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June 21, 2013
Two weeks ago, on June 4, 2013, Hackfest Communication was invited to "Expo TI 2013 - Villes du Québec", which showcased several technology initiatives from Quebec municipalities, as well as contributors within Quebec City's IT community, such as Cégep Ste-Foy, Cégep Limoilou, Iron Web, the open data project and Hackfest Communication.
During the day we gave a presentation on security risks, Hackfest "style", including several technical demonstrations to help everyone clearly understand today's IT and technology security issues.
The highlight of the day was being honoured (Hackfest Communication) by Quebec City and the director of its Information Technology Department, Denis Deslauriers. This recognition highlighted Hackfest's involvement in the Quebec City community through initiatives to raise awareness and improve IT security in local businesses.
With that in mind, we would like to thank everyone who makes Hackfest an active and ever-growing community in Quebec. Without you, Hackfest couldn't be what it is. More specific thanks go to all the volunteers who make the annual event possible through their involvement throughout the year. Hackfest is at its 5th edition in 2013 and has been, since 2010, the largest IT security event in Quebec, with a growing community now reaching more than 1000 people. Among these volunteers are everyone who helps out at the annual event, the creators of the "CyberWar" and CTF (Capture The Flag) games, the speakers at the HackerSpace (monthly meetups), the contributors to the Blog and the Podcast and finally, all our friends and families who support us and help us with these initiatives!
Thanks to all, and we look forward to seeing many of you at the next Hackfest.
In the meantime, we hope to have the pleasure of meeting you at the upcoming monthly HackerSpace meetups and to keep you informed through our other initiatives such as the Blog and the Podcast.
See you soon
The Hackfest Team