And it looks like AnimeExpo in LA is a madhouse this year. Look at the events in San Diego, or at Moscone in San Francisco. And like Vegas, larger events attract security concerns. Most of them are the well-known destinations, of which Vegas is one. There's not a lot of places that have the appropriate mix of things. On top of that, conventions that bring in a lot of people from across the country, if not the planet, have more specialized needs, in terms of lodging, food&bev, and entertainment. And I don't see a lot of entertainment or distractions past midnight. "Central timezone" for your example? Minneapolis. There's not a lot of cities that can handle a transient event of 30k. DEF CON, at the last peak at DC27, was approximately 30k people. There's also the issue of adequate convention space. Bored hackers at 2am = trouble." This is still accurate.
Probably the biggest one is still what Dark Tangent said in the DEF CON documentary, paraphrased: "There's always something to do in Vegas. I can't speak for Jeff, but I don't see an event like DEF CON happening outside of Vegas for several reasons. You're going to be wearing it a lot in the convention space, and possibly outside as well. So, make certain your mask is comfortable for long term wear. There's still time for a double-dose initial vaccination before con and to be fully effective, not to mention boosters! I still encourage everyone to get vaccinated if they haven't yet. While I personally disagree with the idea that vaccines only reduce severity, I can see several other items that would make vaccine cards potentially challenging, and while I'd prefer to have both, if I only have one I'd rather it be just-masks versus just-vaccines, given the anecdotal data. I feel like if I mask I have *some* added control. I look at masks at events as social hygiene now, bare min, last year out of 10k ppl there were ~<12 cases, afaik. The masks are known to prevent spread, vaccines only reduce severity, which is a whole mixed bag of debate. (I know there was at least one, because they reported their case to me when they tested positive the morning after I had dinner with them.) Shmoo appeared to have a near-zero rate out of the ~2000 people attending. Those events that seemed to have masking in place had a lower incident rate of COVID coming out of them versus those who did not. I personally support this, thanks to anecdotal data I have from multiple people who attended RSA, as well as other recent tech events.
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I'm going to try to do better, since for better or worse, I seem to be a community leader, but I know staying masked for a full day of con (minus food and required beverage) is going to be A Problem.Īs (I hope) we're all aware at this point, DEF CON spaces are a mask-required zone. Yeah, I know, they're sweaty and uncomfortable. I was going to try and field test my new P100 respirator this weekend, but I found myself unmasking more than not, and just avoiding people. This weekend I would charitably estimate masking in the hotel and casino spaces at 10%. Outside of CON space, expect to see a lot of unmasked people. See my earlier comment about the "Main Entrance".
Also, expect to meet your UberEats/GrubHub/DoorDash/Bob's Food Delivery and Bait Shop order outside - they're not going to be able to bring it back to you on the con floor. Don't have a stack of pizzas delivered for the entire village. That said, if you're bringing stuff in, try not to be too blatant about it.
We all know people slip stuff in - it happens. This generally includes stuff even coming from the convention hotels - this is a cause of how Vegas hotel and conference center contracts are constructed. Plenty of sit-down options in both hotels, and the Linq Promenade space between Linq and Flamingo.Ī personal note here from doing con-ops for years: every year we (Villages in general, Skytalks included) have reminders from DEF CON not to bring in outside food and beverage. The Fulton Street Food Court in Harrahs, where I presently sit typing this, seems like it will be the best general option for grab-and-go. Your closest food options are going to be in either Harrah's or Linq. I hope they do, because I know some people in deep hack mode will not want to burn the time to go get food. I don't know what food/beverage options DEF CON is going to try and arrange for on the con floor.
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