HOPE conference reports, 1994-2018 (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

Gregory Newby filed this request with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America.
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1452144-000
Multi Request HOPE conference reports, 1994-2018
Submitted Nov. 13, 2019
Est. Completion None
Status
No Responsive Documents

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From: Gregory Newby

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: HOPE conference reports, 1994-2018 (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Records of reports, observations, or surveillance that occurred at or around any of the Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conferences, as listed below. This would include field reports from your personnel, or investigations related to HOPE of HOPE speakers, attendees, sponsors, or other associated personnel that occurred during the two month period before or after the conference.

Background of the conference, and its sponsor, 2600 Magazine, is available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_on_Planet_Earth

HOPE was held at New York's Hotel Pennsylvania on these dates:
August 13-14 1994
July 14-15 2000
July 12-14 2002
July 9-11 2004
July 21-23 2006
July 18-20 2008
July 16-20 2010
July 13-15 2012
July 18-20 2014
July 22-24 2016
July 20-22 2018

It was held at the Puck Building in Manhattan on August 8-10, 1997. It is scheduled for St. John's University in Queens on July 31-August 2 2020.

Archives of the websites for the events, which for the most part include listings of speakers, are at https://www.hope.net

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Gregory Newby

From: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request: HOPE conference reports, 1994-2018 (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

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