List of some InfoSec/Hacker Cons - Ordered by the date of the conference and manually maintained so... 🤷♂️
Strong focus on cons convenient to Chicagoland or that will help cover travel expenses. Cons with upcoming, announced dates listed with the full date. Currently(ish) active CfP events are ⭐STARED⭐.
| Name | Con Date | Location | CFP Window | Travel | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShmooCon | 10-12 Jan, 2025 | Washington D.C. | 24 Nov, 2024 | No | The last one! |
| ChiBRRCon | 13 Feb, 2025 | Chicago, IL | -31 Dec, 2024 | No | |
| DakotaCon | 21-23 Mar, 2025 | Madison, SD | Nov?- | Yes? | Affiliated /w university? Might cover travel |
| PancakesCon | Mar | Online | Jan-Feb | No | |
| BsidesMKE | 2 Apr, 2025 | Milwaukee WI | Sep, 2024 - Jan, 2025 | No | |
| CypherCon | 3-4 Apr, 2025 | Milwaukee WI | Sep - 31 Dec, 2024 | No | |
| THOTCON | 30-31 May, 2025 | Chicago, IL | 1 Oct -31 Dec, 2024 | No | Every other year |
| Bsides312 | May | Chicago, IL | Dec-Feb | No | |
| ⭐ShowMeCon⭐ | 9-10 Jun, 2025 | St. Louis, MO | 1 Dec, 2024 - 31 Jan, 2025 | Yes | |
| ⭐SecretCon⭐ | 19-20 Jun, 2025 | St Paul, MN | ?-? | No? | |
| BlueTeamCon | 6-7 Sep, 2025 | Chicago, IL | -Mar | No | |
| GRRCon | 26-27 Sep, 2024 | Grand Rapids, MI | -Jun | No | |
| CornCon | 4-5 Oct, 2024 | Davenport, IA | -? | No | |
| BsidesPeoria | 12 Oct, 2024 | Peroia, IL | Jun-? | No | Free Tractor Parking? |
| Hackers Halted | 30-31 Oct, 2024 | Atlanta, GA | -4 Jun, 2024 | No | EC2 |
| BsidesChicago | 2 Nov, 2024 | Chicago, IL | 10 Aug-14 Sep, 2024 | No | meh. |
| Name | Con Date | Location | CFP Window | Travel | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC {Security} | 20-25 Jan, 2025 | Oslo, Norway | Jun- 15 Sep, 2024 | Yes | Severity focused Norwegian Developers Conference, .NET and Agile Devs |
| NDC {London} | 27-31 Jan, 2025 | London, England | May- 1 Sep, 2024 | Yes | Norwegian Developers Conference, .NET and Agile Dev Focus |
| RuhrSec | 20-21 Feb, 2025 | Bochum, Germany | 29 Aug -10 Nov, 2024 | Yes | |
| HackCon | 12-13 Feb, 2025 | Oslo, Norway | - 31 Dec, 2024 | Yes | |
| Nullcon Berlin | Mar | Berlin, Germany | Oct-Dec | Yes | Multiple events in India,sometimes Germany |
| ⭐CanSecWest⭐ | ?Mar? 2025 | Vancouver, Canada | Jan, 2025 - | Yes | |
| Insomni'hack | 13-14 Mar, 2025 | Lausanne, Switzerland | -22 Nov, 2024 | Yes | |
| ⭐m0leCon⭐ | 22 Mar, 2025 | Turin, Italy | 25 Nov, 2024 - 31 Jan, 2025 | Yes | |
| ⭐SINCON⭐ | 22-23 May, 2025 | Singapore | 12 Dec, 2024 - 18 Feb, 2025 | Yes | |
| ⭐OffensiveCon⭐ | 16-17 May, 2025 | Berlin, Germany | 11 Dec, 2024 - 2 Apr, 2025 | Yes | |
| ⭐Hardwear.io US⭐ | 30-31 May, 2025 | Santa Clara, CA | 18 Nov, 2024 - 20 Jan, 2025 | Yes | $250 stateside. Prefer employer cover travel costs. |
| ⭐NorthSec⭐ | 25 May, 2025 | Montreal, Canada | 20 Nov, 2024 -16 Mar, 2025 | Yes* | Prefer employer cover travel costs. Limited budget for travel & accommodations. |
| BSides Pristina | May | Pristina, Kosovo | Nov-Feb | Yes | Rare Bsides covering travel, still a non-profit, limited budget |
| ⭐TyphoonCon⭐ | 29-30 May, 2025 | Seoul, Korea | Nov, 2024 - 1 Mar, 2025 | Yes | Security research focused |
| ⭐CONFidence⭐ | 2-3 Jun, 2025 | Krakow, Poland | Dec, 2024 - 7 Mar, 2025 | Yes* | travel expense limited |
| ⭐SecurityFest⭐ | 4-5 Jun, 2025 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Sep-? | Yes | |
| Area41 | Jun | Zurich Switzerland | -Apr/May | Yes | Every other year. Back in 2026 Short CFP window |
| ⭐x33fcon⭐ | 13-14 Jun, 2025 | Gydnia, Poland | 18 Nov, 2024 - 2 Feb, 2025 | Yes | |
| ⭐TROOPERS⭐ | 23-27 Jun, 2025 | Heidelberg, Germany | Nov - Apr | Yes | |
| REcon | 28-30 Jun, 2024 | Montreal, Canada | Feb-Mar | Yes* | Prefer employer cover travel costs. Also, this is some advanced shit. |
| ⭐leHACK⭐ | 27-29 Jun, 2025 | Paris, France | 10 Jan - 6 Apr,2025 | Yes | |
| Black Hat USA | 6-7 Aug, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV | 5 Feb - 2 Apr, 2025 | Yes | |
| HITCON CMT | 23-24 Aug, 2024 | Taiwan | Apr-Jun | No* | $600 Speaker fee + Hotel, Lunch |
| ⭐SEC-T⭐ | 10-12 Sep, 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden | Jan-1 Aug, 2025 | Yes | |
| BruCON | 16-20 Sep, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium | 1-30 Apr | Yes? | Short CfP! Previous years mentioned travel help |
| 44CON | 18-20 Sep, 2024 | London, England | -May | Yes | |
| RomHack | 28 Sep, 2024 | Rome, Italy | Feb-May | Yes | |
| Hack In Paris | Sep | Paris, France | Sep-Feb | Yes | Unsure if a there is a 2024 event |
| BSides Bern | 1 Oct, 2024 | Bern, Switzerland | - 14 Jul, 2024 | Yes | |
| HackFest | 11-12 Oct, 2024 | Quebec City, Canada | 22 Jul - 1 Sep, 2024 | Yes | |
| ⭐RootedCon⭐ | 22-23 May, 2025 | Var. Spain/Portugal/Mexico/Panama | 15 Jan - 15 Feb, 2025 | Yes? | Multiple events. CFP for Lisbon currently open |
| Hacktivity | 17-18 Oct, 2024 | Budapest, Hungary | -15 Jul, 2024 | Yes | Limit travel 300 EUR+2 nights of hotel |
| No Hat | 19 Oct, 2024 | Bergamo, Italy | -15 Jul, 2024 | Yes | |
| Hardwear.io NL | 21-25 Oct, 2024 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1 Jun-10 Aug, 2024 | Yes | Hardware focused, prefer employer cover travel costs. |
| SecTor | 1-2 Oct, 2025 | Toronto, Canada | 21 Mar - 16 May, 2025 | Yes | Joined BlackHat a few years ago |
| ⭐hack.lu⭐ | 21-24 Oct, 2025 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Jan - 30 Apr, 2025 | Yes* | 300 EUR for travel, room covered |
| HITCON ENT | 29-30 Oct, 2024 | Taiwan | Apr-Jun | No* | $600 Speaker fee + Hotel, Lunch |
| BlackAlps | 21-22 Nov, 2025 | Yverdon-les-Bains Switzerland | -31 Jul, 2024 | Yes | |
| UYBHYS | 8-9 Nov, 2024 | Brest, France | -30 Jun, 2024 | Yes | Unlock Your Brain, Harden Your System |
| Code Blue | 14-15 Nov, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | -15 Aug, 2024 | Yes | From Overseas: Max 100,000 JPY |
| AVTOYKO | 16 Nov, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | -28 Sep,2024 | Yes | |
| DeepSEC | 21-22 Nov, 2024 | Vienna, Austria | -31 Jul, 2024 | Yes | |
| DefCamp | 28-29 Nov, 2024 | Bucharest, Romania | -30 Oct, 2024 | Yes | |
| Black Hat USA | 10-11 Jun, 2025 | London, UK | 11 Jun - 6 Aug, 2025 | Yes |
- confsec - Similar effor by cryptax.
- CFP Time - often include Speaker Benefits info
- PaperCall - Event directory and paper submission
- WikiCFP - More academic in general
- InfoSecMap - Info on events and meetups. more p2p, less hacker