Hi! Very good conference, one of the bests in Brazil!
Do not hesitate in going. Best regards. On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:21 AM, uCon Security Conference <[email protected]> wrote: > CALL FOR PARTICIPATION uCon 2009, 2nd edition > Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil > > > [ - Introduction - ] > > uCon will be a totally informal and non-profit conference taking > place in Recife, Brazil, in 28th of February 2009 -- three days after > the best street carnival ever (also known as the rehearsal of the end of > the world). > The conference aims to bring together academics, hackers and information > security enthusiasts to share cutting-edge ideas and thoughts about > their latest developments and techniques in the field. Attendees will > have the opportunity to network with like-minded people during social > events, such as lunch break and aftercon party and during the capture > the flag competition. > > > [ - The venue - ] > > The conference will be held at Jardins Bar e Restaurante, one of the > city's most famous clubs. Its infrastructure includes a very comfortable > ballroom with capacity for up to 500 people. > > > [ - Who? - ] > > The usual gang of cretins, the usual suspects. > > > [ - Topics - ] > > uCon committee gives preference to lectures with practical > demonstration. The conference staff will try to provide every equipment > needed for the presentation in the case the author cannot provide them. > > The following suggested topics include, but are not limited to: > > - General system exploitation techniques, vuln-dev and shellcoding > - Web application hacking > - Phone phreaking > - Fuzzing and application security test > - Hardware hacking, embedded systems and other electronic devices > - Mobile devices exploitation, Symbian, P2K and bluetooth technologies > - Analysis of virus, worms and all sorts of malware > - Reverse engineering > - Rootkits > - Security in Wi-Fi and VoIP environments > - Information about smartcard and RFID security and similars > - Technical approach to alternative operating systems > - Denial of service attacks and/or countermeasures > - Techniques for development of secure software and systems > - Security in SCADA and "obscure" environments > - Cryptography > - Information about satellites, GPS and stuff alike > - Lockpicking, trashing and urban exploration > - Internet, privacy and Big Brother > - Information warfare and industrial espionage > > > [ - Costs - ] > > uCon staff tried to keep an affordable price for attendees and the > early bird entry price is R$ 60. Registration on-site will cost R$ 80. > Lunch, free pass to the aftercon party in Jardins club and access to > the workshops are included within the ticket price. > > > [ - Deadlines and submissions - ] > > Deadline for proposal submission: 25th of January 2009 > Deadline for acceptation: 5th of February 2009 > > Send your proposal to [email protected] and make sure to provide > along with your submission the following details: > > - Speaker name or handle > - A short biography of the presenter > - A brief description about your talk > - Estimated time-length of presentation > - Whether you need visa to enter Brazil or not > - Any technical requirements for your lecture > > Unlike the past edition, when speakers could choose how many minutes of > presentation time they needed, this time we will have pre-determined > time slots of 45 minutes and a block of 5 minutes lightning talks where > you can just step up the mic and say whatever you want to say. > > Preferrable file format for papers and slides are PDF. If you feel old > school enough you can submit them in TXT as well. > > Speakers are asked to, but not obligated, hand in slides used in their > lectures. > > The lectures will be given in English or Portuguese. > > NOTE: Bear in mind if your presentation involves advertisement of > products, services or any kind of sales pitches, please do not submit. > > > [ - Information for speakers - ] > > Speakers' privileges are: > > - Free pass to the conference > - 15 minutes of fame and glory (just to prove Andy Warhol was right) > - Heavy amounts of alcohol, including caipirinha and assorted booze > - Tour to Porto de Galinhas and other paradise beaches in south shore of > Pernambuco > - All the parties money can buy > - We will try our best to cover travelling costs up to USD 750 > > > [ - Other information - ] > > For further information please check out our web site > http://www.ucon-conference.org it will be updated with everything > regarding the conference. > > To speak at uCon 2009, send your proposal to [email protected] > > -- > Orgazining committee, uCon Security Conference > http://www.ucon-conference.org > -- Wendel Guglielmetti Henrique http://ws.hackaholic.org/ - Personal HomePage _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
