Call for Participation HOPE Number Six July 21-23 2006 The Hotel Pennsylvania New York City HOPE Number Six (www.hopenumbersix.net) is this summer's hacker conference sponsored by 2600 Magazine. Presenters and artists from all nationalities and disciplines are again invited to participate in this forum. HOPE Number Six covers all aspects of hacking, the community surrounding it, and its effects across the world. For three days, The Hotel Pennsylvania will be the nexus of discussion, planning, and activity for hacker ideas, opportunities, and understanding. There are several ways to participate: * Speak: Presentation ideas should be submitted with a synopsis of the topic along with presenter bio, and will be chosen by relevance and peer review. Panels, talks, tutorials, debates, or other types of presentations are all welcome. Most presentations will be 55 minutes. * Interact: Demonstrations of new and interesting technologies or system elements as well as artistic exhibits are welcome. We have 20,000 square feet of presentation space to fill, so projects of all sizes will be considered. Robots, Segways, Legos, RFID, digital graffiti -- submit your creative ideas! * Display: All sorts of presentations, demos, workshops, classes, posters, and other ways of sharing information are encouraged. Space and time will be provided to accommodate proposals. * Sell: Space is also available for vendors. Prospects should describe their group and the items they are selling. Vendors are chosen by relevance to the conference topic and organization size. Topics related to all aspects of hackers and hacking are welcome. In past years, sessions have included these themes: * New technologies * Effects of new laws and business models * Hackers and activism * Telephone systems * Radio communication * Intelligence gathering * Lockpicking * Privacy * System internals vulnerabilities * Copy protection * Governments * Strong crypto * Data exchange * Voting systems * Social engineering * Programming techniques * Hacker Ethics * Stories from K-12 * Surveillance * Systems administration * Worms and viruses * The man and how to avoid him * Information privacy * International cooperation * Peer to peer networks * Wireless * Culture jamming * Low-power radio * Black hats and white hats * Cyberterrorism and cyber protests * Teaching hacking * The media Other topics are welcome, especially those offering fresh views and new variants on old themes. Submissions should be sent to "speakers@2600.com" and include names (or aliases) and email addresses in addition to the information requested above. Conference planning is ongoing throughout the spring, so submit your ideas or suggestions as early as possible. Late proposals will be considered only if space is still available. For more information about HOPE Number Six, check the web pages at www.hopenumbersix.net. These pages provide opportunities to volunteer, as well as information about travel, the hotel, and more specific info on speakers, tutorials, and the many activities that will be ongoing.