Blacks In Cyber Village at DEF CON 33 · United States · 2025

BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge

Afro-pick commemorative village badge

Blacks In Cybersecurity's official BIC Pick page documents a DEF CON 33 village badge designed as a red, green, and gold Afro pick celebrating the five-year anniversary of the BIC Village.

Blacks In Cyber Village BIC Village DEF CON United States Afro Pick Physical Badge Identity Badge Commemorative Badge North America

EventBlacks In Cyber Village at DEF CON 33

SeriesBlacks In Cyber Village

LocationLas Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

CountryUnited States

People

Authors & Credits

village and badge publisher

Blacks In Cybersecurity / BIC Village

Official publisher of the BIC Pick badge page and the BIC Village event summary used for the source-backed badge record.

Source

village badge wearers and event team

BIC Village volunteers and leads

The official 2025 event summary records 33 volunteers, 10 team leads, and 7 event leads, while the badge page says BIC Picks were worn by volunteers, leaders, and supporters.

Source

Why It Mattered

It adds a community and identity artifact from DEF CON village culture to the worldwide compendium, preserving a badge whose public meaning is tied to belonging, recognition, village fundraising, and a visible cultural symbol rather than documented firmware or PCB hacking.

Hardware

The official badge page describes the artifact as the BIC Pick: an Afro-pick-shaped badge with red, green, and gold coloring, BIC Village branding, and commemorative five-year-anniversary framing. Public sources reviewed here do not publish a schematic, controller, firmware, PCB design files, component list, material specification, or production quantity.

Software & Apps

No onboard software, firmware, app, radio protocol, or programmable behavior is claimed from the current official BIC Pick page. The catalogue treats the badge as a commemorative village identity/artifact record until primary technical documentation appears.

Lore

The badge page says BIC Picks were worn by village volunteers, leaders, and supporters and were available at DEF CON 33 through limited purchases, trades, or direct inquiry. BIC's 2025 event summary separately says the village sold out badges and merchandise while raising funds for future programming.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

community signal source-backed

Volunteer, leader, and supporter wearer roles

The BIC Pick page says the badge can be spotted on village volunteers, leaders, and supporters throughout the con.

Compatibility: BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge

Source

distribution documented

DEF CON 33 purchase and trade path

The official page says limited BIC Picks were available at DEF CON 33 through direct inquiry, limited purchase, or trade.

Compatibility: BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge

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event fundraising documented

Sold-out badge and merchandise fundraiser

BIC's 2025 event summary says badges and merchandise sold out and that proceeds helped raise funds for future programming.

Compatibility: BIC Village at DEF CON 33

Source

physical identity artifact source-backed

Afro-pick commemorative badge form

The official page frames the BIC Pick as a red, green, and gold Afro-pick-shaped badge celebrating BIC Village's five-year anniversary.

Compatibility: BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge

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Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

distribution-scope caveat note

Public sources say BIC Picks were worn by village volunteers, leaders, and supporters, were available through limited purchase or trade at DEF CON 33, and later sold out with merchandise, but they do not state a final badge count or attendee-wide distribution.

The record preserves the verified distribution language without implying every DEF CON or BIC Village attendee received one.

Confidence: official page plus event summary
Status: documented
Timeframe: DEF CON 33
Source note: BIC Pick badge page and B.I.C. Village Event 2025 @ DEF CON 33 PDF.

hardware-detail caveat note

The official source proves a commemorative Afro-pick badge artifact but does not publish a schematic, controller, firmware, PCB source, component list, material specification, or production quantity.

The catalogue treats the BIC Pick as a physical commemorative and identity artifact, not as an electronic badge unless primary technical documentation appears.

Confidence: primary badge page
Status: documented
Timeframe: current BIC Pick pass
Source note: BIC Pick badge page and BIC Village 2025 event summary.

missing rights-cleared image note

No BIC Pick image is published because the official badge page image and PDF imagery have not been paired with a reusable image license or explicit permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying official page media, PDF imagery, screenshots, social-media images, or generated approximations without complete provenance.

Confidence: local project policy
Status: needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: badge.gallery image policy, BIC Pick badge page, and BIC Village 2025 event summary.

Resources

BIC Pick badge page badge page · 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. BIC Village 2025 event summary event summary · 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. BIC Village page village page · Official village source for Blacks In Cybersecurity Village context, DEF CON 33 relationship, community programming, and the badge page navigation path. Blacks In Cybersecurity LinkedIn organization profile · Organization profile linked from the official badge page for Blacks In Cybersecurity identity and public attribution context.

Sources

Blacks In Cybersecurity: BIC Pick Retrieved 2026-05-15 · 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. Blacks In Cybersecurity: BIC Village Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official village source for Blacks In Cybersecurity Village event context and continuity around DEF CON village programming. Blacks In Cybersecurity: B.I.C. Village Event 2025 @ DEF CON 33 Retrieved 2026-05-15 · 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. LinkedIn / Blacks In Cybersecurity: Blacks In Cybersecurity profile Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Organization profile linked from the official badge page and used only for attribution context, not for additional badge hardware claims.