handmade badges, impress other hackers about your latest hacks, make new friends, gossip about your boss and show your cat or dog pictures.
Vrijdag Middag Borrel, Freitag Mittags Getränk, Apéritif du vendredi après-midi, trago de viernes por la tarde.
Party
Friday: 19:00-1:00 | Location: 305-306
BlanketFort Con: Come for the chill vibes and diversity, stay for the Blanket Fort Building, Cool Lights, Music, and Kid Friendly \ Safe environment. Now with less Gluten and more animal onesies!
X/Twitter: @blanketfortcon
Party
Friday: 19:00-2:00 | Location: BIC Village
This party will take place in our allocated space, and will include an area with tables to welcome guests in for eating and card games as well as a large space for the main party to serve as a dance floor.
More Info: https://blacksincyberconf.com
X/Twitter: @blackincyberco1
Party
Friday: 21:00-2:00 | Location: Chillout 1
The Arcade Party is back! Come play your favorite classic arcade games while jamming out to Keith Myers DJing. Your favorite custom built 16 player LED foosball table will be ready for some competitive games. This epic party, free for DEF CON 32 attendees to enjoy and play, is hosted by the Military Cyber Professionals Association (a tech ed charity) and friends.
More Info: https://arcadeparty.org
Party
Friday: 21:00-2:00 | Location: 322-324
Returning for their 7th year, Gothcon invites you to come dance the night away with a line-up of some of the community's best dark dance music DJ's from across the US! Dress however you would like in whatever makes you feel comfortable and happy, and all are welcome (except nazis). Follow @dcgothcon on X for current updates on lineup and other surprises we have in store.
X/Twitter: @dcgothcon
Party
Friday: 22:00-2:00 | Location: 325-327
A fun gathering space for the lgbtqia+ community to listen to DJ dance music and party together. An inclusive and vibrant option with others in the community.
More Info: https://queercon.org
Discord: https://queercon.lgbt/discord
X/Twitter: @queercon
Event
Friday: 17:30-21:30 | Location: 307-308
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is excited to be back at DEF CON. Our expert panelists will offer brief updates on EFF's work defending your digital rights, before opening the floor for attendees to ask their questions. This dynamic conversation centers challenges DEF CON attendees actually face, and is an opportunity to connect on common causes.
Party
Friday:21:00-0200 | Location: 208
Join Capitol Technology University for a night of fun, drinks, and networking amongst like-minded peers! Capitol Tech's industry-expert leadership will be discussing exciting career paths in cybersecurity, as well as the future of cyber higher education.
More Info: https://www.captechu.edu/
X/Twitter: @captechu
Party
Friday: 19:30-22:00 | Location: 228
Party with DEF CON NextGen. Enjoy some music, and some good conversation with other ***** DEF CON attendees!
X/Twitter: @DEFCONNextGen
Party
Saturday 21:00 – 02:00 | Location: Chillout 1
Welcome to VETCON, the DEF CON Community event and of course, THE VETCON Party where veterans, active duty military, and even civilians looking for a taste of the action come together for a cyber rendezvous. Because let's face it, sometimes you need a little civilian perspective to hack the system!
More Info: https://vetconactual.com/
X/Twitter: @vetcon_command
Meetup
Saturday 19:00-21:00 | Location: 305-306
The Diana Initiative is hosting a meetup where we’d love to get all the gender non conforming, non-binary and women attendees together to hang out and make friends! DEF CON is better with friends.
More Info: https://dianainitiative.org
X/Twitter: @dianainitiative
Event
Saturday: 14:00-16:00 | Location: HallwayCon Lounge (Past 234)
A quieter space for those who want to discuss what they are reading, recommend books, and trade books too. We will have a logo themed sticker.
Meetup
Saturday: 17:00-19:00 | Location: HallwayCon Lounge (Past 234)
You've seen us swamp chillout areas guerilla style with tables full of stickers, but now we finally got our act together and have a formal place and time. Come swap stickers, chat with creators, and join the growing subculture of sticker lovers. Follow @dcstickerswap on Twitter for updates.
X/Twitter: @dcstickerswap
Meetup
Saturday: 19:30-22:00 | Location: 228
If you’re a lawyer (recently unfrozen or otherwise), a judge or a law student please make a note to join Jeff McNamara for a friendly get-together, drinks, and conversation.
Party
Saturday: 21:00-01:00 | Location: 325-327
Come party with Jack Rhysider at the Darknet Diaries Masquerade party! You're not going to want to miss this event as there will be free swag, killer music, interactive exhibits, and of course Jack Rhysider.
More Info: https://darknetdiaries.com/party
X/Twitter: @jackrhysider
Party
Saturday: 21:00-02:00 | Location: 322-324
RAA For Workgroups 3.11 is a continuation of the Rent an Assassin series of parties from DC Shenanigans. Based on the World of Assassination from the Hitman video game franchise, RAA has been serving up clandestine client acquisition events in top-secret locations since DC30. This year marks our first-ever official DEF CON event, and we are excited to bring you some of the best DJs (and shenanigans) DEF CON has to offer.
More Info: https://dcshenanigans.com
X/Twitter: @dcshenanigans
Event
Saturday: 18:30-21:30 | Location: 307-308
EFF's team of technology experts have crafted challenging trivia about the fascinating, obscure, and trivial aspects of digital security, online rights, and Internet culture. Competing teams will plumb the unfathomable depths of their knowledge, but only the champion hive mind will claim the First Place Tech Trivia Trophy and EFF swag pack. The second and third place teams will also win great EFF gear.
More Info: https://www.eff.org/techtrivia
X/Twitter: @eff
Meetup
Thursday, 19:00-21:00 | Location: 236
Join the local DC702 Group in this year's official DEF CON Meetup! The meetup will be casual and include typical meetup activities (e.g., socializing, "challenges," lockpicking, etc.) and maybe a few little surprises. To stay up-to-date, check out dc702.space/dc32-meetup.
More Info: https://dc702.space/dc32-meetup
Discord: https://discord.gg/dc702
X/Twitter: @its_dc702
Meetup
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 16:00-18:00 | Location: Chillout 2
Come by this informal mixer to meet others in the lgbtqia+ community who are a part of this wonderful world that is InfoSec. This is a safe and inclusive space to meet and talk to others with your shared experience and is a nice environment to network and unwind with a drink.
More Info: https://queercon.org
Discord: https://queercon.lgbt/discord
X/Twitter: @queercon
Event
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 5am to 8am, with random pop up meetings throughout the day in the con space. | Location: offsite
Defcon.run is an evolution of the now long running DEF CON 4x5K running event. Due to stupendous growth, we’ve been forced to change up the format. This year's activity will look to match up folks for fun runs, and rucks (!), in small distributed groups around Las Vegas. It’s the same old event but at a distributed scale!
Show up in the morning, go for a run with folks, have a good time!
We’ll have a full set of routes for people to choose from from simple 5Ks to more ambitious distances. Full Information at https://defcon.run
More Info: https://Defcon.run
Event
Thursday: 15:00- 21:00 | Location: Off-site at Sunset Park, Foxtail Pavilion
The humans of Vegas invite you to our unofficial welcome party. Whether it's your 1st or 18th time, we're still in the EXACT SAME PLACE. Join us off-Strip in the shade for a volunteer-run grill and chill.
We stock the larder with the basics: burgers, dogs, meatless delights, and all the fixin's. You procure your favorite food, drinks, and sides to keep the party going. Volunteer for setup, grill-up, or clean-up. Most of all, show up and become a part of what makes Toxic BBQ the best place to start your con.
Check out https://www.toxicbbq.org for more news, and watch #ToxicBBQ for the latest info.
More Info: https://www.toxicbbq.org/
Event
Wednesday August 7th. Registration usually opens at 11:00 | Location: OFFSITE: Pro Gun Vegas: 12801 US 95 South Boulder City, NV 89005
More Info: https://deviating.net/firearms/defcon_shoot/
Event
Friday and Saturday: 20:00 - 00:00 | Location: Room 320
Party
Saturday: 21:00-02:00 | Location: 208
Join us at the Hack Shack Saturday night from 21:00-02:00 in room 208 for an evening full of exploits and fun! Enjoy some byte-sized bites, groove to our cyber beats, and mingle with the best in the bug bounty biz. Stop by Intigriti's booth in Exhibitors area before the party and grab a scratch card for your chance to win a free drink! Don't miss out on this bug bounty bonanza!
RSVP https://hackshack.eventbrite.co.uk/
Event
10:00 Saturday | Location: Track 2
The Pwnies are an annual awards ceremony celebrating and making fun of the achievements and failures of security researchers and the wider security community. Every year, members of the infosec community nominate the best research and exploits they’ve seen. The Pwnie Award nominations are judged by a panel of respected security researchers and former pwnie award recipients – the closest to a jury of peers a hacker is likely to ever get.
At this event DEF CON attendees will get a first person look at some of the most groundbreaking research and hacks in the cyber security community of the past year, and the winners get some well deserved recognition from the broader community for the great work they’ve done.
The Pwnie Awards have been a staple of the security research community for 17 years. People have traveled across the world to attend the ceremony and celebrate the accomplishments of their fellow researchers. You can see previous winners here: https://pwnies.com/previous/
Party
21:00-02:00 | Location: 303-304
The Illuminati Party is excited to open our doors once again to all those who wish to join us at DEF CON for an OPEN party welcoming all of our Hacker Family! Follow us on X (Twitter: @IlluminatiParty)
More Info: https://illuminatiparty.org
X/Twitter: @illuminatiparty
Meetup
Friday and Saturday: 18:30-20:30 | Location: 237
Party
Saturday 20:00-00:00 | Location: Offsite, Sahara Azilo Pool
The AI Village and Blue Team Village Pool Party will feature free tacos, cash bars, sponsor cabanas, with entertainment by DJ R.O.C.K.M.A.N. and "Dunk A Fed" benefitting Blacks in Cyber and Women in Security and Privacy. Sahara Azilo Pool, Saturday, August 10, 8pm to midnight. DEF CON badge required for entry. All ages. Visit Blacks In Cyber Village or WISP at DEF CON for your Dunk A Fed raffle ticket.