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Capture the Flag 2024!

Posted on 20 April 2024 (0)

Capture the Flag is back! This year’s contest is graciously hosted by the folks over at Qualcomm. The game will use a Jeopardy style board with challenges. This contest is for both beginners and experienced CTFers. Challenges will span many domains including web hacking, system hacking, forensics, reverse engineering, and crypto. Registration will be ON SITE, no qualifications necessary.

You can follow the CTF team on twitter at @LayerOneCTF for clues and additional information.


Registration for the event is OPEN on our registration page. We do not offer discounts on early bird pricing, so get in while the discounts last! Prices go up as we get closer to the conference.

Looking for hotel accommodations? We get a special rate from the conference hotel that is available until May 3rd. Book your hotel room now with this discount link.

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

2024 Call for Papers ends in 48 hours!

Posted on 13 April 2024 (0)

The LayerOne 2024 Call for Papers is closing soon! Submit your awesome talk before the April 15th deadline! Speakers at LayerOne get free entry to the conference, a $200 honorarium, and the praise and acclaim of their peers. Submit a presentation now!

Registration for the event is OPEN on our registration page. We do not offer discounts on early bird pricing, so get in while the discounts last! Prices go up as we get closer to the conference.

Looking for hotel accommodations? We get a special rate from the conference hotel that is available until May 3rd. Book your hotel room now with this discount link.

More contest and event announcements coming soon, stay tuned!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

HAM Testing at LayerOne 2024!

Posted on 06 April 2024 (0)

Are you lonely?
Need someone to talk to?
Do discussions about volts, amps, watts, ohms, and high voltage excite you?
Are you a social outcast without a hope of ever finding companionship?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, you are probably already a ham. If you answered no to any of them, you probably aren’t a ham….but we can fix that! Come ruin your social life the right way by taking the amateur radio exams at LayerOne! If you’re looking to upgrade we can handle that for any amateur radio license class, too!

Sign up at THIS LINK! Testing takes place on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 18:00 Pacific time in the Lockpicking Village.


Registration for the event is OPEN on our registration page. We do not offer discounts on early bird pricing, so get in while the discounts last! Prices go up as we get closer to the conference.

The Call for Papers is online! Speakers at LayerOne get free entry to the conference, a $200 honorarium, and the praise and acclaim of their peers. Submit a presentation now!

Looking for hotel accommodations? We get a special rate from the conference hotel that is available until May 3rd. Book your hotel room now with this discount link.

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

LayerOne 2024 CFP & Registration now available!

Posted on 04 March 2024 (0)

The LayerOne 2024 Information Security Conference will take place on May 25-26, 2024 at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel!

Registration for the event is OPEN on our registration page. We do not offer discounts on early bird pricing, so get in while the discounts last! Prices go up as we get closer to the conference.

The Call for Papers is online! Speakers at LayerOne get free entry to the conference, a $200 honorarium, and the praise and acclaim of their peers. Submit a presentation now!

Looking for hotel accommodations? We get a special rate from the conference hotel that is available until May 3rd. Book your hotel room now with this discount link.

Are you interested in sponsoring this year’s event, hosting a vendor booth in our main hall, or contributing an awesome contest or event to this year’s conference? Reach out to us now at contact@layerone.org and tell us what you’re interested in!

And finally, come hang out with us on Discord! Make some new friends at https://discord.gg/layeroneconference.

More announcements to come over the following days and weeks! Hope to see you all in May!

Sincerely,
The LayerOne Staff

Hebocon Robot Battles 2023!

Posted on 25 May 2023 (0)

LayerOne is coming up this weekend! Registration closes tomorrow, so register while you can!

For those attending, are you planning to participate in Hebocon? You should, it’s great! Hebocon is a Robotic Battle for those on an extreme budget. Originating in Japan, it pits poorly constructed robots, modified electric toys and last-minute creations against one another in a Sumo-style arena. Hebocon starts at 11:00 on Sunday in the Hardware Hacking Village! Sign up on-site in the Hardware Hacking Village with your bot to participate!

How do I play?

Build a robot. A really terrible robot. You can either build your robot and bring it to the conference, or build it on-site in our renowned Hardware Hacking Village. There should be plenty of electronics rework equipment in the HHV, but feel free to bring some extras to guarantee that you have tools to work with or share with others. See below for full contest rules and restrictions for robot construction and operation.

How can I help others?

You can help by bringing building materials & spare electonics to share with others working on a bot. Very useful parts include: DC Motors (under 12v), batteries and battery holders, wires, super glue, hot glue guns, and etc. Remember – parts don’t need to be brand new. Crappy, sometimes unpredictable robots is kinda the point : ) Got a bin of parts sitting around your house, workshop, or hackerspace? Bring it and put it to good use: dying in glorious combat like all electronics are destined to do.

Contest Rules

  • Arena is 50cm x 100cm
  • Robots must fit within their half of arena (50cm x 50cm) at start of match
  • Matches are 1 minute in length
  • Tournament is a swiss-style competition to guarantee maximum playtime for all competitors!
  • Competition is Sumo-bot style, therefore the goal is for your robot to be moving in the arena while your opponent is not.
    • There are some restrictions on robots in size, weight, and technological candor.
    • Technological restrictions to be determined by judges on case by case basis during sign in for any “technology” used as method of robots performance in match. Robots should be as simple as possible, staying away from direct radio control or on board hardware that could be interpreted as “technologically advanced”
    • Don’t bring your 60lb pet rock

    Hope to see you this weekend!

    Sincerely,
    The LayerOne Staff