You're still using an SSL cert with an MD5 fingerprint, no good... 2009/9/11 Bruce Potter <gd...@shmoo.com>: > ========================= > ShmooCon VI – Call for Papers > ========================= > > February 5-7, 2010 - Wardman Park Marriott, Washington DC, USA > > The Shmoo Group is soliciting papers and presentations for the sixth > annual ShmooCon. > > ========================= > About ShmooCon and The Shmoo Group > ========================= > > The Shmoo Group (TSG) is an independent think-tank of security > professionals from around the world who donate their time and energy > towards information security research and development. Six years ago > TSG had an idea. This idea has grown into a community recognized > security conference attended by over 1500 people. > > Although ShmooCon is primarily a security conference, we encourage > innovative and interesting submissions on offbeat technology topics. > Greatest consideration will be given to new presentations, but updates > on existing work are also welcome. We are particularly interested in > presentations from new faces, therefore we invite any individual who > has not spoken at a conference before to submit a talk and make > ShmooCon their inaugural event. > > ========================= > Conference Format > ========================= > > ShmooCon VI has 4 tracks to accommodate a variety of speaking styles > and topics. > > One Track Mind - Technical Tales in Twenty Minutes or Less > Break It! - Technology Exploitation > > Build It! – Creating Inventive Software & Hardware > > Bring It On! - Open Discussion of Technology & Security Topics > > +++ One Track Mind (Friday Night Only) +++ > > In One Track Mind, presenters have 20 minutes on Friday night to give > the entirety of ShmooCon a view into their mind. Presenters beware: > You need to be diligent about your use of time as ShmooCon staff > strictly enforces the 20-minute timeline. You will have just a few > minutes for audience questions while we switch to the next talk. If > any questions can't be answered in that time, there is space set aside > for further discussion while One Track Mind marches on. > > Topics for One Track Mind may include, but are not limited to: > > - Updates to talks given at other conferences > - Works in Progress > - Talks that are as much about fun as they are about technology > - Anything that doesn't need a full hour to explain > > +++ Build It!, Break It!, Bring It On! (Saturday and Sunday) +++ > > All presentations & discussions are 50 minutes in length and presented > to attendees on either Saturday or Sunday. It is the speaker's > responsibility to budget time for audience participation and questions > – 50 minutes is a hard limit > > Presentations in the Build It! and Break It! tracks are strongly > encouraged to include demonstrations of personally developed > techniques, working code, and/or devices, with code and/or schematics > being open-source and released to the public for free. We’re serious > about this. We want the community to get something from your > presentation, not just 50 minutes of hot air. So PLEASE, in your CFP > response, indicate what you are releasing that will be of interest. > If you can’t release code or something similar, be sure your > techniques and methods are mind blowing. > > Presentations in Bring It On! are more open-ended, but presenters are > strongly encouraged to structure their talk in a way that engages or > enrages the audience. Gauge for yourself if being pelted by ShmooBalls > (see below) is positive or negative feedback. The audience is armed > and ready to fire. > > ========================= > And Because We Just Can’t Say it Enough > ========================= > > ShmooCon presentations should be focused on topics that are of > interest to security and technology professionals who are paying > attention to current trends and issues. Presentations dealing with > new technologies such as cloud computing or large-scale virtualization > or new takes on existing methods and techniques are of interest. > Presentations that are rehashes of old talks, primers on known > technologies, or vendor pitches will be rejected and summarily panned. > We want ShmooCon to be educational and entertaining to the attendees > and the community at large. We expect our speakers to be a part of > that through talks that are well thought out and well presented. > > If you feel you have a presentation that would be appropriate but that > does not meet the guidelines in this CFP, feel free to submit it > anyway but be sure to include information explaining your reasoning so > we can better evaluate your proposal. > > ========================= > ShmooBalls > ========================= > > ShmooCon VI continues the tradition of arming attendees with > ShmooBalls. One of the major objectives for ShmooCon is to facilitate > a frank and open discussion of opinions rather than just a one-way > flow of information from the speaker to the audience. Speakers are > encouraged to present innovative ideas that not everyone agrees with. > Audience members are encouraged to throw their ShmooBalls at the > speakers if they disagree. The balls are basically soft and light > enough to not hurt but heavy enough to get range from the back of the > conference rooms. > > ========================= > Submission Procedure > ========================= > > ShmooCon VI will continue to use a web based submission process. This > might be a bit different than what you are used to. PLEASE don’t > just mail us your CFP response. Visit https://cfp.shmoocon.org and be > prepared with the following information: > > Speaker name(s) and contact information > Presentation Title > Track preference > Keywords and 2-3 sentence abstract > Document in Text or PDF format (got that? Text or PDF) which contains > the following, preferably in order: > > a.Presenter(s) Name > b.Bio limited to 100 words for you OR your group (not 100 words per > person) – this limit will be strictly enforced. > c.Abstract of your presentation limited to 200 words or less. > d.Detailed outline/description of your topic. > e.List of other conferences at which submission has been presented > f.List of facilities requested beyond what is already provided (power, > projector with VGA input, sound projection, and internet connectivity). > > Accepted speakers will receive free admission to the conference, as > well as a $100 (One Track Mind) or $200 (Build It!, Break It!, Bring > it On!) honorarium after evaluation of their completed presentation. > Several hot-alternates will also be chosen and will receive free > admission. Hot-alternates should come to ShmooCon VI prepared to speak. > > The Shmoo Group and select ShmooCon volunteers will review > presentation proposals. > > ========================= > Schedule > ========================= > > Please check the web site for updates: http://www.shmoocon.org/news.html > > September 11, 2009 - CFP opens. Let’s get this party started! > November 1, 2009 - Papers for preferential first round consideration due > November 20, 2009 - Final due date for all papers > December 15, 2009 - All speakers notified > > We look forward to receiving your submissions as well as seeing you at > ShmooCon VI! > > ShmooCon 2010 CFP v0.1 > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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