Observe. Hack. Make. also known as OHM, was an outdoor hacker conference that took place in the Netherlands from July 31 to August 4, 2013. This conference was part of a sequence that began with the

Galactic Hacker Party Galactic Hacker Party (1989) The Galactic Hacker Party was a hacker con that was held in Paradiso in the Netherlands from August 2, 1989 to August 4, 1989 Visitors were people with an interest in technology (mainly computers) and the - at that ti ...

in 1989, followed by Hacking at the End of the Universe in 1993,

Hacking In Progress Hacking may refer to: Places * Hacking, an area within Hietzing, Vienna, Austria People * Douglas Hewitt Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking (1884–1950), British Conservative politician * Ian Hacking (born 1936), Canadian philosopher of science * Davi ...

in 1997,

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in 2001,

What the Hack What The Hack was an outdoor hacker conference held in Liempde, Netherlands between the 28th and 31st of July, 2005. Timeline What the Hack was an event in a sequence that began with the Galactic Hacker Party in 1989, followed by Hacking at th ...

in 2005, and

Hacking at Random Hacking may refer to: Places * Hacking, an area within Hietzing, Vienna, Austria People * Douglas Hewitt Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking (1884–1950), British Conservative politician * Ian Hacking (born 1936), Canadian philosopher of science * Dav ...

in 2009. The tradition continued in 2017 with

Still Hacking Anyway Still Hacking Anyway, abbreviated SHA2017, was a hacker conference and festival in The Netherlands. It is part of the quadrennial hacker camps that started in 1989 with the Galactic Hacker Party in Amsterdam. The camp took place from 4 to 8 Augu ...

. With 3000 tickets sold, the camp was completely sold out weeks before it started. With 700 more tickets than the previous camp it was the biggest Dutch hacker camp so far.

Julian Assange

One of the highlights of the event was a live video connection with

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. After his appearance at

in 2009 the organizers invited Assange again. This time he spoke to the audience over a live video connection from the

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embassy in

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