I’m sorry, you’re a few years too late… HIP was in 1997, and all that remains are memories (and a tombstone). But not all is lost! There’s still an opportunity to enjoy a festival like HIP… as you may have noticed, the year is 2001 and that means it’s time for HIP’s succesor. It is called “Hackers at Large” (HAL 2001), and of course there’s a website!