Add-on dossier
A linkable lifecycle record for hardware expansions, app ecosystems, firmware upgrades, cases, radio parts, and post-event badge experiments.
BIC's 2025 event summary says badges and merchandise sold out and that proceeds helped raise funds for future programming.
Badge context
Official Blacks In Cybersecurity source for the BIC Pick badge name, Afro-pick form, red/green/gold visual treatment, five-year-anniversary framing, village wearer roles, and DEF CON 33 purchase/trade availability.
Official PDF summary source for 2025 village impact metrics, 33 volunteers, 10 team leads, 7 event leads, sold-out badges and merchandise, and future-programming fundraising context.
Organization profile linked from the official badge page for Blacks In Cybersecurity identity and public attribution context.
Official village source for Blacks In Cybersecurity Village context, DEF CON 33 relationship, community programming, and the badge page navigation path.
Source trail
Official 2025 impact summary source for BIC Village volunteer/team-lead/event-lead counts and the statement that badges and merchandise sold out to raise funds for future programming.
Primary official badge source proving the BIC Pick name, Afro-pick shape, red/green/gold color framing, five-year-anniversary statement, volunteer/leader/supporter wearer context, and DEF CON 33 on-site purchase/trade language.
Official village source for Blacks In Cybersecurity Village event context and continuity around DEF CON village programming.
Organization profile linked from the official badge page and used only for attribution context, not for additional badge hardware claims.