[ANN] Going to Bitcoin Conference 2013 San Jose, CA (Rollcall & Hotel Choice)

[Stephen Gornick]

This was gmaxwell's cautionary note in another thread.  Thought it would be a good reminder here too:

Another piece of fun advice:  Laptop thefts happen with some regularity at tech conferences ... at a Bitcoin conference if the thieves don't STEAL ALL THE LAPTOPS, they're sleeping on the job.

Prepare for theft by having a good backup and either not leaving coins on your laptop or at least using full disk encryption and wallet encryption. Be prepared to keep your laptop with you at all times. Consider bringing a lock for it.

And my footnote to that:

Let's hope Marriott and the rest of the major hotels are done changing all the guest room locks:
 - http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/fix-for-hotels-electronic-door-lock-hack-slow-to-roll-out/

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And my footnote to that:

Let's hope Marriott and the rest of the major hotels are done changing all the guest room locks:
 - http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/fix-for-hotels-electronic-door-lock-hack-slow-to-roll-out/

I would add that using the hotel wifi at a bitcoin conference may also be risky.
And as for the door lock exploit, this is never going to get fixed at most hotels.  I assume that this is the exploit from last year? It would require the hotel to not only replace all the locks but also the panel at the front desk. This is way more than most hotels can afford.

[DavidBAL]

Just landed in San Jose!! So excited for this weekend. I ended up switching my reservation to the Marriott but I can't check in till tomorrow morning so if you see someone sleeping in the lobby.. That's this guy! I will be hitting the Marriott bar early Thursday around 3:00 (hey thats 5:00 central time!)just to hangout and meet people as they come by. Please join me! I'm more than happy to hop around to different bars too. Ill probably be wearing a khaki baseball cap..

Can't wait to meet everyone!

And ill be tweeting from #Bitcoin2013 too.

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[Dalkore]

Just landed in San Jose!! So excited for this weekend. I ended up switching my reservation to the Marriott but I can't check in till tomorrow morning so if you see someone sleeping in the lobby.. That's this guy! I will be hitting the Marriott bar early Thursday around 3:00 (hey thats 5:00 central time!)just to hangout and meet people as they come by. Please join me! I'm more than happy to hop around to different bars too. Ill probably be wearing a khaki baseball cap..

Can't wait to meet everyone!

And ill be tweeting from #Bitcoin2013 too.

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I will tweeting from #Bitcoin2013 as well.  I will tweet once I touch down to see where people want to meet up.   PM as well with your cell or email if you want meetup.

[wildbud]

I am officially registered! I got a reservation at the Sainte Clair hotel and I will be coming into town friday afternoon after I work on my mining rigs a little bit.

[EuroTrash]

Question: I've gone through this:

http://www.bitcoin2013.com/uploads/1/4/9/4/14946598/conference_map.pdf

And I don't see MtGox anywhere.

Do I read this right? Is any member of Mr. Karpeles' gang going to be there at all?

Sorry I don't mean to be provoking, really just wondering.

[Stephen Gornick]

Is there a confirmed meeting spot and time for those gathering ahead of the 6pm GigaOM meetup?   e.g., 4pm at a lounge in the Marriott or something?   I've already bumped into a couple bitcoiners wandering the streets ...  just putting out a place and time is likely to result in a gathering.

[DavidBAL]

I'm literally walking to the Marriott bar right now for a beer..

EDIT: just went by, happy hour doesn't start till 4 so I'm gonna come back to the bar in like 35minutes or so

[DavidBAL]

David bal meet u there at 4?

See you there! I'm wearing a hat and blazer.

[adpinbr]

David bal meet u there at 4?

See you there! I'm wearing a hat and blazer.

im in a green shirt and jeans...may be 5 min late just cause i don't know where the bar is I'm leaving the hilon now:)

[BCB]

Arriving today. Looking forward!