A quiet war is being waged for your attention and ultimately your money. The battleground is your inbox. Learn what you can do to stem the tide of unsolicited commercial email.

Joe Gilliam
Margie Arbon

Attendance: 14

Many folks quietly drinking coffee. Very quietly.

Various members of se2600

Attendance: 30

Before the age of the Internet, there was the BBS: America's first home-grown online experience. Come learn about Bulletin Board Systems in the 21st century.

Fuller
Nimrod
Jonny X

Attendance: 14

Minors have a major role in the landscape of hacking. Laws, experiences, heroes, learning.

Fuller
Nimrod
Lothar

Attendance: 10

Kids love 'em. So do indie artists and labels. So why to the big guys hate this new music format so much? The who/what/how/when/ where/why on the legitimate and illegitimate digital music scene. Brought to you by se2600.org.

Laughing Boy
Jonny X

Attendance: 29

Come hear their formula for a successful online community.

Jon Cline
Jonathan Watson
Ted Tschapp

Attendance: 11

Learn how to add a web cam to your computer. Let the world see you in action!

HugMe

Attendance: 16

Learn about the rewards and legal risks of complaining about bad products and poor customer service on the Internet.

J. Scott McClain, attorney, Bondurant Mixson & Elmore

Attendance: 19

Changes in technology have changed the nature of crime. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been forced to adapt. Come hear how law enforcement has changed and why "outreach" is now more important than ever.

Special Agent Harold Phipps, F.B.I.

Attendance: 30

From the author of the early hacking journal "TAP/YIPL".

Cheshire Catalyst

Attendance: 25

Language, history, what sci-fi has done for language, what computer science has done for language, etc. Spam, e-mail, WWW, Emoticons, what are they? Why did they develop? YELLING! General Netiquette. Q & A / discussion among the audience.

Fuller
Nimrod

Attendance: 18

(Cancelled) :-(

The Internet has created an entirely new medium for online games. Some games have created entire online worlds complete with virtual property. Some of this virtual property is going for very real money. Come hear about the latest in online gaming.

The Pink Atheena
Chiapet
Elonka Dunin

Attendance: 48

MAPS is a non-profit California company whose goal is to keep the global e-mail system from being abused by spammers using technological means. It is not without some controversy, and even some legal challenges. Come hear about their efforts to rid the world of "spam".

Sean Michael Whipkey
Margie Arbon

Attendance: 10

Let us know what you thought about this year's track. What would you like to see next year? Give us your thoughts.

Scott Jones

Attendance: about 15

From the author of the early hacking journal "TAP/YIPL".

Cheshire Catalyst

Attendance: 21

Pirates and writers and publishers, oh my! So there the pirates were, scanning every book and tech manual they could get their hands on & posting them globally to usenet, conveniently forgetting to pay for anything. Then the authors showed up...
Discussion about the perils and profits to be made from online publishing and distribution, using recent events as examples.

Ann C. Crispin
Ginjer Buchanan, Berkley/Putnam
Kuo-Yu Liang, Ballantine/Random House
Jonny X

Attendance: 30

Problems people go through when developing, running, and playing MMORPG's (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games). Topics discussed range from social issues to marketing issues.

Corolan
Lockeworth
DarkSoul
SimuNova
Elonka Dunin

Attendance: 75

Intro to hacking culture; separating the truth from the BS. Hacker history, contacts, resources & pointers for more info. Critique of hackers and hacking as reported in mainstream media & popular culture; correcting disinformation & stereotypes. Brought to you by se2600.

Jonny X
Lothar
Laughing Boy
Rhia
Cheshire Catalyst
Drag0n
HugMe

Attendance: 130

Hear how new digital music technology is changing the landscape of the music business for the independent artist.

Chuck Chittick, Voodoo Sex Stuff
Laughing Boy

Attendance: 29

The FCC is supposed to protect the airwaves as a limited natural resource for all, yet five multinational corporations own over 90% of all radio stations in the US. *YOU* have had almost no legal access to this least costly of mass media, until now. Find out why the FCC abruptly reversed decades of restrictive licensing and how you can get involved and on the air! Plus, find out who wants to keep you *OFF* the air!

Jonny X
Laughing Boy

Attendance: 25

Thanks to the Internet, you can now show off your home, and even yourself, without giving anyone your address. Just who exactly would do this, and why? (Many web cam sites are totally free.) Take a peek into their private world.

Dawn Marie
Mystrys
Cloei
Bonnie
HugMe

Attendance: 60

We're baaaaaaaaaaaack!!! And we brought more beer! Play "stump the hackers"! Panelists field tech questions from the audience.

Jonny X
Lothar
Rhia
Cheshire Catalyst
Drag0n
HugMe
James Dean

Attendance: 72