Welcome to RootFest.net. This is the new home of RootFest, my computer security convention. The old home, www.rootfest.org, was stolen by domain squatters. Please do not go to www.rootfest.org as there is a counter on that page. If you link to my old website, please update your links to www.rootfest.net. I will be adding the content of the old web page, and if you link to my pictures page or anything else, please point your link to www.rootfest.net and it will work.

• Interesting article about the squatters
• Whois data showing the "owners" of rootfest.org
• Buy Shirts and support my lawsuit against the squatters

RootFest Info:
The goal of the conference was to bring hackers, computer security professionals, and law enforcement together under one roof for three days where all parties can learn about computer security, have open discussions with others in their field, and have fun. RootFest was the first event of its kind in the midwest, the first "underground" type event to have tickets through TicketMaster, and in 1999 we were the first to have a fully wireless connection, running from a dish on the convention center roof to a dish in downtown Minneapolis, supplying us with 45mbps internet. RootFest 99 was held in May 1999 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, and RootFest 2K was held in June 2000 at the RiverCenter in downtwn St. Paul, Minnesota.