ShmooCon was an American hacker convention organized by The Shmoo Group. There were typically 40 different talks and presentations on a variety of subjects related to computer security and cyberculture. Multiple events were held at the convention related to cryptography and computer security such as Shmooganography, Hack Fortress, a locksport village hosted by TOOOL DC, and Ghost in the Shellcode.
The first event was held in 2005, with its last year was in 2025.
Venues, dates, and attendance
Each conference venue and date has been included for easy reference.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Conference Name
!Venue
!Duration
!Year
!Attendance
|-
|ShmooCon I
|Marriott Wardman Park
|February 4–6
|2005
|~400 attendees
|-
|ShmooCon II
|Marriott Wardman Park
|January 13–15
|2006
|~700 attendees
|-
|ShmooCon III
|Marriott Wardman Park
|March 23–25
|2007
|900+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon IV
|Marriott Wardman Park
|February 15–17
|2008
|1200+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon V
|Marriott Wardman Park
|February 6–8
|2009
|1600+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon VI
|Marriott Wardman Park
|February 5–7
|2010
|~1600 attendees
|-
|ShmooCon VII
|Washington Hilton
|January 28–30
|2011
|1600+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon VIII
|Washington Hilton
|January 27–29
|2012
|1800+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon IX
|Hyatt Regency
|February 15–17
|2013
|1600+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon X
|Washington Hilton
|January 17–19
|2014
|1900+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon XI
|Washington Hilton
|January 16–18
|2015
|1900+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon XII
|Washington Hilton
|January 19–21
|2016
|1500+ attendees
|-
|ShmooCon XIII
|Washington Hilton
|January 13–15
|2017
|~2200 attendees
|-
|ShmooCon XIV
|Washington Hilton
|January 19–21
|2018
|~2200 attendees
|-
|ShmooCon XV
|Washington Hilton
|January 18–20
|2019
|2091 out of 2179 attendees checked in
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! EFF!! HFC!! Other !! Total
|-
| 2008 || $2,540 || $1,660 || $1,490 for One Laptop per Child || $5,690
|-
| 2009 || ~$2,500 || ~$2,500 || $3,290 for Covenant House from raffle || ~$8,290
|-
| 2010 || $2,704 || $3,324 || $2,284 for American Red Cross || $8,312
|-
| 2011 || $5,010 || $7,640 || || $12,650
|-
| 2012 || $6,215 || $6,175 || || $12,390
|-
| 2013 || $7,165 || $6,250 || || $13,415
|-
| 2014 || $5,600 || $6,700 || || $12,300
|-
| 2015 || $8,050 || $7,920 || || $15,970
|-
| 2016 || || || ||
|-
| 2017 || $4,185 || $4,010 || $3,490 for Child's Play || $11,685
|-
| 2018 || $7,330 || $6,715 || $4,176 for The Planetary Society || $18,221
|-
| 2019 || >$5,866 || >$5,314 || >$5,110 for No Starch Press Foundation ||>$16,290
|-
| 2020 || >$6,800 || >$5,125 || >$4,135 for No Starch Press Foundation ||>$16,060
|-
| 2022 || $7,875 || || $9,950 for Capital Area Food Bank ||$17,825
|-
| 2023 || $11,640 || || $9,495 for Broadway Cares ||$21,135
|-
| 2024 || $8,385 || || $10,380 for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ||$18,765
|}