REVIEW: Summercon 2007

For those not familiar with Summercon, it is "a strong tradition of last minute disorganized last-minute planning".

This year Summercon returned to Atlanta so I made my first appearance in 7 years. Among the things that made it worth going this year:

A shoe being thrown during a presentation for no reason
Billy Hoffman drinking 4 beers at once while giving a presentation
Caleb Sima confused by the mayhem during his presentation
redpantz directing traffic in Midtown Atlanta
Seeing people I haven't seen in years

In case you hadn't figured it out yet. Summercon is ultimately about the social side of the security industry. We get together to have fun, talk a little business, and make new friends. If you ever have the chance, please attend. I had a great time.

Oh, and some people talked about some security stuff too. SPI Dynamics (HP), ISS (IBM), and others were represented.

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