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It is with great regret that we announce the departure of Nicolas-Loïc Fortin from Hackfest Communication and, by the same token, from the Hackfest committee, CyberSecAdos and several related initiatives. Our colleague is leaving due to time constraints and to take on new challenges.
The last four years have been a great adventure and a privilege, creating and building Hackfest into what it is today. It is partly thanks to Nicolas that the event is recognized in the security field in Quebec, in the other Canadian provinces and among our neighbours to the south. Besides being a co-founder of Hackfest, he is an author and co-author and has led several initiatives such as CyberSecAdos, Hackfest Blog, Hackfest Podcast and many others.
Although the road was sometimes winding, it was full of joy and success, and Nicolas-Loïc showed a great deal of patience and rigour during the tough times, which is part of why Hackfest is the Hackfest we know today!
On behalf of the whole team, we want to acknowledge his involvement and wish him all the best in his new challenges.
The Hackfest Crew