DC256 Christmas Party — Hacker Holiday Meetup

Date: December 19, 2025
Time: 6–7:30PM @ GigaParts, then 7:30PM and onward @ Field Day (next door)

No food provided — we’ll eat at Field Day.
Bring lock picks, Meshtastic, ham radio gear, HackRFs, or anything cool for hacker show & tell!

Dirty Santa Gift Exchange: Bring a fun or 3D-printed gift! 🎁

November Meetup – Matthew McDougal AKA Doogie – Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Hacking Workshop

Date: November 21, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

Sponsored By: NAC-ISSA

October Meetup – Hacking Fruit: Exploiting Juice Shop

Date: October 17, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

National Cyber Summit – DC256 Lockpicking Village

Date: September 23–25, 2025
Location: National Cyber Summit, Huntsville, AL

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Village setup & banner

Hands-on demos

Tools & guidance

Close-up practice

Crowd engagement

All skill levels

September Meetup – Lucero Huante-Frias — No Free Lateral Moves: Building Zero Trust the Hacker Way

Date: September 19, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

August Workshop – Jason Baird — SDR Fundamentals: A Beginner’s Guide to the HackRF

Date: August 15, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

Title Sponsored By: Skinny R&D

July Meetup – Rae Baker & Bri Benson — Attack Surface Intel: Mapping Exposures with OSINT

Date: July 18, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: HudsonAlpha, Huntsville

June Meetup – Rodney Visser — Silent Intrusion: Delivering RF-Triggered Cyber Effects

Date: June 20, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

May Workshop – CTF Crash Course

Date: May 16, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

April Meetup – Lost in Translation: How Underlying Decompiler Architecture Shapes Malware Classification

Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

March Workshop – Learn to Lockpick (Dawson Smith)

Date: March 21, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

Sponsored By: Killchainz

February Meetup – Brad Horton — Red, Blue, Purple, Green, Pink, Rainbow

Date: February 21, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville

Sponsored By: PeopleTec Inc

January Meetup – Paul Coggin — Space Cyber Resilience

Date: January 24, 2025
Time: 6PM
Location: GigaParts, Huntsville