Ideas for Defcon 15

[Abby_Normal]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

When are they going to start assigning skyboxes and other space for parties? The Riv doesn't seem too keen on room parties, and the noise was a problem for everyone. I will miss the view though.

[converge]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

Also is the new floor plan for this year, and I want to start a discussion on use of space to help questions such as:

I would pitch getting the Contest area, Lockpick Village, and Wireless Village all within the same stumbling area of each other, possibly squared off with the Chill area. All have a vary similar goal/look/feel. Also inserting a pitch for more space to Lockpick Village, as well as dedicated/secured-closable space so that they don't have to tear down for other events then re-assemble to kick things off.

Based on turnout last year, I would recommend combining the Forum Meet and DCG Meet into a single skybox event .. possibly with some signifier for DCG POCs or something. One turned out relatively successful but burned out pretty quick due to parties, the other was considerably smaller .. and burned out quick due to parties. Knowing the size/layout of the skyboxen now, one room for a small portion of a night would suffice (possibly before a party sets up?

oh ya.. one final.. I hear IceTre and Abby need a skybox to store some booze, with accessible times for multiple people to access it while music is playing. ;)

Black White Balls could definitely be more central .. of course, by the time I started wandering to find Miss Jackalope's performance I was 1) too late 2) recommended that the general direction was not a good one to head in due to the 'RedBull Fiasco of 06'. Ideally I would picture these set up and running in the areas underneath the skyboxen, ie move CTF and adjoining room and set up there?.. or similar idea. Well.. maybe not.. latter consideration for skyboxen party pollution depending on what ran concurrently.. something to toy with maybe.

[kriszklink]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

OMG, yes! Definitely. It was so very pretty upstairs, but yeah, hard to find.

WOW, time flys..hope every1 is doing well. um yah i have to agree with Jackalope. This yeer should get a couple hundred flashlights and do the blackout party as well

[converge]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

chemlights:
revenge of the ravers part deux

$500-600 should score, what, a good 1000 or so sticks? noid?

[mouseling]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

Actually, Last year Agent X and i had the idea of making a couple hundred IR throwies and laying out a trail to a party that could only be found through cell phone camera's ccd. I even bought a bunch of IR leds, but we ran out of time.

maybe this year.

-mouse

[mouseling]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

I would like to do a chocolate BOF. I've done this at one con, and it went very well. Everyone taste tests different manufacturer's wares - all w/ different cocoa liquer percentages -
El Ray, Valrhona, Michel Cluizel, Cote D'or, la Maison du Choclate and a few others offer wafers especially for comparison.

Only problem, how to ship chocolate to Las Vegas in July...

-mouse

[LosT]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

Mouse,

We could also tag with 'hidden paint' and give out blacklight LEDs. :)

LosT

[digital_dreamer]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

I like the tagging idea, yet at the same time, I assume you must have just watched teh 13 ghosts, lol. awesome ideas though. here's another one, post GPS coords somewhere in the sheep lounge, or con flyer, and have people use Garmins, tomtom to find them, geocaching to a party FTW. lucky my phone has built in GPS, see ya there, lol

[mouseling]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

Mouse,

We could also tag with 'hidden paint' and give out blacklight LEDs. :)

LosT

Great idea!
I have a tradition of marking my hotel room walls in UV pen. Look for "REDRUM" written in an easy to find place. Do you know a good place for blacklight LEDS cheap? I have a lot (50 plus) inexpensive led flashlights, maybe we could swap the white LEDS for blacklight ones.
I can also get my hands on 5-6 UV pens easily.
-mouse

[hax0r]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

I still think an off site desert party would be awsome like in the dry lake bed south east of the strip on the 95 south(burning man style) :) we could incorporate the toxic BBQ.

Imagine a stage out there with nothing around for miles.

We could just supply the GPS coordinates on the site or on flyers.

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[pistolpete3521]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

i am new to defcon, i haave read alot ut i still have a few questions;

is there a limit to the number of people on a team ?

is there a minimum age requirment to enter the robot gallt shooting event ?

and, has an official date been decided on for this defcon ?

[TheCotMan]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

i am new to defcon, i haave read alot ut i still have a few questions;

is there a limit to the number of people on a team ?

It depends on the contest. For each contest you are considering entry, first check their web page, or forum posting and announcement about their contest. If you still can't find answers to your questions about the specific contest(s), ask that contests leader/organizer.

(Note, each contest is generally run by a different person or group, independent of Defcon itself; there is no single, entity that controls all contest rules.)

For example, Lost points out that there are a maximum number of people that can register as a team for his mystery box contest, but those people can still get help from other people.

We have a [forum=102]contest & event section with many subforums for many contests and events[/forum]. You might get responses there from different contest leaders/organizers, or from their contact information.

is there a minimum age requirment to enter the robot gallt shooting event ?

This would best be checked for in the robot contest section and accompanying webpage(s). I would guess there is no minimum age, but you can first check the information they have published in their rules to make sure, and if it is not there, ask the leader(s)/organizer(s) for this contest.

and, has an official date been decided on for this defcon ?

Yes. I think that has been posted and announced on mailing lists.
If you visit the main site, you should see:
http://www.defcon.org/

DEFCON 15 will be held August 3-5 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Your next step should probably be the FAQ:
http://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-faq/dc-faq.html

[executioner]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

i agree 100%. i miss the pools terribly... they were the best aspect of the alexis park, the layout of the grounds encouraged casual meetups and chance encounters by the water.

I couldn't agree more. Last year after 8pm or so, I felt like a prisoner venturing even close to the pool. I felt like I was a kid at summer camp after "lights out". Whoever negotiates with the Riviera needs to get the hours of operation expanded or completely opened for the pool.

[Dark Tangent]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

I couldn't agree more. Last year after 8pm or so, I felt like a prisoner venturing even close to the pool. I felt like I was a kid at summer camp after "lights out". Whoever negotiates with the Riviera needs to get the hours of operation expanded or completely opened for the pool.

Yeah, this complaint has been heard for sure. We are doing our best to get more social environments created. I was told that the def con block was mostly all in one tower, but I could never get a for real answer.

I'll be in Vegas in June to sit down with management and see what can be worked out!

[astcell]

Re: Ideas for Defcon 15

DT, tell them if we cannot hang out by the pool we will have no choice but to hang out in the casino. I'm sure that will help a lot.