[rootthebox] Re: RTB Status Update - Some Changes

  • From: "Watson, Keith" <krwatson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "rootthebox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rootthebox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:30:39 +0000

Do I still need to reserve space in Klaus (KACB) or is this going to be held in 
the GTRI conference center?

keith

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Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
IT Support Professional Lead           College of Computing
keith.watson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx             801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA 30332-0280


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rootthebox-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rootthebox-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Grayson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 09:48
> To: rootthebox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rootthebox] RTB Status Update - Some Changes
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> My apologies for being silent this past week and a half. Two Fridays ago,
> I received some bad news - one of our primary supporters has pulled a good
> bit of their support. While this is an unfortunate turn of events, I have
> spoken with Josh Davis and we have re-adjusted accordingly. That being
> said, here's the new skinny:
> 
> H3 and Root the Box will be joining forces as a single CTF competition on
> August 22-24. The event will be predominantly organized by GTRI and the H3
> folks, and the Root the Box software platform and team will be an integral
> part of the competition infrastructure. We will still have the Friday be
> dedicated to talks, and Saturday and Sunday will be the live competition.
> In terms of competition capacity, we have not come up with a target number
> yet, but we are still thinking big (400+).
> 
> That's about all that's changed, and we're still quite excited to be
> bringing this event to Atlanta. It's always a disappointment when things
> don't work out perfectly, but it would take one hell of a bigger blow than
> that to stop us :)
> 
> As always, if there are any questions or comments please feel free to list
> them here on the mailing list or to reach out to me directly. Once we
> figure out a bit more in terms of organizational structure, we'll be back
> in touch.
> 
> Lastly - Josh Davis, the guy that has been bringing H3/Hungry Hungry
> Hackers to Atlanta for years now and that will be our point man for H3
> 2014, can be contacted directly at joshua.davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
> 
> Thank you everyone for your patience!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> --
> 
> Christopher E. Grayson
> Senior Security Analyst
> Software Engineer

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