BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick 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
Blacks In Cyber Village at DEF CON 33
The DEF CON 33 Blacks In Cybersecurity Village edition whose official BIC Pick badge page documented a five-year-anniversary Afro-pick commemorative badge, village wearer roles, and on-site DEF CON 33 purchases and trades.
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada · United States · 2025
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge
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.
BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge
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.
BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge
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.
BIC Village DC33 BIC Pick Badge
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.
Operational history
Issues & Camp Impact
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.
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.
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.
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.
Blacks In Cybersecurity LinkedIn
organization profile · Organization profile linked from the official badge page for Blacks In Cybersecurity identity and public attribution 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.
Sources
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.
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.
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.