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These events include SummerCon (Summer), DEF CON , HoHoCon (Christmas), ShmooCon (February), BlackHat , Chaos Communication Congress , AthCon, Hacker Halted, and H.O.P.E. .. Template:Citation needed Local Hackfest groups organize and compete to develop their skills to send a team to a prominent convention to compete in group pentesting, exploit and forensics on a larger scale.