The HOPE conference is not only back for another year, but also back in Manhattan for the first time since 2018! EFF is thrilled to be there with talks and a table in the expo hall where you can chat with our team, learn about the latest in the fight for privacy and free expression online, and even pick up a special gift as a token of our thanks when you become a member or donate!

Interested in attending the conference this summer? Through the month of April, our friends at HOPE are donating 10% of ticket sales to EFF. Grab your ticket now and hack the planet while benefiting EFF!

As in past years, EFF staff attorneys are ready to help support the community. If you have legal concerns regarding an upcoming talk or sensitive information security research you are conducting, please email info@eff.org and we will do our best to get you the help that you need.

EFF Talks

(more info coming soon)

More about HOPE 26: HOPE 26 will be the seventeenth Hackers On Planet Earth event. It will take place from August 14-16, 2026, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City. This promises to be a memorable event. It is open to all hackers, makers, tinkerers, experimenters, artists, educators and anyone else with an interest in exploring and improving the world we live in, and sharing knowledge with others. HOPE is an all-ages event with multiple simultaneous sessions and many other things to do throughout the weekend.