Issue dossier
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
The record limits claims to visible physical-credential evidence and event context.
Evidence
VICE/Motherboard history placing the first DEF CON electronic badge at DEF CON 14 in 2006, supporting DEF CON 2's conservative non-electronic classification.
InfoconDB source for the July 22-24, 1994 DEF CON 2 dates, Sahara Hotel and Casino venue, official page link, admission price, and program/archive references.
Official announcement source for July 22-24, 1994 dates, Sahara Hotel location, room context, and program schedule.
Official DEF CON II archive page preserving Las Vegas event context, announcement, speaker/audio/article links, picture-archive links, and post-event recap trail.
Official media-server directory for DEF CON 2 pictures, including the unsorted photo set and contact sheet.
Official media-server photo-set listing used to verify visible printed DEF CON 2 chest credentials.
Official 1997 picture index for DEF CON II, used to corroborate the recovered media-server picture archive and event-photo context.
Official scanned program PDF preserved in the DEF CON media archive for event-program context; no badge electronics claim is derived from it.
Official archive JPEG showing a speaker with a rectangular magenta-and-white chest credential; used only as artifact evidence and not republished because the embedded copyright metadata and media-server context do not satisfy the site's image policy.
Official archive JPEG showing another speaker with a similar rectangular chest credential; used only to corroborate the artifact classification and not republished.
Source trail
Official announcement source for the 1994 dates, Sahara Hotel venue, and event schedule context.
Official scanned program PDF preserved in the DEF CON media archive; used for event-program context rather than badge hardware claims.
Official archive page for DEF CON 2, used for event context and the announcement, picture, program, audio, and article archive trail.
Official picture index preserving DEF CON 2 photo captions and archive context.
Official archive image evidence for a visible magenta-and-white rectangular DEF CON 2 chest credential; used for artifact description only, not as a local published image.
Official archive image evidence for another visible rectangular DEF CON 2 chest credential; used for artifact corroboration only, not as a local published image.
Official photo-set listing preserving DEF CON 2 event images, including visible printed chest credentials.
Official media-server directory for the DEF CON 2 picture archive.
Event-context source for DEF CON 2 dates, official-page and program links, admission price, and Sahara Hotel and Casino venue metadata.
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 2.