-------------------------------------------------------------- First Annual Data Systems Technology Data and Network Security Conference RUBI CON 1999 May 28th, 29th, and 30th http://www.rubi-con.org -------------------------------- THE QUICK VERSION: WHAT: Conference and party weekend for the computer conscious WHO: Anyone with an interest or stake in electronic systems WHERE: The Detroit-Fairlane Holiday Inn in Dearborn Michigan WHEN: May 28, 29, and 30 1999 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) COST: $35 in advance, $40 at the door. WHY: To learn, to teach, to understand. -------------------------------- THE NOT-SO-QUICK VERSION: WHAT: Rubi Con is a gathering for anyone who is interested in or depends on electronic systems and modern technology. Rubi Con will be a place where diverse groups of people can come together under one roof to learn from each other, their tested techniques, and their mistakes. IT professionals, programmers, security experts, and the "underground" hackers and phreakers can mingle as one. We will be hosting parties and contests along side technical discussions from expert speakers, so that people who can't sit through eight straight hours of technical content will have something to do. Attendees will come away with a clearer understanding of various vulnerable aspects of modern technology, such as cell phone cloning, cryptography, methods for breaking past different kinds of secure computer systems, and computer virus. We present these and more topics in the interest of both open mindedness and so that organizations and individuals might reduce their vulnerability to electronic attacks and other "failures" of the technology which they rely on. WHO: We welcome anyone and everyone with an interest or a stake in digital appliances. Hackers, phreakers, phrackers, lamers, wanabes, crackers, and conf whores, feds, sysops, sysadmins, programmers, and hapless bystanders. WHERE: Rubi Con 1999 will occur at the Fairlane-Dearborn Holiday Inn in Dearborn Michigan. The Holiday Inn is located on Southfield Road near Ford Road, and still has rooms available. Attendees of Rubi Con will receive $20.00 off of a room at the hotel if they mention that they are there with the conference. More information about the hotel is available at our web site at http://www.rubi-con.org/location.html. The hotel can be reached at (313) 336-3340. WHEN: Rubi Con will occur over Friday, May 28 1999, Saturday, May 29 1999, and Sunday, May 30 1999. It will go on 24 hours a day, except for people who think they HAVE to sleep. Registration begins at noon on Friday, and we are going to forcibly eject everyone who is still hanging around after 8:00 pm on Sunday. COST: Tickets will cost $35.00 if you purchase them in advance, and $40.00 at the door. You can get advanced tickets on our web site in order to save yourself that $5.00. I might add that in this case the word "advanced" does, in fact, mean "advanced." We will not accept ticket forms after April 28. The price of your ticket gets you into the con for all 3 days, and the ability to attend all functions associated with it. You get a swanky ID badge, and maybe some other goodies. We're still working out details. WHY: No one really knows. I think just because Michigan is boring and what better way to spend time than on planning a big con? I should throw in the standard issues regarding the free flow of information and eternal quests for knowledge too ("information wants to be $1.99!"), but when you factor alcohol into the equation that stops being so important. Rubi Con is, I suppose, also about having a good time with cool people. You can finally meet in person all the people you have been BBSing with and IRCing with for years, or otherwise find out who else lives around you with the same interest in technology and computing. Technical content aside, attendees of Rubi Con *will* have a good time, we'll make sure of it. In truth, this is perhaps the main reason it is being organized. Distributing technical knowledge is important, but if no one has fun, than how useful will the event have been? -------------------------------- OTHER RANDOM INFORMATION: Rubi Con web site: http://www.rubi-con.org If you just want to bother someone about the con, if you have any questions, or if you want to participate in some other way, you can contact someone at: info@rubi-con.org For information on tickets, how to get advanced tickets, and other such Ticket Questions send email to tickets@rubi-con.org -------------------------------- CALL FOR SPEAKERS: Sure the party aspect of the con is great in and of itself, but we are also looking to provide substance at Rubi Con. Content, if you will. Anyway, if you feel so inclined, we are looking for mildly to highly qualified individuals to get up and talk about any given topic for an hour or so. There are no rules, and we have no real topic requirements, although I might ask that it involve technology in some way or another. As an official speaker you can get into the con for free, and if need be we might be willing to arrange for air fair and lodging to get you to stay in Dearborn for a few days. Speakers, of course, get to act condescending to all the other attendees, ordering them around and making them go get you another beverage. If this sounds like fun to you, or if you otherwise have something you would like to get up in front of a room full of people and spew words about then please contact our operations director at tantalo@rubi-con.org ---------------------------------------------------------- 1999-01-11 -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Internet Security Institute [www.isi-sec.com]
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