PUMPCON V: THE BUSTS RETURN --------- The hangover from Summercon and Defcon has ended, and the halloween hangover has just started to take hold. The fall would not be complete without its very own con. For its fifth straight year, and fourth in the same city, its Pumpcon. Where Is It? Philadelphia, for the fourth straight year. As long as we can find sucker respectable hotels to take us, we're happy with it. When Is It? November 2nd, 1996 The actual speaking part of the con for those that wake up from friday night's drunken stupor will be on saturday, november 2nd, starting at about 1pm. The speakers are a very small part of this con, the large part of it is a lot of partying. Show up in Philly sometime friday afternoon, check in at the hotel, and then proceed to Philly 2600. (fed note: bust them all there). Then stop back at the secret hotel to meet up with the new guys who didn't make 2600, and then go out to bars, clubs, nekkid chicks, etc. Pass out about 4am, wake up around 11am and find out who got busted friday night. Grab a quick lunch at Taco Bell(tm), and head back to see the speakers starting up. Hang out at the speakers for about 4 hours listening to them bitch about technical stuff so cool you don't even understand it. Then, off to large hacker group dinners at some restaurant sure to have a bar. We'd go on but that is usually the point at Pumpcon after which we have lost all our memory of the evening. If this doesn't sound like fun to you, I doubt the con will be for you. Can I Go? No, it is by invitation only. We wish you had never got a copy of this announcement but we had to distribute it widely enough so that all our friends would see it. No lame kiddies invited, there are enough cons for you already. No Really, I Want To Go! In the unlikely event that you actually have a clue, here is how you can apply for an invitation to Pumpcon: Send e-mail to pumpcon@xxxxxx.com requesting an invitation. If you expect to actually get one, you better give us a good reason why. Media, government, and law enforcement is NOT invited. Go away. If you are actually a hacker, prove it. If you have been to pumpcon before, or are a member of r00t, cdc, nhc, l0pht, mod, thak0e, feh, lod, upt, k0d, uunet, or the wheel group, let us know and you will get an invitation. Sending us unpublished exploits is another good way to prove to us that you are a hacker. PLEASE NO MEDIA, REPORTERS, TV CREWS, or any agents of the FBI, CIA, NSA, OSI, CID, NIS, DIA, BATF or other law inforcement organizations. Philadelphia Police Please Show Your Warrants at the door. If you send us an invitation request we will make a decision and get back to you as soon as possible. If you receive an invitation we will notify you concerning the hotel location when that information is released. DO NOT SPREAD HOTEL INFORMATION TO THE UNINVITED. Doing so will result in rape by the Dem0nSeed. The con will be at a reasonably priced hotel, hopefully with a bar. Also we WILL be keeping the invitation list at the door, don't expect that you will be able to get the hotel information in advance if you are not invited and even if you do don't expect you will make it through the door. We will kill without notice. We don't think it takes too much effort to send one e-mail message. How To Get There? Form a carpool. Take a train. Take a bus. Take a plane. Run you tool. Avoid the pain. Come with us. You won't be the same. (in other words: Not our problem) How Much Does It Cost? Pumpcon is a Non-Profit con. Until we figure out how much the hotel conference room will cost us and how many people show up we won't know exactly what that number is. Last year this was $5, expect it to be somewhere around $5 - $10. T-Shirts Yes we are making some, pumpcon buyers are cheap bastards and so don't expect to sell anything that you bring. A Final Word Pumpcon also has a tradition of being somewhat disorganized, but if you were at Summercon this year you know that feeling already. This is a con with a history, with a tradition, and we think it is something pretty special. Don't mess with it. Don't do anything stupid at pumpcon, but if you do its your own fault. Don't try to blame us for anything that happens, we were passed out at the time. NO CAMCORDERS Cameras are allowed, but pictures may be taken with permission only. If you violate this expect your film to be exposed and your camera smashed on the ground. Taking someone's picture without permission is considered consent to have your camera broken. For more information or an invite email pumpcon@xxxxxx.com.