Hackers On Planet Earth Conference Next Weekend in NYC

For our readers in the New York area who are still not aware of the HOPE conference happening next weekend, take this as one of your last reminders! The ‘Hackers On Planet Earth’ conference will be happening between July 18 – 20th and will be the seventh of its kind. Sadly, it also appears to be the last. As the 2600 staff seems to be cryptic with their answers, it’s unknown if this is truly the last one, or if there will be a successor under a different name. We’ll have to wait and see.

I’ll be attending the conference, and invite any of our readers to come along. We could meet up, have some laughs, drink too much… all the good stuff that should happen during a trip to NYC. Our own Matt Serrano will be attending one day as well. Since the last post I made, the entire list of speakers has been made, all divided by day, time and room.

The three primary rooms are named after notable technology-enthusiasts throughout the ages, including Grace Hopper, the creator of the first computer compiler, Alan Turing, another computer scientist who was responsible for the concept behind computer algorithms and Joe “Joybubbles” Engressia, a blind phone phreaker who could actually whistle the 2600 Hz tone with his mouth. Each room has a story behind it, and many more stories will be shared during the conference.

Pre-registration is done with, but you can still register at the door, for $75. Seems expensive, but it’s not really that possible to leave the event and not feel like it was fully worth it. You can check out the full talks list here and here.

There will be three days and nights of speakers along with all sorts of activities to keep you entertained and enlightened. We have a tremendous amount of space for us to make use of and it’s all right in the middle of the city, across the street from Penn Station. You still have time to get involved in this historic event, whether by attending, volunteering, speaking, or creating something new that none of us have thought of yet.