Haha, there is the official receipt for Defcon 18 for all of those needing to expense it. Overall I had a great time at Defcon, really no thanks to the actual conference.
I will start with saying they need to learn a LOT from Shmoocon! I understand the idea of not wanting to deal with credit card or prepaying for tickets, and you can claim privacy, but it just doesn’t work anymore. When a thousand people more show up at a conference than you planned for then things go downhill quickly!
The talks were actually just so-so. I really wasn’t impressed with many of them, most of the stuff honestly just seemed like a rehash of things from two years ago mixed with other stuff that has already been presented on.
Now the saving grace, the parties! Wow, and let me tell you, there are some companies and groups that know how to throw a party. I felt like I was living out The Hangover!
Overall I had a lot of fun, but if I had to choose between Shmoocon or Defcon in the future, Shmoo would win hands down.