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It's true. You can now preregister for what promises to be the hacker event of the year - The Last HOPE in New York City on July 18, 19, and 20. You can also register for a room at the historic (and still standing) Hotel Pennsylvania at a special conference rate. Details can be found here.

Posted: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:34:35 -0500

Posted: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:51:44 -0400

This Friday is the day when most 2600 meetings will occur around the world. However, some may be postponed one week because of the July 4th holiday. If in doubt, check to see if your meeting has an official website where this might be mentioned. You can also contact the establishment where the meeting is held to see if they'll be closed. If not - or if you're unsure - it can't hurt to show up both this Friday and next Friday. A complete listing of meetings appears on our website. Meetings in countries other than the United States are completely unaffected by this.

Posted: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:10:40 -0400

Posted: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:38:36 -0400

We now have the entire schedule for The Last HOPE conference posted in a variety of formats. The talks span three full days using three tracks. In addition, there will be a special fourth track for unscheduled talks that people can sign up for at the conference. The rooms are labeled Hopper, Turing, Engressia, and Zuse.

Posted: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:14:42 -0400

June 30 is the last day for preregistration for The Last HOPE conference for all overseas attendees. As we can't guarantee that the price at the door will be the same as the price being offered now, we suggest people who are coming from overseas preregister for the conference ASAP so your tickets don't arrive after you've already left.

Posted: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:44:24 -0400

The list of talks we've just come out with for this year's HOPE conference is unprecedented. There will be 100 talks in the three main tracks, more in the unscheduled track and various other locations throughout the huge conference space. The Last HOPE will take place from July 18 to 20, 2008 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. Full details on registration and participation can be found at http://www.hope.net.

Posted: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:47:06 -0400

As announced on "Off The Hook" on May 28, a long-awaited book ("The Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey") detailing the history of 2600 and including over 900 pages of material will be released this summer, just in time for the HOPE conference.

Posted: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:57:19 -0400

The special HOPE discount rate for rooms at the Hotel Pennsylvania is now sold out -- if you want a room there, you'll have to book it at the normal rate, currently around $250 per night. You can do so either online or by calling +1 (212) 736-5000. You may (or may not) also be able to find better rates by dealing with travel agents, online hotel consolidators, and the like.

Posted: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:21:39 -0400

We are in full swing in the speaker selection and scheduling part of The Last HOPE. What follows is the next installment of our list of confirmed speakers and the presentations they will be giving at the conference. We have accepted many more and will be listing some of those in the next week. Since we've added a new track this year, we've been able to keep the submission process open rather late. But this will soon be coming to an end. June 15th is the absolute cutoff for speaker submissions. If you want to give a scheduled talk at The Last HOPE, you must submit it to speakers@hope.net by that date.

Posted: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:17:50 -0400