DEF CON 4
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
The July 26-28, 1996 DEF CON edition represented here by official-photo evidence of a pre-electronic chest identity credential.
Camp lineage
Events
Hacker camp and conference editions represented in the worldwide catalogue, grouped by their event series and badge history.
446 event edition(s)
DEF CON 3
Tropicana Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
The August 4-6, 1995 DEF CON edition represented here by official-photo evidence of pre-electronic colored waist credentials.
DEF CON 2
Sahara Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
The July 22-24, 1994 DEF CON edition represented here by official-photo evidence of pre-electronic printed chest credentials.
Hacking at the End of the Universe 1993
Flevoland
The 1993 Dutch outdoor hacker camp whose Hitchhiker's Guide naming tradition echoes through later Dutch camps.
DEF CON 1
Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
The July 9-11, 1993 first DEF CON edition represented here by official announcement and media-archive evidence of pre-electronic name-tag and paper-badge artifacts.
Galactic Hacker Party 1989
Paradiso, Amsterdam
The origin point of the Dutch hacker camp lineage, documented as the beginning of the sequence that leads to WHY2025.