Hackers on Planet Earth
| HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) | |
|---|---|
The Last HOPE, 2008 | |
| Genre | Hacker convention |
| Frequency | Biennially (possibly annually starting in 2025) |
| Venue | New York City, U.S. (was typically Hotel Pennsylvania) |
| Locations | Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°44′59″N 73°59′26″W / 40.74972°N 73.99056°W |
| Inaugurated | August 13–14, 1994 |
| Most recent | August 15–17, 2025 |
| Organized by | 2600: The Hacker Quarterly |
| People | Emmanuel Goldstein |
| Sponsor | 2600 |
| Website | hope |
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| Computer hacking |
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The Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference series is a hacker convention sponsored by the security hacker magazine 2600: The Hacker Quarterly that until 2020 was typically held at Hotel Pennsylvania, in Manhattan, New York City.
Traditionally occurring biennially in the summer (possibly becoming annually after 2024), there have been 16 conferences to date. HOPE 2020, originally planned to be held at St. John's University, was instead held as a nine-day virtual event from 25 July to 2 August, 2020. The most recent conference, "HOPE XV", was held at St. John's University in Queens from the 12th to 14th of July 2024. HOPE features talks, workshops, demonstrations, tours, and movie screenings. The next HOPE conference, "HOPE_16" occurred at St. John's University in Queens from 15 to 17 August 2025, marking HOPE's announced transition to an annual event.
HOPE was significantly inspired by the quadrennial Hack-Tic events in the Netherlands which also inspired the annual Chaos Communication Congress (C3) held in Germany. Summercon was an additional influential predecessor.
In early 2026, HOPE became a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.