DEF CON 9 Human Badge
A DEF CON 9 physical lanyard badge documented by InfoconDB event metadata and official DEF CON media-server event photos from the Alexis Park conference.
DEF CON
DEF CON 9
The July 13-15, 2001 DEF CON edition represented here by official-photo evidence of a pre-electronic lanyard identity badge.
Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada · United States · 2001
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
Operational history
Issues & Camp Impact
No local DEF CON 9 badge photo has been added because the official media-server event photos do not provide a complete reusable license, attribution, and processing-provenance trail for this catalogue.
The record remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying DEF CON archive photography without complete rights clearance.
DEF CON 9 is modeled as a non-electronic physical lanyard badge because the public source trail proves an identity credential but does not support electronics, firmware, or hackable hardware claims.
The compendium preserves the early conference credential without upgrading it into a circuit-board badge.
The current public sources prove attendees wore DEF CON 9 lanyard badges but do not identify the badge designer, production process, material, full role taxonomy, or any official puzzle layer.
The record limits claims to visible physical-badge evidence and event context.
Resources
Badgelife history
article · VICE/Motherboard history placing the first DEF CON electronic badge at DEF CON 14 in 2006, supporting DEF CON 9's conservative non-electronic classification.
DEF CON 9 event metadata
event page · InfoconDB source for the July 13-15, 2001 DEF CON 9 dates and Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas venue context.
DEF CON 9 event photo set
official media archive · Official media-server photo-set listing used to verify attendee lanyard-badge images.
DEF CON 9 picture archive
official media archive · Official media-server directory for DEF CON 9 pictures, including the unsorted event-photo set.
DEF CON 9 program
official program · Official scanned program PDF preserved in the DEF CON media archive for event-program context.
DEF CON 9 lanyard-badge photo evidence
rights-limited archive photo · Official archive JPEG showing attendees wearing DEF CON 9 lanyard badges; used only as artifact evidence and not republished because the media-server copyright and attribution trail do not satisfy the site's image policy.
Sources
DEF CON Communications: DEF CON 9 Program
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official scanned program PDF preserved in the DEF CON media archive; used for event-program context rather than OCR-backed badge claims.
DEF CON Media Server: DEF CON 9 dc11.jpg
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official archive image evidence for attendees wearing physical DEF CON 9 lanyard badges; used for visible artifact description only, not as a local published image.
DEF CON Media Server: DEF CON 9 pictures
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official media-server directory for the DEF CON 9 picture archive.
DEF CON Media Server: DEF CON 9 pictures - Unsorted
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official photo-set listing preserving attendee images from DEF CON 9.
InfoconDB: DEF CON 9 (2001)
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Event-context source for DEF CON 9 dates, schedule archive, and Alexis Park Resort venue metadata.
VICE / Motherboard: A History of Badgelife, Def Con's Unlikely Obsession with Artistic Circuit Boards
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Secondary context source stating that DEF CON 14 in 2006 was the first electronic DEF CON badge, supporting the non-electronic classification of DEF CON 9.