Hi folks! For those not familiar, a handful of security people kicked off an unconference styled event during Black Hat this past July in Las Vegas termed "Security BSides." The objective was to create a less formal setting where top-notch security speakers/experts could have direct conversations with people about topics of interest. The event was a huge success. Please see http://www.securitybsides.com/ for more details.
Building on this success, a few more BSides events have started to emerge. One such place where we hope to try this out as at SXSW Interactive this coming March. Right now we are looking at hosting the event on Saturday, March 13th. In keeping with the BSides tradition, the idea is to find a venue that has adequate space for 100-200 people, as well as lounge space to allow folks to hang out, chill out, socialize, etc. In targeting SXSW, we're hoping to pull in attendees from the conference (especially non-security developers, managers, etc.). In order to make this happen, we need some help! We're looking for sponsors (named or unnamed - up to you) to help underwrite the event. BSides events do not charge attendees a fee in order to keep the format and discussions open. Contributions of any size would be welcomed. Support for past and future events includes monetary contributions, materials, personnel, and transportation. If you think you or your organization can help, please send email directly to me (tomh...@secureconsulting.net) and we can get you more information, discuss further, etc. Thank you! -ben -- Benjamin Tomhave, MS, CISSP tomh...@secureconsulting.net Blog: http://www.secureconsulting.net/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/falconsview LI: http://www.linkedin.com/in/btomhave [ Random Quote: ] "It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up." Vince Lombardi _______________________________________________ Secure Coding mailing list (SC-L) SC-L@securecoding.org List information, subscriptions, etc - http://krvw.com/mailman/listinfo/sc-l List charter available at - http://www.securecoding.org/list/charter.php SC-L is hosted and moderated by KRvW Associates, LLC (http://www.KRvW.com) as a free, non-commercial service to the software security community. _______________________________________________
