Hackers on Planet Earth
| HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) | |
|---|---|
The Last HOPE, 2008 | |
| Genre | Hacker convention |
| Frequency | Biennially |
| Venue | New York City, U.S. (was typically Hotel Pennsylvania) |
| Location(s) | Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°44′59″N 73°59′26″W / 40.74972°N 73.99056°W |
| Inaugurated | August 13–14, 1994 |
| Most recent | July 12–14, 2024 |
| Organized by | 2600: The Hacker Quarterly |
| People | Emmanuel Goldstein |
| Sponsor | 2600 |
| Website | hope |
| Part of a series on |
| Computer hacking |
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The Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference series is a hacker convention sponsored by the security hacker magazine 2600: The Hacker Quarterly that until 2020 was typically held at Hotel Pennsylvania, in Manhattan, New York City.
Usually occurring biennially in the summer, there have been fourteen conferences to date. HOPE 2020, originally planned to be held at St. John's University, was instead held as a nine-day virtual event from July 25 to August 2, 2020. The most recent conference, "HOPE XV", was held at St. John's University in Queens from July 12 to 14, 2024. HOPE features talks, workshops, demonstrations, tours, and movie screenings.
HOPE was significantly inspired by the quadrennial Hack-Tic events in the Netherlands which also inspired the annual Chaos Communication Congress (C3) held in Germany. Summercon was an additional influential predecessor.