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The first Dave Asprey health conference, known as the **Bulletproof Biohacking Conference**, took place on **January 17-19, 2013**, in the San Francisco Bay Area. This event was announced on October 17, 2012, via a post on Dave Asprey’s website, marking the beginning of what would become a significant series in the biohacking and health optimization space.

### Key Details:

– **Date**: January 17-19, 2013

– **Location**: San Francisco Bay Area

– **Cost**: $1,950 per person

– **Attendance**: Limited to 50 people to maximize hands-on experience

– **Focus**: The conference offered attendees the chance to “upgrade” themselves through hands-on biohacking, using cutting-edge equipment and technology typically unavailable to the public. It featured two full days of coaching and biohacking led by a world-class powerlifter and professional sports athletic trainer, Jay, and his team, focusing on rewiring brain-muscle communication. A third day included Bulletproof training, lectures, and guest speakers on topics like biofeedback, neurofeedback, and heart rate variability.

– **Unique Aspects**: 

  – Included exclusive technologies, such as equipment used by professional athletes costing $40,000 to $80,000 annually.

  – Featured the Bulletproof Vibe (a vibrating plate for circulation and recovery) and other unreleased mind and body enhancement tools.

  – Attendees included high-performance individuals like Hollywood stuntmen, martial artists, CEOs, tech entrepreneurs, and investors.

  – Meals were “Bulletproof-approved,” aligning with Asprey’s dietary principles.

Dave Asprey’s friend, James Nestor

### Background:

Dave Asprey, often called the “Father of Biohacking,” founded this conference to share his vision of optimizing human performance, inspired by his personal journey of losing over 100 pounds and improving cognitive function through biohacking. This inaugural event laid the groundwork for the modern Biohacking Conference series, which has since grown significantly, with later events hosting thousands of attendees and celebrating advancements in longevity, performance, and wellness.

### Evolution:

While the 2013 event was the first formally announced Bulletproof Biohacking Conference, some sources note that Dave Asprey hosted an earlier, smaller gathering in 2011 at a bar in San Francisco with about 100 attendees, which he later referenced as the initial spark for the conference series. However, the 2013 event is widely recognized as the first official, structured Bulletproof Biohacking Conference.

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