2600 Australia

"Hack to learn, not learn to hack"




2600 Meetings exist as a forum for all interested in technology to meet and talk about events in technology-land, learn, and teach. Meetings are open to anyone of any age or level of expertise.

The 2600 Australia chapter became prominent in 1999, bringing together people interested in computer security, electronic gadgetry, communications, privacy, and technology exploration in general. In addition to bringing these people together with meetings, mailing lists and seminars, we spoke up on issues such as Internet Censorship, Cybercrime, DVD encryption, and many other issues.

Since then, many of the original members have moved on to new projects, however the 2600 Australia movement is still alive, with many new (and original) members active within the online community and monthly meetings, along with the occasional visitor from 2600's international chapters.

Joining is simple:
  1. Join the 2600AU Slack channel (most popular).
  2. Join the mailing list by sending a blank email to 2600-australia+subscribe@googlegroups.com or by clicking here.
  3. Connect to the #2600-AU IRC channel, or use the web-based IRC client.
  4. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
  5. Find the closest meeting venue in your capital city and introduce yourself in person.
  6. Optional: Join the crypto mailing list by sending a blank email to 2600-australia-crypto+subscribe@googlegroups.com or by clicking here.
  7. Optional: Install the 2600 Australia Android app.

For all website related enquiries see github, otherwise contact info [at] 2600AU [dot] org.