Die Heilbronner Chaos Party -- DHCP 2026

Status of this Memo

This document specifies an Chaos Event protocol for the Chaos community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of "Die Heilbronner Chaos Party" (DHCP26) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

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Abstract

Die Heilbronner Chaos Party (DHCP) is an event organized by Code for Heilbronn (CFHN) for decentralized, distributed, collaborative Chaos and F.U.N.. The event will take place from the 30.10.2026 - 01.11.2026 in Heilbronn. It is intended for people and non-people of all kinds and species. A very important feature are community based contributions such as workshops and talks. DHCP will be used by the World-Wide Chaos community for (at least) this year. This specification defines the protocol referred to as "DHCP26".

Table of Contents

1   Introduction
1.1   Purpose
1.2   Requirements
1.3   Terminology
1.4   Overall Operation
2   Tickets
3   Talks and Workshops
4   Date & Location
5   Styleguide
5.1   Hashtag

1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose

DHCP26 an event organized by Code for Heilbronn e.V. for decentralized, distributed, collaborative Chaos and F.U.N.. DHCP26 is designed to provide all sorts of cultural value. It is intended to provide cognitive challenges through talks and workshops, but also so-called Capture The Flags (CTF).

1.2 Requirements

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [1]. An attendee is not compliant if they fail to satisfy one or more of the MUST or REQUIRED level requirements for the event it attends. An attendee that satisfies all the MUST or REQUIRED level and all the SHOULD level requirements for its event is said to be "unconditionally compliant"; one that satisfies all the MUST level requirements but not all the SHOULD level requirements for its event is said to be "conditionally compliant."

1.3 Terminology

  • CFHN
    • Code for Heilbronn
  • DHCP26
    • Die Heilbronner Chaos Party 2026
  • TBD
    • To be determined

1.4 Overall Operation

Creatures from various places gather at the event location and date specified in Date & Location to spend time together.
A valid ticket MUST be provided.

Compatibility of creatures with the DE protocol is RECOMMENDED, however other protocols like EN MAY be supported by other participants.
Creatures MUST be excellent to each other.

Detailed information about the event is available in the Wiki.

Updates about the event will be published at @cfhn@chaos.social which you SHOULD follow to avoid missing important announcments like the ticket sale date.

2 Tickets

To attend this event you MUST acquire a ticket. You MAY also buy merch to appear cooler than other attendees who did not. Tickets will be available here.
Tickets will be limited.

3 Talks and Workshops

At this event there will be talks and workshops. Attendees MAY visit talks and/or workshops.
You may also help by proposing talks here soon™ https://talks.dhcp.cfhn.it/dhcp26/.
The schedule (informally known as "Fahrplan") can be found at soon™.

4 Date & Location

The event will take place at
Hochschule Heilbronn
Max-Planck-Straße 39
74081 Heilbronn
Germany

5 Styleguide

https://wiki.dhcp.cfhn.it/styleguide

5.1 Hashtag

Any posts about the event SHOULD include the official hashtag "#DHCP26".
The hashtag "#DHCP" MUST NOT be used to avoid ambiguity with the "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol" as defined by RFC 2131 [2].

X.X References

[1] S. Bradner, "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[2] R. Droms, "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", RFC 2131, March 1997.