Announcements, calls, and intercepts from SAINTCON.https://saintcon.org/en-ushttps://saintcon.org/comms/hackers-challenge-page-live/https://saintcon.org/comms/hackers-challenge-page-live/Full details for this year's format are posted. An online qualifier runs Tuesday noon to Friday 6:00 AM on a dynamically scored Jeopardy board, and the top four plus the top minimal-AI player advance to the in-person final on Friday morning. Declare minimal-AI or maxi-AI at registration; three scoreboards track both. The winner takes the Black Badge.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTSystemhttps://saintcon.org/comms/talks-and-speakers-posted/https://saintcon.org/comms/talks-and-speakers-posted/Forty-nine accepted talks are posted, grouped by category: Fundamentals, Blue-Team, Red-Team, Policy/Procedures, How-To Demonstration and Product/Service Promotion. Every speaker has a page with their bio and what they are presenting. Days, times and rooms are not assigned yet.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTSystemhttps://saintcon.org/comms/minibadge-bingo-intel/https://saintcon.org/comms/minibadge-bingo-intel/A bingo game is rumored to be in the works. A few required badges may not be on the official manifest. Stay tuned for information about the timing of the workshops.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMTDispatchhttps://saintcon.org/comms/keynotes-announced/https://saintcon.org/comms/keynotes-announced/Three keynotes this year, one on each main conference morning: Bruce Potter on Tuesday, Perri Adams on Wednesday, and Mike Spicer on Thursday. Bios for all three are on the keynotes page.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMTSystemhttps://saintcon.org/comms/starreach-bulletin-12/https://saintcon.org/comms/starreach-bulletin-12/A recruitment bulletin off the StarReach channel calls for cargo pilots to haul materials from the outer settlements back to the station. Captains are advised to see to fuel, hull, and crew before departure, and warned that frontier markets do not wait.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMTIntercepthttps://saintcon.org/comms/pre-con-challenge-rumor/https://saintcon.org/comms/pre-con-challenge-rumor/Chatter across the channels says a pre-con challenge is coming, something to play before anyone sets foot in Provo. Mission Control has not confirmed it, and there are no rules, no scoreboard, and no start date yet. Treat it as a rumor until it is not. Watch this feed.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMTDispatchhttps://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-004/https://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-004/A long transmission off the fab bay channel. Twelve images came through. The rest of the packet did not decode.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMTIntercepthttps://saintcon.org/comms/sponsors-page-live/https://saintcon.org/comms/sponsors-page-live/The SAINTCON 26 sponsor lineup is up. Thirty-one organizations are sponsoring this year, and they fund the venue, the badges, the food, and the communities. Most of them staff booths in the sponsor area all week.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMTSystemhttps://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-003/https://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-003/A third transmission off the badge fabrication bay channel, pulled from a failing monitor: a badge proof of wings and a rocket climbing past a ringed planet and stars. The carrier was weak and nearly half the packet was lost, but the recovered scan is posted.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMTIntercepthttps://saintcon.org/comms/scholarships-closed/https://saintcon.org/comms/scholarships-closed/Individual scholarship applications for SAINTCON 26 are now closed. With the conference sold out, K-12 student group signups and scholarships have both wrapped for this year.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMTDispatchhttps://saintcon.org/comms/waitlist-and-family-night/https://saintcon.org/comms/waitlist-and-family-night/The conference is sold out, but two things are still open. Join the standby waitlist to grab a seat if one frees up, and sign the family up for Family Night on Thursday, October 29, a night of soldering, gaming, and hands-on hacking for kids.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMTDispatchhttps://saintcon.org/comms/registration-sold-out/https://saintcon.org/comms/registration-sold-out/SAINTCON 26 is sold out. Every ticket was claimed on opening day, July 15. If a standby slot opens up we run a waitlist, so keep an eye on comms. Scholarships and K-12 student group signups are already closed.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMTDispatchhttps://saintcon.org/comms/registration-opens-today/https://saintcon.org/comms/registration-opens-today/SAINTCON 26 registration opens today, July 15, at 1:00 PM Mountain (MDT). Tickets sell out fast, often within one to two hours, so line up your approvals and be ready to reserve the moment the gate opens.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMTDispatchhttps://saintcon.org/comms/student-groups-closed/https://saintcon.org/comms/student-groups-closed/Student Group signups for SAINTCON 26 are now closed. Individual scholarships and standard registration are still available.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMTDispatchhttps://saintcon.org/comms/trainings-announced/https://saintcon.org/comms/trainings-announced/The 2026 SAINTCON training catalog is live: seven hands-on classes spanning SOAR, incident response, satellite hacking, pentesting, threat hunting, CTI, and privacy. Add a class to your order during registration.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMTSystemhttps://saintcon.org/comms/hyatt-place-group-rate/https://saintcon.org/comms/hyatt-place-group-rate/SAINTCON 26 now has a discounted room rate at the Hyatt Place Provo, a few minutes walk from the venue. Book with our group link or enter corporate ID G-SCA1 when reserving.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMTSystemhttps://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-002/https://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-002/Another transmission off the badge fabrication bay channel: a single component photographed close, dead center of the board, sent without comment.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMTIntercepthttps://saintcon.org/comms/community-pages-live/https://saintcon.org/comms/community-pages-live/Every SAINTCON 26 community now has its own page: what they are running, how to take part, and who to find on the floor. From Lock Pick to Ham Radio to the AI Community, browse the full lineup from the communities hub.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:30:00 GMTSystemhttps://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-001-decoded/https://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-001-decoded/Cryptanalysis on the document attached to Intercept 001 finally cleared. The recovered file is STARREACH Technical Bulletin 7. Open the intercept to read it.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:30:00 GMTIntercepthttps://saintcon.org/comms/boarding-details/https://saintcon.org/comms/boarding-details/Registration pricing for SAINTCON 26 is up, along with details on individual scholarships and the K-12 student group program. Review it now so you are ready when reservations open July 15.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMTSystemhttps://saintcon.org/comms/registration-open/https://saintcon.org/comms/registration-open/Reservations open July 15 at 13:00 MDT. Tickets are expected to sell out within one to two hours, so line up approvals and be ready to reserve.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMTDispatchhttps://saintcon.org/comms/volunteers-closed/https://saintcon.org/comms/volunteers-closed/Volunteer sign-ups closed for 2026. Thanks to everyone stepping up to crew the conference.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMTCallhttps://saintcon.org/comms/trainings-closed/https://saintcon.org/comms/trainings-closed/Training submissions closed for 2026.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMTCallhttps://saintcon.org/comms/papers-r1-closed/https://saintcon.org/comms/papers-r1-closed/Round 1 of the Call for Papers closed. Watch for any later rounds.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMTCallhttps://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-001/https://saintcon.org/comms/intercept-001/An unauthorized transmission out of the badge fabrication bay detected.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMTIntercepthttps://saintcon.org/comms/sponsors-full/https://saintcon.org/comms/sponsors-full/Sponsorships sold out for 2026 and the call closed.Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:00 GMTCallhttps://saintcon.org/comms/calls-open/https://saintcon.org/comms/calls-open/Calls for Papers, Trainings, Volunteers, and Sponsors opened for 2026.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMTCallhttps://saintcon.org/comms/con-confirmed/https://saintcon.org/comms/con-confirmed/Dates and spaceport locked in: October 27 to 30, 2026, at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMTDispatch