Yeah, this might actually change my mind about skipping DEFCON.
I started going to DEFCON in 2017 (DEFCON 25). After last year's event, I had decided I wasn't going to go anymore. The villages were always extremely crowded, so trying to actually participate would be a huge wait. The talks were nice, but I can just watch them on YouTube a month or so later. Hacker Jeopardy is always a blast, but I'm not going to spend $2,500 to fly and stay in Vegas just for that.
The fact that Red Team village would only be given this tiny conference room with only like 50 chairs to listen to talks was just bullshit.
If the new venue has more room and solves all my complaints, maybe I'll still go.
I started going to DEFCON in 2017 (DEFCON 25). After last year's event, I had decided I wasn't going to go anymore. The villages were always extremely crowded, so trying to actually participate would be a huge wait. The talks were nice, but I can just watch them on YouTube a month or so later. Hacker Jeopardy is always a blast, but I'm not going to spend $2,500 to fly and stay in Vegas just for that.
The fact that Red Team village would only be given this tiny conference room with only like 50 chairs to listen to talks was just bullshit.
If the new venue has more room and solves all my complaints, maybe I'll still go.