Shmoocon 2009

Well, as the graphic above may demonstrate, things are off to a rough start for someone at the con.

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So, this is my first Shmoo and so far I couldn’t be happier. I’m already struck by the communal nature of this event in a way that I had not forseen. So many people I’ve met since my plane touched down yesterday. I enjoyed meeting up with a few with friends (@quine @beaker @agent0x0 etc) at the hotel bar and realized that I’ve become part of the community.

I met a security blogger, Tom, who I’ve read for long time and he had nice things to say about my writing. I was humbled by the experience. For a run down of things to check out while here at Shmoo he has a posting that you should read.

What makes this event even more bizarre is that there are a few other conferences taking plance at the Wardman Park Marriott. One of which is a steelworkers convention. A friend and I scurried out of the hotel bar around 1 am when they started to get wound up. We figured that it was only a matter of time before they decided that we would make fun projectiles.

This looks like it will be a good time. If you would like to follow my blather throughout the day I’m on Twitter as @gattaca and I will be updating as the day goes on, or not. It all depends on the kind of day it turns out to be.