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Official pages promised a NaClCON Badge and CTF access, and the founder announced a 3D-printed/NFC conference badge before the event. A named attendee confirms the first convention happened, but the reviewed post-event sources do not directly confirm final fabrication, how many badges existed, attendee handoff, reuse, losses, replacements, variants, or whether the announced 3D-print/NFC form was delivered.
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pre-event artifact fulfillment gap · official inclusion pages and founder announcement · event completed; exact artifact fulfilment unpublished
The record can preserve a concrete pre-event artifact claim without presenting planning language or an event-completion report as proof of universal delivery or a final production configuration.
- Badge
- NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
- Category
- pre-event artifact fulfillment gap
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- official inclusion pages and founder announcement
- Status
- event completed; exact artifact fulfilment unpublished
- Timeframe
- 2026 post-event follow-up
- Source note
- NaClCON registration, schedule, founder announcement, and named attendee report.
first-hand event-game announcement
Aragon publicly announced custom-built NaClCON NFC Scavenger Hunt Pieces of Eight and Pirates vs British Navy interactive social-networking games. His post does not establish that he designed or issued the conference badge.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
first-hand organizer announcement
The event founder's public pre-event announcement calls the artifact a 3D-printed/NFC conference badge and says it can be used in the Pieces of Eight CTF / Pirate Scavenger Hunt. It is not a post-event manufacturing or technical release.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
named post-event attendee report
A named attendee reports that the first NaClCON convention took place in Carolina Beach. The account corroborates completion of the event, not an individual badge's receipt, fabrication, NFC behavior, or image licence.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
official organizer ticketing
Organizer-operated ticket page marked sales closed and listed the May 31 opening ceremony and Badge Intro. It confirms the event/ticket context but does not disclose a badge design or final fulfilment ledger.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
official registration page
Primary inclusion source: regular admission explicitly includes a NaClCON Badge and access to the Pirate Pieces of Eight CTF, alongside the official May 31-June 2 Carolina Beach event context.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
official schedule
Primary event-program source: the opening ceremony listed a CTF and Badge Intro brought by DEAD MEAT SOCIETY and SHIPSTONE. It does not specify badge hardware, manufacture, or final attendee delivery.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
Bravo 6 Events / NaClCON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Organizer ticketing source for the closed-sale event and the opening Badge Intro. It does not describe final badge material or technology.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
Luke McOmie · retrieved 2026-05-15
First-hand founder announcement that specifically says 3D-printed/NFC conference badge and ties it to Pieces of Eight / Pirate Scavenger Hunt play; the stated May 30 start conflicts with the official May 31 start date.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
Matt Aragon · retrieved 2026-05-15
Named live-game host's public announcement of the NaClCON NFC scavenger-hunt and social-networking experiences, without a badge-manufacturing or software-release claim.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
NaClCON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official evidence that regular admission included a NaClCON Badge and access to the Pirate Pieces of Eight CTF.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
NaClCON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary official program source for the May 31 opening CTF and Badge Intro and the schedule's DEAD MEAT SOCIETY / SHIPSTONE credit.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge
Robert Huba · retrieved 2026-05-15
Named post-event attendee account corroborating that the first NaClCON convention occurred. It does not confirm badge issuance or technical behavior.
Badge: NaClCON 2026 3D-Printed NFC Conference Badge