People have been telling us that the phone number, we gave in our last blog post, doesn’t work from certain telephone networks.

In that case please use +49-461-50566232425 or sip://2425@voip.eventphone.de

If you try to get to the congress but get stuck in traffic, don’t know the status of the road in front of you or sit a platform caused by a cancelled train, you can call us beginning from Sunday 10am. We set up a number where we will help you to find a possibility to get to the congress or just answer questions about your trip. This is quite handy for situations when you don’t have internet access or if every other hotline is overcrowded.

Travel Information: +49 30 809 400 22 2324

Have a safe journey. Slow down the speed if the road forces you to do so. Keep in mind: this year you don’t have …

In one of our last posts we’ve invited all peace missions to register their IP addresses by mail. Registered IP addresses will be granted access to a dedicated video streaming relay.

We’ve received mails from lots of people, who’d like to set up a peace mission and gave us their IP address. So far, so good – it’s cool to see so much interest. Unfortunately, now you’ve invested time for sending us an email, we do change the registration procedure.

There will be a web site, where peace missions can register. After we’ve acknowledged a registration you may add or change your IP address on the …

We wish you a very merry festival of fixing the WiFi at your family’s home!

Over the past few days, the 27c3 team has been hard at work with the initial preparations for the 27c3.  At the bcc, several tons of networking hardware have arrived, the network backbone is up and running and the hackcenter decor is taking shape.  In far away lands, many new Peace Missions have been announced and there’s always room for more.

Peaceful journeys!  We’ll see you on the 27th!

At 27C3 all lectures will be broadcast via DVB-T and reception will be possible in and around the bcc. Visitors can watch via TV if they want avoid overcrowded lecture rooms.

To receive the signal any PC with DVB-T-USB-Stick, TV set with DVB-T tuner or cellphone with DVB-T-function will work. We will publish all needed configuration files and a list of working and non-working receivers in the wiki.

The Bundesnetzagentur (German regulation body) has allocated channel 22 (482MHz) for us, where we will transmit with 6 watts ERP.

The last time DVB-T was available on Chaos Congress was at 24C3 …

Which talks are up next? What’s currently going on in Saal 1 – why is it so crowded? How could I possibly forget to attend “53 more things to do in zero gravity”?

If you’ve ever asked yourself one of these questions or a similar one, then pray do try out voicebarf (src). Simply get your DECT phone and dial TALK (8255) for the currently running talks or SOON (7666) for the upcoming talks. To counter your verpeiltheit, you can also request to be called back before a particular talk starts – you’ll never miss a single one again!

Even better: thanks to Harald and the OpenBSC crew you will be able …

Downloadable tickets are available in your presale-account. NOW.

As you already may have noticed, the availability of your tickets has been delayed.. ahem.. just a little bit. But here’s the good news:

Your 27C3-tickets are available for download now!
Please log in to https://presale.events.ccc.de , download the pdf, print it out, and make sure to bring it with you to the cash desk.

We wish you a lot of fun at the 27C3!

Hackers of all ages can (learn how to) make things at the Hardware Hacking Area of the 27c3!

The HHA is open to everyone and open the entire congress! Hackers of all ages and skill levels are welcome! Round-the-clock hands on workshops will be led by lots of experienced teachers like Mitch Altman, Jimmie P. Rodgers, fbz, Wim Vandeputte and…you!

Learn to solder, then help teach others! Make cool things with electronics, design and print 3D models on the Makerbot, break RFID, or give your own workshop on the projects you’ve been hacking on this year. Last year there was a Cantenna workshop, a …

We want you to come together in Peace Missions all over the world!

Following the success of the dragons everywhere experiment from the 26c3, hackers all over the world are organizing events to bring the 27c3 closer to home. They’re gathering to create their own Hack Center experience, watch the streams, participate via twitter or chats, drink Tschunk, cook and have a good time.

Following your suggestions from last year, the Herald Angels are hard at work exploring ways you can participate live in the events! Heralds will be in #behindenemylines on Freenode during selected talks to help you ask …

Want four minutes on stage at the 27c3? You can have it! Registration is now open for the Lightning Talk sessions at the 27c3.

Taking place at 12:45 in Saal 3 on Days 2, 3 and 4, these fast paced sessions are perfect for pitching new software or hardware projects, exploits, creative pranks or strange ideas you need to share with the world.

Lightning talks are also good for getting publicity for your workshop at the 27c3, or for recruiting people to join in on things like a high calorie flash mob.

In order to maximize the available time, registrations will be granted to presenters who submit …

After its debut in May 2009 and successful sequel in May 2010 SIGINT in Cologne became a regular CCC event. We will keep this tradition in 2012.

We’ll be taking a break in 2011 to support the Chaos Communication Camp. This event takes place every four years, with 2011 seeing its next iteration in Finowfurt near Berlin from August 10th through August 14th.

A downsized version of SIGINT would, in our opinion, reduce the possible scope of subjects we could cover, as well as affecting the depth of detail. Conference planning will start Summer 2011 and will be announced in the usual place.

We …

On Saturday the last batch of 27C3 tickets were sold. There are no all-day-passes left.
We will make the actual tickets available to you via your presale account on December, 13th shortly. The tickets will contain all relevant billing data and can be used as invoice.

Please print your ticket and bring it to the cashdesk.

Those who did not get a ticket during presale, please do not travel to the congress. There are no all-day-passes available at the cashdesk. Our door policy is strict: Only visitors with valid ticket codes will be granted entrance.

As of day 2 (2010-12-28) a few day-passes will …