Chaos Communication Camp 2007 – The Open Air Defcon

Just 3 days after the closing ceremony of Defcon, security enthusiasts from all over the world continue their meetings at the Chaos Communication Camp 2007 at a retired military airport near Finowfurt, close to Berlin. Can you even imagine a camping site with fast ethernet and power in every tent and crowded with some of the world leading security experts? If you’re not on site and witness it yourself, the answer is probably no, so here are some pictures.

Same as with Defcon, meeting people and exchanging information and ideas is really why most participants are here, but there also a number of excellent talks. Many speakers chose to present here and didn’t bother going to Black Hat and Defcon, saving hassle with U.S. immigration, giving their fingerprints at the border, etc. The talks are delivered in two concrete quansit huts, a kind of overground bunker for fighter jets, which is just cool. Having just delivered my talk about Trojans, this is likely to be the most awesome location where I’ve ever spoken. Here is a schedule of the talks and the list of speakers. Besides those talks there are numerous activities, projects and workshops going on all over the camp and there are dozens of small villages set up, including the Hackers on a Plane (Hackers on a Bus, really) and a large tent to hang out by c-base, Berlin’s famous cultural project. Right now there is some thunder on the horizon, so let’s just hope it doesn’t start to rain, or there will be LOTS of mud encrusted electronic devices for sale on your favorite internet auction site!