DT will address the con and officially open DEF CON 20. Following his address LostboY will enter into the story of mystery and imagination that is the badge game this year. (Oh, and talk about the making of the badge as well as much as he can sans spoilers.) The dual-phase nature of the contest will also be discussed, which includes hardware hacks/modifications as well as solving the cryptographic puzzle challenges. Finally well talk about the joys and pains of this years badge fabrication, which was all done in the USA.