DC 816/913 Meeting notes (DEFCON Events)

Arrival Schedule:
Sat/Sunday
Bryan*,Dryden1,N0body

Tuesday:
Kcgeek

Wednesday:
Jur1st,Asmodianx2000

Thursday:
ihacked(Hevnsent and Trent)

Meet up Events:
Thursday:
Toxic BBQ
EFF Summit

Friday:
Hacker Pimps Party (obo)

Saturday:
Black and White Ball (D.J. Great Scott)

Sunday:
N0bodys presentation (panel )

CCCKC - DC 913/816 pre - meetup

There will be a brief meeting after the CCCKC general member meeting on Thursday the 15th at CCCKC.

We will discuss:

• Schedules
• Meetups
• Hacker space activities
• Room and or ride sharing
  

Defcon 18 Planning

DC913/816 planning is under way check in here for details on the next meeting.

INKKC paid a visit to CCCKC

A few weeks ago, Ink Magazine paid the underground lab that hosts our monthly meetings a visit. The resulting article appears in this week’s paper issue (available on news stands around Kansas City) and you can find the article at their website.
If you’re around KC and am just now learning that we have one of the most active and vibrant hackerspaces in the world, we look forward to seeing you at one of the general meetings on Thursday nights at 7:00. Don't forget this Saturday September 12th is our monthly DC 816/913 meeting from 11 to 2

Upcoming meeting

DC816913 will be meeting at the Cowtown Computer Congress cave on Saturday September 12, 2009 from 11 to 2.
Directions and topics to come
James

Defcon - Travel Tip #1

Defcon Travel Tip #1:

Getting there.

Da Plane:

Airplanes are the fastest means of getting in and out of Vegas, here are some considerations.

1. When buying tickets, shop around (well ahead of time) and get the best price, then go to the airline directly and haggle and buy from them. Discount e-tickets are cheap but the airlines don't owe you anything so if your flight disappears into thin air, they can comp you rooms and get you all kinds of benefits. (or pay the 12$ for trip insurance and deal with two bureaucracies who's default answer is no.)
2. When packing leave room for schwag.
3. When packing keep this in mind. If you have problems explaining its function to a 3 year old then check it, mail it to your self there or leave it at home.
4. Arrive an hour before every one says you should. (Allow 2 our more hours to get through security.)
5. If the TSA man/woman says jump, you say how high.
   

Honestly airline folk get paid crap wages and they get paid to follow regulations. There is very little keeping them from pushing the "Mess this guys life up HARD" button.

Da Bus:

Cheap, slow, and very uncomfotrable.
Bring a large novel, MP3 player with a monster battery life, food and a pillow.

Da Car:

Dear god why? If your driving with more than yourself, I hope you have maintained the car, and bring 2 or three gallons of water per person (its in the middle of the desert dude).
I hope you like the other person because it only takes one wet blanket to turn this joyful car trip to vegas to a freight train to hell.

July 11th meeting

Next meeting is July 11th
we are going to be focusing on DefCon 17
Who's going
What talks are you looking forward to?
When do we want to meet up while out there?
Party plans.
How to be safe at a hacker con

We will be meeting for 11 to 2 on Saturday July 11th at the CCCKC cave
3101 Mercier,Suite 404 Kansas City, MO US
Park by the elevator and come on down
hope to see you there