Presented at
HOPE Number Six (2006),
July 21, 2006, 10 p.m.
(60 minutes)
Since they began in 1987, 2600 meetings have sprung up all around the world. They inspired the movie "Hackers," helped to launch a number of federal and state investigations, provided journalists with fodder for all sorts of wild and crazy stories, and brought all sorts of hackers together who might otherwise never have met. But is this a good thing or a bad thing? Do the meetings actually strengthen the community or do they expose it to hostile elements that help to destroy it? You will hear a number of perspectives as well as stories on things that have happened at the many meetings that have taken place. If you've ever attended a 2600 meeting, we'd like to hear your feedback at this panel.
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LexIcon
LexIcon is an artist based in New York. Before moving up the coast he was heavily involved in the rebuilding of attendance at North Carolina's 2600 meetings by promoting a sense of fairness, interdependence, and community on and off line. Together with others from that area, he was instrumental in starting the Carolinacon regional technology conference and continues to help out as much as possible from a distance.
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Emmanuel Goldstein
Emmanuel Goldstein is the editor and cofounder of 2600 and the chief organizer of these here HOPE conferences. He's been involved with radio as well, hosting WBAI's Off The Hook and WUSB's Off The Wall. He doesn't seek out trouble but it inevitably meets up with him in the course of his travels. An explorer of phones, tunnels, streets, the "system," and the world, Emmanuel seeks to protect privacy and has no intention of becoming a number.
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Rop Gonggrijp
Rop Gonggrijp was editor and publisher of the Dutch hacker magazine Hack-Tic from 1989 to 1993. He also cofounded XS4ALL (one of the first European ISPs) and cofounded ITSX (a computer security consultancy). Along with partner Barry Wels, Rop initiated work on the CryptoPhone in 2001.
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