ShmooCon

ShmooCon is an American hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group. There are typically 40 different talks and presentations on a variety of subjects related to computer security and cyberculture. Multiple events are held at the convention related to cryptography and computer security such as Shmooganography, Hack Fortress, a locksport village hosted by TOOOL DC, and Ghost in the Shellcode. ShmooCon 2021 was not held in January due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

History
From 2005 to 2010, ShmooCon was held at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.

ShmooCon VII and VII (2011–2012) were held at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.

ShmooCon IX was held at the Hyatt Regency Washington in Washington, D.C.

ShmooCon X and later returned to the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.


 * ShmooCon I: February 4–6, 2005: ≈ 400 attendees
 * ShmooCon II: January 13–15, 2006: ≈ 700 attendees
 * ShmooCon III: March 23–25, 2007: Sold out; > 900 attendees
 * ShmooCon IV: February 15–17, 2008: Sold out; > 1200 attendees
 * ShmooCon V: February 6–8, 2009: Sold out; > 1600 attendees
 * ShmooCon VI: February 5–7, 2010: Sold out; around 1600 attendees
 * ShmooCon VII: January 28–30, 2011: Sold out; > 1600 attendees
 * ShmooCon VIII: January 27–29, 2012: Sold out; > 1800 attendees
 * ShmooCon IX: February 15–17, 2013: Sold out; > 1600 attendees
 * ShmooCon X: January 17–19, 2014: Sold out; > 1900 attendees
 * ShmooCon XI: January 16–18, 2015: Sold out; > 1900 attendees
 * ShmooCon XII: January 19–21, 2016: Sold out; > 1500 attendees
 * ShmooCon XIII: January 13–15, 2017: Sold out; ≈ 2200 attendees
 * ShmooCon XIV: January 19–21, 2018: Sold out; ≈ 2200 attendees
 * ShmooCon XV: January 18–20, 2019: Sold out; ≈ 2200 attendees
 * ShmooCon XVI: January 31–February 2, 2020; ≈ 2175 attendees
 * ShmooCon XVII: March 24–26, 2022; ≈ 2000 attendees
 * ShmooCon XVIII: January 20–22, 2023; ≈ 2200 attendees
 * ShmooCon XIX: January 12-14, 2024; attendees TBA

Research presented at ShmooCon
ShmooCon seeks to select talks that are original research and have not been presented at other conventions.

Charitable efforts
Every year ShmooCon supports multiple charities, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Hackers for Charity, by sponsoring T-shirt sales. Attendees are provided the opportunity to donate a fixed amount of money for a charity in exchange for a T-shirt.

ShmooCon also has a long-standing program, Shmooze-A-Student, where attendees can opt to cover an undergraduate college student's ticket fee and stipend when purchasing their own ticket.