http://www.infoworld.com/t/hacking/finally-hacking-conference-just-kids-818 By Paul F. Roberts InfoWorld July 12, 2010 Technology enthusiasts and the ranks of the curious have been trying for years to rescue the term "hacker" from its pejorative meaning. A new conference that will teach kids the wonders of hacking may be one sign that such efforts are paying off. Hackid is a new conference designed to "raise awareness and understanding of technology, mathematics, and engineering and the impact on society and culture." (Disclosure: I've volunteered my time to help with the Hackid Boston event, but haven't formally been involved in organizing the conference.) The conference, scheduled for October 9 and 10 in Boston, is the brainchild of Chris Hoff, author of the Rational Survivability blog and Director of Cloud and Virtualization Solutions at Cisco Systems. Hoff has said that he was inspired to start Hackid after taking his kids along to the recent Source Boston event, a security conference that's pretty dry and corporate. By contrast, spirited shows like Defcon -- where clinics on physical lock-picking and high-tech games of Capture the Flag are the main attractions -- provide ample inspiration for a "hacking curriculum" that can truly engage kids, especially in a world where educational policies like No Child Left Behind have put the focus in classrooms on remedial learning in reading, writing, and math, while draining resources from exciting, interdisciplinary learning. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:06:05 PDT
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