HacKid Con (Washington, DC)

Reverse Space, Herndon, VA

Kids are our future, why not give them that spark that will set them on a journey that only “hacking” can inspire?

The gist of the idea for HacKid (sounds like “hacked,” get it?) came about when I took my three daughters aged 6, 9 and 14 along with me to the Source Security conference in Boston.
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The idea really revolves around providing an interactive, hands-on experience for kids and their parents which includes things like:

* Low-impact martial arts/self-defense training
* Online safety (kids and parents!)
* How to deal with CyberBullies
* Gaming competitions
* Introduction to Programming
* Basic to advanced network/application security
* Hacking hardware and software for fun
* Build a netbook
* Make a podcast/vodcast
* Lockpicking
* Interactive robot building (Lego Mindstorms?)
* Organic snacks and lunches
* Website design/introduction to blogging
* Meet law enforcement
* Meet *real* security researchers ;)
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HacKid Con

HacKid Con (Boston)

Microsoft New England Research & Development (NERD) Center

Kids are our future, why not give them that spark that will set them on a journey that only “hacking” can inspire?

The gist of the idea for HacKid (sounds like “hacked,” get it?) came about when I took my three daughters aged 6, 9 and 14 along with me to the Source Security conference in Boston.
…
The idea really revolves around providing an interactive, hands-on experience for kids and their parents which includes things like:

* Low-impact martial arts/self-defense training
* Online safety (kids and parents!)
* How to deal with CyberBullies
* Gaming competitions
* Introduction to Programming
* Basic to advanced network/application security
* Hacking hardware and software for fun
* Build a netbook
* Make a podcast/vodcast
* Lockpicking
* Interactive robot building (Lego Mindstorms?)
* Organic snacks and lunches
* Website design/introduction to blogging
* Meet law enforcement
* Meet *real* security researchers ;)
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HacKid Con

DEFCON 18 (Las Vegas, NV)

Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.

DEF CON is generally in the last week of July or first week of August in Las Vegas. DEF CON 18 will be held July 30 to August 1, 2010 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Many people arrive a day early, and many stay a day later. This year we will have some things running on Thursday July 29.

DEFCON 18.