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Are there problems that actually occur AT the defcon conference? Sounds like most of the anecdotes are from parties, where alcohol is a factor. Is defcon a conf
by unreal37 14y ago
Are there problems that actually occur AT the defcon conference? Sounds like most of the anecdotes are from parties, where alcohol is a factor. Is defcon a conference or a party?
- nookiemonster 14y agoDefcon is a party. You should definitely go.
- cbs 14y ago>Is defcon a conference or a party? Its a party with technical talks to listen to while you pre-game. Once the talks are over there are defcon sponsored concerts, a handful of events at the conference venue, and events aimed at defcon attendees all over town.
- wmf 14y agoThere's been an ongoing semi-related discussion about whether conference parties should be treated as parties or as "work" events. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3841975 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3841975
- cbs 14y agoWherever that discussion shakes out, anybody who has ever been knows that DEFCON isn't exactly a conference. Sure there are talks, but kids don't run away from home to attend Black Hat Briefings.
- illuminate 14y ago"where alcohol is a factor" So that changes the situation where some people don't want to be grabbed/touched/propositioned?
- unreal37 14y agoI didn't say that nor imply it. I'm just asking if the problem is the conference, or the parties, or if they're indistinguishable. The OP says that this boorish and unacceptable behavior is stopping women from attending the conference. And that it doesn't happen at other hacker conferences.
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- mcguire 14y agoAccording to this comment: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/08/sexual_harassme.html#c846421 http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/08/sexual_harassm... DefCon is a party.