If anyone is looking to go and is interested in splitting
gas money and such write me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, 15 Dec
1998, Michael Pruett wrote:
> XMASCON/HACKING THE YEAR AWAY 1998
>
> New Orleans, Louisiana
> December 18-20th, 1998
>
> XmasCon is about hacking. Now in its sixth year, XmasCon brings
> together diverse elements from the computer underground in order to
> facilitate the sharing of knowledge, enthusiasm, and understanding.
>
> List of talks (to be held Saturday afternoon and evening):
> * Security in Oracle Database Systems - Vic Vandal (1 hour)
> Vic will discuss common security issues in Oracle database
> systems.
> * The Secure Electronic Transaction Protocol - Dead Addict (45
> minutes)
> Dead Addict will discuss the transaction flow, messaging
> architecture, and cryptography of SET.
> * Entropy and Pseudorandom Number Generation - Conradus (45 minutes)
> Conradus will cover entropy in mathematics and in digital systems
> with some discussion of applications to cryptography and security.
> * Concurrency in Computation: Traditional, Quantum, and Optical
> Computation Frameworks - Flex (45 minutes)
> This talk will put concurrency theory on a solid mathematical
> foundation and examine various architectures for concurrent
> computation.
> * Buffer Overflows for Beginners - Conradus (45 minutes)
> Buffer overflows are all the rage these days. Learn how to spot
> them, how to exploit them, and how to fix them.
> * Transaction Systems - Big O (45 minutes)
> Big O will discuss cross platform tools and techniques for
> performing transactions within heterogeneous environments.
>
>
> New at XmasCon 1998 will be brief, informal workshops to be held
> before Friday night's revelry:
> * Flex will be leading a session on digital audio and signal
> processing and discussing his projects in this field under
> Linux.
> * Impulse will be discussing algorithms and Perl hacks at his session.
>
>
> If you would like to give a talk or presentation, send me e-mail
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) with your name or handle, the title of your talk, and
> a brief overview.
>
> Back by popular demand, Hacker Jeopardy, hosted by Vic Vandal and
> Flex, is scheduled for Saturday night. Astound your peers, squash your
> enemies, win valuable prizes (or look incredibly stupid) in the game
> that tests your knowledge of arcane hacking knowledge.
>
> As always, ties will be settled in a test of physical strength, but
> you'll need mental strength to get there first. Numerous wickedly
> elite prizes will be awarded.
>
> A screening of The Truly Malicious Hacker (approximately 60 minutes)
> will be featured Saturday afternoon. This humorous outtake on hacking
> was created by the infamous Bruce Sterling.
>
> Admission to this year's XmasCon will be, as usual, $10.
>
> Please send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you plan to attend.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Kimbrough Gray
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
