Attention all scribes and tale-weavers of the DEF CON community - the DEF CON 33 Short Story Contest is open for business! It takes place entirely online - you can find the details at https://forum.defcon.org/node/252691 . The theme is Access Everywhere. In addition to literary glory, you can also win free human badges for DC33. let's GO.
The first round of Contest results are live ! Congratulations to the victors, and thank you to everyone who jumped in to test their skills. Contest culture is strong at DEF CON, and we’re proud of all the ways the community finds to stretch, engage and expand our skills through friendly combat. May the odds be ever in your favor.
We are enterning the home stretch, citizens of DEF CON! Just under two months until the curtains open - have you prepared yourselves? The full roster of parties, meetups and events is live on defcon.org to assist in all your various pre-function planning. Prior Planning Prevents Poor Partying, so get yourself familiarized. While you’re there, please make sure to check out the fantastic contest lineup DC32 has ready for you! It’s within sight - just over the horizon. Feel free to get psyched. See you soon!
DEF CON 30 is going to be a big deal, and we’re full speed ahead on planning. If you’ve got a stellar idea for a contest, this is your moment. Take advantage of the early opening to turn your idea into a real DEF CON Experience. The extra lead time helps us work with you to get the best ideas across the finish line, but only if you take advantage and get your submissions in. You can read the rules and requirements on the Call for Contests Page . You can check the DC29 Contest forum for an idea of what we’ve accepted in the past. Let’s see what you’ve got percolating out there, DEF C…
Congratulations to everyone who participated in any of the DEF CON 29 contests. Getting in the ring is 90 percent of the magic, and we hope that everyone had fun, learned something and met cool new people. The contest results we have so far have been posted, and we'll be updating the page as we get more in!
Congratulations to the winners of the DEF CON 29 Short Story Contest! In FIRST place we have "Networks" by Gwisinkoht! In SECOND place is "Repository Upload" by Alfred Rowdy! People's Choice award goes to "FAICT" by Serum! for the full post: forum.defcon.org/node/238015 #DEFCON
Help us judge the entries to the DEF CON 29 Art contest! Your vote decides the community choice award - so don’t let the results be decided without your input! You can see the lineup in the DEF CON Forums at https://forum.defcon.org/node/237564 and you can vote for as many as your heart desires. Shout out to everyone who shared their work!
The DEF CON 29 Call for Everything Spotlight for today is on Call for Contests! Wanna get your contest into DC29? It’s easy. 1. Have the most incredible idea 2. Submit via the link below 3. See dream realized. Be a legend. Complete info and guidelines: https://defcon.org/html/defcon-29/dc-29-cfce.html
