Hacker Con Badges

HOPE X · United States · 2014

HOPE X Badge

Issued physical badge for the tenth HOPE

The HOPE X Badge was the physical badge issued at the tenth Hackers On Planet Earth conference in New York City, preserved here through a real CC0 Wikimedia Commons attendee/uploader photograph of the event badge.

HOPE Hackers On Planet Earth United States New York Physical Badge Identity Badge CC0 Photo North America
HOPE X Badge badge image
EventHOPE X
SeriesHackers On Planet Earth
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States

Image Provenance

Asset
optimized WebP from Wikimedia Commons photo
Status
licensed original photo
Source
HOPE X Badge.jpg
License
CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
Attribution
Acebarry, Wikimedia Commons
Notes
Original 2448x3264 Wikimedia Commons photo downloaded from File:HOPE X Badge.jpg and preserved in Public/images/source. The published WebP delivery asset is auto-oriented, metadata-stripped, resized to 1200x1600, and otherwise kept as the real public-domain badge photo. The Commons description identifies it as the badge issued at the tenth Hackers On Planet Earth conference; this is not generated content or a placeholder. The published badge.gallery delivery file is an optimized WebP generated from the rights-cleared local derivative/source with metadata stripped, WebP quality 82, and a maximum side cap of 1600 pixels when the source is larger; upstream source URL, license, and attribution remain unchanged.

People

Authors & Credits

event and badge issuer

HOPE / 2600

The official HOPE X site establishes the event context for the issued physical badge.

Source

public-domain badge photographer

Acebarry

Wikimedia Commons credits Acebarry as author of the CC0 HOPE X badge photo.

Source

Why It Mattered

It adds an earlier HOPE artifact to the worldwide compendium and preserves the lineage gap between classic New York physical event badges and the later HOPE XV electronic badge with Badge Clinic and MicroPython support.

Hardware

Public evidence supports this as a physical admission/identity badge artifact rather than an electronic PCB badge. The photographed object is a shaped HOPE X badge carrying the conference logo, event name, date, and New York framing.

Software & Apps

No onboard electronics, firmware, or programmable behavior is documented for this badge record.

Lore

The Commons file description identifies the photographed object as the badge issued at the tenth Hackers On Planet Earth conference. The official HOPE X site anchors the event in New York City on July 18-20, 2014.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

identity artifact source-backed

Physical issued badge

The Commons description identifies the photographed object as the badge issued at the tenth Hackers On Planet Earth conference.

Compatibility: HOPE X Badge

Source
lineage marker historical

Tenth HOPE event anchor

Official and EFF event pages anchor HOPE X as the tenth HOPE in New York City on July 18-20, 2014, giving the physical badge a clear place in the HOPE lineage.

Compatibility: HOPE X

Source

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

Resources

EFF at HOPE X event page · Event corroboration for HOPE X as the tenth Hackers On Planet Earth event in New York City with talks, workshops, and projects. HOPE X Badge Wikimedia Commons photo public-domain image · CC0 Wikimedia Commons source photo identifying the object as the badge issued at the tenth HOPE conference. HOPE X official site event page · Official event source for New York City and July 18-20, 2014 HOPE X timing.

Sources

Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF at HOPE X Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Corroborating event source for the tenth Hackers On Planet Earth framing, New York City context, and talks/workshops/projects scope. HOPE: HOPE X Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official event source for HOPE X, New York City, and July 18-20, 2014 dates. Wikimedia Commons: HOPE X Badge.jpg Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Public-domain image source for the physical badge issued at the tenth HOPE conference, with source, author, and CC0 license metadata.