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DEF CON is the world's largest annual Hacker Con vention, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada . The first DEF CON took place in June 1993 . DEF CON is renowned for the "arcane arts" of Drink ing, socializing, Debug ging, and Crowd Control . The Def Con Goons organize, maintain control, and run the show. Many of the attendees at DEF CONs include Computer Security professionals, " Cracker s", and Hacker s with a general interest in Computer Code and Computer Architecture . The event consists of several tracks of speakers about computer and hacking related subjects, as well as social events and contests in everything from creating the longest Wi-Fi connection and cracking computer systems to most effectively cooling a beer in the Nevada heat. The convention was held at the Alexis Park from 1999-2005; the 2006 convention will take place at the Riviera Hotel And Casino . DEF CON has been the host of many interesting events since its beginning, but the most infamous is perhaps the arrest of Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov on July 16 , 2001 for having shown how to decrypt Adobe's EBook format. SEE ALSO
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