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		<title>DEF CON Forums - DC44161 Manchester, UK</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Location: Manchester, UK

Point of Contact: Mike Thompson

POC Email: @appsecbloke

Website: pending

DC44161 Meets: In the current climate, the plan is to run meetups virtually, with a view to selecting physical venues, once it is determined to be safe to do so. Meetups will be held monthly, with a small selection of speakers and then a relaxed chat afterwards.

Manchester is a large metropolitan city in the Northwest of England and has never had a DCG. I plan to 
open up the group, bring in local participation and offer my own time in a leadership role. We'll organise meetups, talk about relevant issues and also have fun, which is often a missing link in our world.

Interests: Application, network, infrastructure and people security, however any subject that is of specific 
interest. If someone brings a neat RCE talk then great. If someone wants to talk about 'layer 8', perfect.

Projects: The Beer Farmers, BeerCon, InfoSecHappyHour and various other community projects, such as podcasts and live talks / trainings.

Cool Things about Us: We've raised over £35K in the last 12 months for various charities linked to information security or the COVID pandemic; EFF, Hackers Mental Health, Medicines Sans Frontiers and the NHS.]]></description>
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			<title>Is this group still active?</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:32:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>I am near to Manchester and this would be my best chance of meeting up with Defcon folks. 
 
I am a software engineer of 20 years experience who is trying to transition into cyber security at the moment. 
 
Let me know if anyone still reads this. Thanks.</description>
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I am a software engineer of 20 years experience who is trying to transition into cyber security at the moment.<br />
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Let me know if anyone still reads this. Thanks.]]></content:encoded>
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