The Latin American security community at the Ekoparty conference in Buenos Aires joined with them in hardware and software hacking, lock picking, and mixing Fernet with Coke. Unlike American tech conferences that often offer a buffet of merchandise, meals and drinks, EkoParty was every bit as functional, with a little less fluff. The conference hosted speakers that delivered information in both English and Spanish, but every talk was available in both languages through wireless headsets, courtesy of a couple of ridiculously fluent and technical translators.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/careers-and-people/ekoparty-isn-t-the-next-defcon-it-doesn-t-want-to-be-