ShmooCon

ShmooCon was an American hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group. There were typically 40 different talks and presentations on a variety of subjects related to computer security and cyberculture. Multiple events were held at the convention related to cryptography and computer security such as Shmooganography, Hack Fortress, a locksport village hosted by TOOOL DC, and Ghost in the Shellcode.

Venues, dates, and attendance

Each conference venue and date has been included for easy reference.

Conference Name	Venue	Duration	Year	Attendance
ShmooCon I	Marriott Wardman Park	February 4–6	2005	~400 attendees
ShmooCon II	Marriott Wardman Park	January 13–15	2006	~700 attendees
ShmooCon III	Marriott Wardman Park	March 23–25	2007	900+ attendees
ShmooCon IV	Marriott Wardman Park	February 15–17	2008	1200+ attendees
ShmooCon V	Marriott Wardman Park	February 6–8	2009	1600+ attendees
ShmooCon VI	Marriott Wardman Park	February 5–7	2010	~1600 attendees
ShmooCon VII	Washington Hilton	January 28–30	2011	1600+ attendees
ShmooCon VIII	Washington Hilton	January 27–29	2012	1800+ attendees
ShmooCon IX	Hyatt Regency	February 15–17	2013	1600+ attendees
ShmooCon X	Washington Hilton	January 17–19	2014	1900+ attendees
ShmooCon XI	Washington Hilton	January 16–18	2015	1900+ attendees
ShmooCon XII	Washington Hilton	January 19–21	2016	1500+ attendees[1]
ShmooCon XIII	Washington Hilton	January 13–15	2017	~2200 attendees[2]
ShmooCon XIV	Washington Hilton	January 19–21	2018	~2200 attendees[3]
ShmooCon XV	Washington Hilton	January 18–20	2019	2091 out of 2179 attendees checked in[4][5]
ShmooCon XVI	Washington Hilton	January 31–February 2	2020	2097 out of 2170 attendees checked in[6]
—			2021	Con not held
ShmooCon XVII	Washington Hilton	March 24–26	2022	1676 out of 1995 attendees checked in[7][8]
ShmooCon XVIII	Washington Hilton	January 20–22	2023	2020 checked-in attendees[9][10]
ShmooCon XIX	Washington Hilton	January 12-14	2024	2024 out of 2171 attendees checked in[11]
ShmooCon XX	Washington Hilton	January 10-12	2025	TBA

Research presented at ShmooCon

ShmooCon seeks to select talks that are original research and have not been presented at other conventions.

Charitable efforts

Every year ShmooCon supported multiple charities, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Hackers for Charity, by sponsoring T-shirt sales. Attendees were provided the opportunity to donate a fixed amount of money for a charity in exchange for a T-shirt. ShmooCon also had a long-standing program, Shmooze-A-Student, where attendees could opt to cover an undergraduate college student's ticket fee and stipend when purchasing their own ticket.^[12][13]

Year	EFF	HFC	Other	Total
2008	$2,540	$1,660	$1,490 for One Laptop per Child	$5,690
2009	~$2,500	~$2,500	$3,290 for Covenant House from raffle	~$8,290
2010	$2,704	$3,324	$2,284 for American Red Cross	$8,312
2011	$5,010	$7,640		$12,650
2012	$6,215	$6,175		$12,390
2013	$7,165	$6,250		$13,415
2014	$5,600	$6,700		$12,300[14]
2015	$8,050	$7,920		$15,970[15]
2016	—	—	—	—
2017	$4,185	$4,010	$3,490 for Child's Play	$11,685[16]
2018	$7,330	$6,715	$4,176 for The Planetary Society	$18,221[17]
2019	>$5,866	>$5,314	>$5,110 for No Starch Press Foundation	>$16,290[5]
2020	>$6,800	>$5,125	>$4,135 for No Starch Press Foundation	>$16,060[6]
2022	$7,875	—	$9,950 for Capital Area Food Bank	$17,825[8]
2023	$11,640	—	$9,495 for Broadway Cares	$21,135[10]
2024	$8,385	—	$10,380 for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	$18,765[11]