] "Twelve years ago, a unique gathering of hackers, law
] enforcement, lawyers, civil libertarians, and journalists
] was born. That subversive gathering has evolved into a
] subversive institution," said Dark Tangent, founder of
] DEFCON. "People that were considered threats when we
] started are now considered assets protecting critical
] infrastructure worldwide. I'm very pleased at DEFCON's
] evolution and am excited to have what I consider the best
] selection and quantity of speakers ever assembled at an
] event of its kind."
]
] This year's event will debut more new technical material
] than ever before. Significant exploits will be revealed,
] new freeware releases will be demonstrated, and new
] research will be presented.

This is an article from a German site that's promoting Def Con. Again, my Kryptos talk is listed as one of the more interesting talks, which still has me jazzed and flattered. ;) I also completely agree with the top-billed talk, "Quantum Hacking", by Richard Thieme. He's an *amazing* speaker, and I'm very much looking forward to his talk.