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 3's conservative non-electronic classification.
InfoconDB source for the August 4-6, 1995 DEF CON 3 dates, Tropicana Resort & Casino venue, official page link, and program/archive references.
Official DEF CON III archive page preserving Las Vegas event context, speaker/audio/article links, picture-archive links, and post-event recap trail.
Official media-server directory for DEF CON 3 pictures, including the unsorted photo set and contact sheet.
Official media-server photo-set listing used to verify visible colored rectangular DEF CON 3 waist credentials.
Official 1998 picture index for DEF CON III, 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 another pink rectangular waist credential; used only to corroborate the artifact classification and not republished.
Official archive JPEG showing attendees with pink and blue rectangular waist credentials; 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.
Source trail
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 3, used for event context and the picture/program archive trail.
Official picture index preserving DEF CON 3 photo captions and archive context.
Official archive image evidence for visible pink and blue rectangular DEF CON 3 waist credentials; used for artifact description only, not as a local published image.
Official archive image evidence for another pink rectangular DEF CON 3 waist credential; used for artifact corroboration only, not as a local published image.
Official photo-set listing preserving DEF CON 3 event images, including visible colored waist credentials.
Official media-server directory for the DEF CON 3 picture archive.
Event-context source for DEF CON 3 dates, official-page and program links, admission price, and Tropicana Resort & 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 3.