Return from Shmoocon 2011

Yes, I just totally ripped off their header for that pic, haha.

I have finally recouped from the weekend in DC for Shmoocon. Shmoocon is always a great time, sure people may bitch about ticket sales, not like a talk or two, but it is hard to complain about the people that make it there and the time you get to spend with each other. I was fortunate enough to get a ticket in round one, then receive another one for a paper a submitted to the con.

The most concerning thing about this year is when we landed in DCA it was snowing pretty bad, and the flashbacks of last year started. Compared to most people I had it easy last year, but the idea of another ceiling caving in, or trying to make the drive back to IAD airport was enough to make me think Defcon and Shmoocon should really think about swapping time tables.

The conference overall was a great time. There were a few less talks this year that I was excited about, but that was quickly replaced by the sheer amount of people on my twitter feed that were in attendance at the con. There were some great talks using printers as an attack vector, and a few too many talks about the Android.

Overall such a great weekend! Shmoocon is always fun and makes you excited about trying new things.