Hey Steven, Just wanted to let you know that we are moving forward with our plans to have 2 ChicagoCon events a year with the next one in the spring. The dates are set at May 12 - 18, 2008 at the same location. We are also changing the format a bit to meet the request that you and others had made. So we are going to traditional route of separating the training and the presentations. I still like the format we used last time, but when you don't pack the house, it doesn't work. This time the presentations will run from Fri afternoon and go all day Saturday. We will also have breakout sessions in the classrooms that are not being used on Saturday. It will be $100 at the door but slightly different from DefCon as we will have a registration before the event. We don't have unlimited space as they do, but the $100 will get you access to all presentations, bag lunch and the breakout sessions. So how about this as an idea to help promote your efforts and to say thanks for supporting us last time. Did you want a classroom for the entire day on Saturday to offer free sessions similar to what you normally do at the Chicago 2600 meetings? Interested in running the hacking contests Fri and Sat evenings? How about a 1 hour speaking slot as well? Registration for the courses will go live this week with a modest media blitz starting next week. So if you could let me know ASAP, that would allow you to get some extra exposure. FYI - So far 4 of 5 keynote slots have been filled with the likes of EC-Council, the FBI, Neohapsis Labs and Tiger Team (from TruTV) member Luke McOmie. All the best, Don Donald C. Donzal, CISSP, MCSE 2003, CEH, Security+ SME The Digital Construction Company 1520 Heidorn Ave. Westchester, IL 60154 708.837.3002 (Cell) Founder & Organizer ChicagoCon Editor-In-Chief The Ethical Hacker Network