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1title: Chaos Communication Congress is moving to Leipzig
2date: 2017-05-13 13:01:00
3updated: 2017-05-13 13:12:51
4author: erdgeist
5tags: update, pressemitteilung
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7The 34th iteration of the annual Chaos Communication Congress (34C3) will again take place in December, but at a new location: the congress and convention center in Leipzig. Congress had to find a new home because its former venue, the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH), will be undergoing a general makeover. The new venue in Leipzig will provide participants much more space to tinker with.
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11The CCH was home to the Congress since 2012. Over the years, we
12developed a strong  friendship with the team on site, so we’re sad we
13have to leave.
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15Finding a new location was not easy. The large number of participants
16combined with special demands regarding technology, lecture halls,
17workshop spaces – as well as areas to party and hang out – pose a
18challenge to any convention center in Germany. Even the CCH would not
19have been able to accommodate any more than last year’s 12.000
20participants. „We’re not trying to grow at all costs, but expanding our
21cultural reach is very important to us. It’s always painful to be forced
22to reject more and more interested people at the door each year,“
23explained Dirk Engling, CCC spokesperson.
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25With access not only to the main Congress Center Leipzig, but also to
26parts of the neighbouring convention halls, the CCC is confident to find
27the balance between a potential for moderate growth and a chance to
28maintain the event’s unique atmosphere. „Everything is on track for
29smooth cooperation,“ Dirk Engling hacker said about the team in Leipzig.
30„After all, that city can look back on over 850 years of tradition
31hosting trade fairs.“
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33As usual, the gates will be open for participants on December 27th.
34Despite the challenges of moving to a new location, our goal is to keep
35ticket prices stable. And of course, we’ll continue to resist
36commercialization. On one hand, the new loation offers more space for
37some more participants. On the other, we’re going to need to depend more
38than ever on the solidarity of our community: By purchasing supporter
39tickets, one can directly enable others to attend at affordable rates.
40Just as last year, we’re aiming for a large black zero in profit. The
41start of presale is going to be announced at CCC’s events blog at
42<https://events.ccc.de/>.
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44Planning content for the 34C3 has already begun, and there will be a
45launch of the call for participation soon. „Hacker assemblies in the
46‚Hackcenter‘ will be organized this year mainly around themes and
47interests rather by region. This should encourage even more
48interregional and international exchange between the communities,“ Dirk
49Engling explained. „And of couse, we’ll make every effort to tame the
50convention hall’s atmosphere and make it as cosy as our participants
51have come to expect over 33 years of congress history.“