CactusCon 12
Join us at the Mesa Convention Center in lovely Mesa, AZ on February 16-17, 2024 for our in-person event! Talks will be streamed online in case you can’t join us in meatspace. There is ample parking at the convention center, with potential overflow lots just north of MLK Jr. Avenue. If you book at the Delta Hotel Marriott your parking is just as close as convention center parking. Please use this link to book for the discounted CactusCon rate!
Registration is open and you can buy tickets here. The official CactusCon 12 event Discord server will open the day prior to the conference. In the meantime you can join our yearly server here.
This year we are excited to bring back a full-fledged CactusCon Kids on Saturday! More info will be available soon, but plan on bringing the whole family to nerd out.
Talks/Workshops
We’ve got a great batch this year! Check out all the talks, speaker bios, and the schedule here!
Hybrid/Virtual Conference
Can’t make it to Arizona? We’ve got you covered! We’ll be streaming all three of our main talk tracks, and you’ll be able to interact with and ask questions to our presenters, enter giveaways from some of our sponsors, chat about the current talks, and just hang out with like-minded geeks on Discord!
Registration for the Virtual Only part of the con is FREE! Register at https://cactuscon.com/register, then grab your EventBrite ticket and out the link to the conference at https://cactuscon.com/cc12-discord!
(Note that the CC12 Event Discord is a DIFFERENT Discord server from our year-round community server. You WILL need to register on EventBrite to attend our virtual conference!)
Villages
Want to check out a specific focus area? We’ve got you covered with villages for you to check out! See this page for more info about:
Physical Security Village
Career Village
The CactusCon Greenhouse
Artificial Intelligence Village
Hardware Village
CactusCon Kids
Events & Activities
In addition to our talks, workshops, and villages, we have a bunch of other cool things going on! More info to come on:
DC480 Snow Talks (“off the record”)
CISO Track (additional registration required)
Capture the Flag
Think you've got what it takes to exploit defenses, outsmart puzzles, or analyze threats? In this year’s CactusCon CTF by ThreatSims, you can sharpen your skills against a wide range of challenges from the full spectrum of cybersecurity skills. Whether you're a curious newbie or a seasoned pro, we've got challenges that'll thrill and educate. This is your arena to learn new tricks and push your capabilities to the limit. Test your mettle, join us, and see where you stand in the thrilling world of cybersecurity!
(The event code will be available in person at the event. 🌵🔐👾)