Message-ID: <d49baacc0806271102l6180f6f9j34fd5a16e0a12d54@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:02:41 -0300
From: "Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman" <buanzo@...nzo.com.ar>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: BA-Con 2008 CFP - Buenos Aires,
	Sept. 30 / Oct. 1 (closes July 11 2008)

Microsoft, yeah right... Symantec... funny. First conference? Not at all...

Anyway, good luck.

PS: I'm from Buenos Aires.


On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Dragos Ruiu <dr@....net> wrote:
> BA-Con 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The first annual BA-Con applied
>    technical security conference - where the eminent figures in the
>    international and South American security industry will get together
>    and share best practices and technology - will be held in Buenos
>    Aires on September 30 and October 1st. 2008. The most
>    significant new discoveries about computer network hack attacks
>    and defenses, commercial security solutions, and pragmatic real
>    world security experience will be presented in a series of
>    informative tutorials.
>
>    The BA-Con meeting provides local and international researchers
>    a relaxed, comfortable environment to learn from informative
>    tutorials on key developments in security technology, and
>    collaborate and socialize with their peers in one of South
>    America's largest metropolises. All material will be translated
>    into both Spanish and English.  Evening social activities will be
>    planned to provide personal networking opportunities.
>
>    The BA-Con conference will also feature the availability of
>    the Security Masters Dojo expert network security sensei
>    instructors, and their advanced, and intermediate, hands-on
>    training courses - featuring small class sizes and practical
>    application exercises to maximize information transfer.
>
>    We would like to announce the opportunity to submit papers,
>    lightning talk proposals for selection by the international BA-Con
>    technical review committee.
>
>    Please make your paper proposal submissions before July 11th,
>    2008.
>
>    Some invited papers have been confirmed, but a limited number
>    of speaking slots are still available. The conference is
>    responsible for travel and accommodations for the speakers. If
>    you have a proposal for a tutorial session then please email a
>    synopsis of the material and your biography, papers and,
>    speaking background to secwest08 [at] ba-con.com.ar . Only
>    slides will be needed for the September paper deadline, full text
>    does not have to be submitted - but will be accepted and
>    translated on a best effort basis if available.
>
>    The BA-Con 2008 conference consists of tutorials on
>    technical details about current issues, innovative techniques
>    and best practices in the information security realm. The
>    audiences are a multi-national mix of professionals involved on
>    a daily basis with security work: security product vendors,
>    programmers, security officers, and network administrators. We
>    give preference to technical details and new education for a
>    technical audience.
>
>    The conference itself is a single track series of presentations
>    in a lecture theater environment. The presentations offer
>    speakers the opportunity to showcase on-going research and
>    collaborate with peers while educating and highlighting
>    advancements in security products and techniques. The focus is
>    on innovation, tutorials, and education instead of product
>    pitches. Some commercial content is tolerated, but it needs to
>    be backed up by a technical presenter - either giving a
>    valuable tutorial and best practices instruction or detailing
>    significant new technology in the products.
>
>    Paper proposals should consist of the following information:
>     1. Presenter, and geographical location (country of
>        origin/passport) and contact info (e-mail, postal address,
>        phone, fax).
>     2. Employer and/or affiliations.
>     3. Brief biography, list of publications and papers.
>     4. Any significant presentation and educational
>        experience/background.
>     5. Topic synopsis, Proposed paper title, and a one paragraph
>        description.
>     6. Reason why this material is innovative or significant or an
>        important tutorial.
>     7. Optionally, any samples of prepared material or outlines
>        ready.
>     8. Will you have full text available or only slides?
>     9. Please list any other publications or conferences where
>        this material has been or will be published/submitted.
>     10. Do you have any special demo or network requirements
>        for your presentation?
>
>    Please include the plain text version of this information in
>    your email as well as any file, pdf, sxw, ppt, or html
>    attachments.
>
>    Please forward the above information to secwest08 [at]
>    ba-con.com.ar to be considered for placement on the speaker
>    roster, have your lightning talk scheduled.
>
>    We would like to extend a special thanks to our local partners
>    at Core Security Technologies, and the gracious sponsorship
>    of Microsoft, and Symantec for making this event possible and
>    letting us keep the registration fee lower in local currency
>    while letting us cover the costs of international speakers.
>
> cheers,
> --dr
>
> --
> World Security Pros. Cutting Edge Training, Tools, and Techniques
> Buenos Aires, Argentina    Sept. 30 / Oct. 1 - 2008    http://ba-con.com.ar
> Tokyo, Japan   November 13/14 - 2008   http://pacsec.jp
> pgpkey http://dragos.com/ kyxpgp
>
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