FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS 1.
Why, in the name of all that is good and pure, is this thing
in Michigan? Hey,
Michigan isn't that bad. Sure there's Detroit, but that's
easy enough to ignore. Or just pretend it's part of Canada.
Besides, Michigan is a nice state and our April weather is
heavenly. Plus, all of our organizers live in this state so
it only seemed natural. 2.
So how much does it cost? Tickets
are US$100.00, or US$40.00 for "students." Get
your tickets
before March 28 a save US$10.00. 3.
How do I get tickets? You
can get tickets either at the door for full price, or in
advance for US$10.00 less than the normal price. To
get
advanced tickets,
send cash or a check/money order to Rubi Con, P.O. Box
7098, Ann Arbor MI, 48107-7098. Include whatever name
you want to be registered under and an email address for
confirmation. If you do not receive an email confirmation
than something went wrong and we did not get your ticket
order. 4.
What do I get for that? You
get access to the entirety of Rubi Con for the full
duration. This includes all games, speakers, events and
areas. The only additional cost are swanky RC2K
t-shirts. 5.
What about those cool t-shirts? Well,
while we're on the subject, we will be pumping out lots of
cool Rubi Con 2000 t-shirts for you. They will be on sale
through out the con for $20.00. We will print on black,
high-quality cotton t-shirts in a variety of sizes. Although
this year's design is shrouded in secrecy, there are rumors
of more than one shirt. 6.
Where will the conference be? At
the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Romulus, Michigan. Romulus is
just outside of Detroit, and is home to Detroit Metro
Airport. The hotel is located at 8600 Merriman Road,
Romulus, MI 48174, United States. You can contact them at
(313) 728-7900, or for reservations at (877) 999-3223. They
are also online at www.wyndham.com. 7.
When is it, and how long will it last? We
open our doors on Friday, April 28, 2000 at 3:00 PM, and
hope to get everyone out of there by 3:00 PM on Sunday,
April 30. The conference will be up and running every hour
in between, and there will always be something to do.
Sleep, or so our motto reads, is for the lusers. 8.
Who should attend? Anyone
and everyone with an interest in the security of digital
systems. Admins, programmers, hackers, phreakers, IT
professionals, the curious, conf whores and hangers on. 9.
My mom says I can't go. That's
a shame. Perhaps next year. But seriously, a lot of our
attendees are on the young side. We have no aversion
to the younger crowd, and welcome them to this event.
However, we take no responsibility for the actions of any of
our attendees, and assume responsibility for none of
them. 10.
They won't give me a hotel room. What gives? The
hotel will only rent rooms to people 21 and over, and who
have a credit card number. If you are under 21, you can
contact
someone here
for assistance. 11.
So, like, am I going to be the only girl
there? No.
There will be some fellow females there, so you need not
feel too alone. 12.
So, like, are there going to be chicks
there? Yes.
But they will be issued mace at the door and instructed to
permanently blind anyone who looks like they would ask us
that sort of question. 13.
Is any of this legal? Large
percentages of it. Up from last year, in any case. Per
usual, we do not condone any illegal activity, we pursue
only information, what you do with that information is your
own business, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera... 14.
Should I bring my computer? Please
do. We will be setting up a huge LAN in the hotel for games
and general mischief. You can bring monitors and desktops
and other equipment, and the entire area will be be under
watch by our volunteer korps. The network will be 10-BaseT,
so be sure you have the appropriate hardware to join in the
fun. 15.
What else should I bring? Anything
you need to stay alive for 72 hours. Money would be helpful,
as would a car. Cloths, if you're one of those types who
feels compelled to dress yourself. All your gadgets,
obviously, as this is a computer con. 16.
What's this I hear about a LAN? Well,
like I said above. We will be fashioning a LAN out of pure
energy and proto-matter; building our network atom by atom
using the same forces that created the universe out of
nothingness. All the raw energy that lies poised at the
foundation of all space and time will be at your finger
tips. Also,
we'll rope off a little corner for the Mac users. 17.
Yeah, but will there be Internet access? There
will. Details remain sketchy, but we'll have something
between an ISDN and a T1. Suffice it to say, we will
have access to the outside world. 18.
1/\/\ @ Hax0r!!!!11!1!! 1 0wnz J00!!! Not
bloody likely. I think my argument from last year remains
valid: The truly "elite" among us don't need to be told that
they are, in fact, elite. They just know it. Likewise, the
rest of us can see their eliteness by the look in their
face. Their dark eyes with that cold, almost inhuman stare
which seems to penetrate deep into your soul. So, "k133+
h@x0rz" and their language-impaired brethren can be as
talented and skilled as they like at Rubi Con 2000, they're
just not allowed to talk about it. 19.
This is just a rip off of DEF CON, isn't it? ISN'T
IT!? Admittedly,
Rubi Con is not the first to jump on the hacker conference
bandwagon. But if it's any conciliation, I was inspired more
by the kind folks down at Mac
Hack
than the ninjas behind DEF
CON.
Rubi
Con 2000