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The volunteer notice gives a June 1, 2026 application deadline and states a village-badge benefit, while the official event page describes a future August 6-9 programme. The sources do not publish an accepted-volunteer list, applicant count, confirmed staffing roster, badge quantity, cost, production, pickup point, shipment, delivery, actual access scope, completed issuance, replacement policy, or post-event outcome.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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pre-event volunteer allocation and handoff boundary · official event and volunteer pages · application period and benefit stated; recipient outcome pending
The record does not promise a badge to applicants, describe it as a universal DEF CON attendee benefit, or claim that any volunteer received or used one.
- Badge
- Payment Village DEF CON 34 Volunteer Village Badge
- Category
- pre-event volunteer allocation and handoff boundary
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- official event and volunteer pages
- Status
- application period and benefit stated; recipient outcome pending
- Timeframe
- 2026 pre-event source pass
- Source note
- Payment Village DEF CON 34 event page and volunteer notice.
official event programme
Payment Village's official event page gives the August 6-9, 2026 Las Vegas Convention Center dates and says the village will be on site all four days with talks, workshops, competitions, and hands-on demonstrations. It establishes event context, not volunteer-badge form, technology, allocation, or final handoff.
Badge: Payment Village DEF CON 34 Volunteer Village Badge
official volunteer notice
Payment Village's official volunteer page says volunteers will receive conference access through a village badge, a village T-shirt, and learning opportunities. It gives no material, electronic, credential-implementation, image-rights, or completed-delivery detail.
Badge: Payment Village DEF CON 34 Volunteer Village Badge