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What: THOTCON 0xD - Chicago's Hacking Conference
When: May 30th & 31st, 2025
Where: TOP_SECRET
Call for Papers: Opens October 1st, 2024

*** ABOUT **********************************************************************
THOTCON (pronounced \ˈthȯt\ and taken from THree - One - Two) is a hac
king conference based in Chicago IL, USA. This is a non profit non-commercial ev
ent looking to provide the best conference possible on a very limited budget. 

*** WHEN / WHERE ***************************************************************
The THOTCON 0xD will be held May 30th & 31st, 2025.

It will be held at a location only to be disclosed to attendees and speakers dur
ing the week before the event. It will be in Chicago and close to a CTA train st
op, accessible by bus, cab, and plenty of parking. 

*** FORMAT *********************************************************************
The event will have 3 (three) tracks over 2 days.

There will be a mix of 120, 50 minute and 25 minutes talks selected.

Topics we are interested in: Internet of Things, Medical Devices, Industrial Con
trol Systems, Computer/Human Interfaces, Wearable Computing, Offensive/Defensive
 Techniques, Chaotic Actors, Surveillance, Intelligence Gathering, Data Visualiz
 ation, Transportation Systems, Legal Issues, Lulz, Locks, Video Games, 0day, Ha
 m Sandwiches, Trolling the Trolls and Beer. 

Note: THOTCON does NOT broadcast or record any of the talks presented at our con
ferences. This allows speakers to present more freely on their topics.

*** SPEAKER PERKS **************************************************************
All Speakers will be given free admission to the conference as well as one (1) f
ree attendee badge (to bring a guest). All speakers will also have access to the
 THOTCON VIP Lounge. This means you will have access to free food and drink and 
 all day. We don't have anything else to give, except you can tell your mom and 
 your friends you spoke at THOTCON. Oh yeah, there is also the Speaker's Dinner 
 the night before the con that you will be invited to as well. At the dinner you
  will also get some very special branded THOTCON swag.

Talks selected as Keynotes (2 per day) will be given a Gold badge. A Gold Badge 
allows the holder to attend THOTCON free for life.  

*** HOW TO SUBMIT **************************************************************
If you are interested in speaking at this event, please use the form located her
e:

The CFP will close on January 1, 2025. 

We anticipate having all speakers selected by Feb 1, 2025.

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