Happy 2024, all! We’re going to be opening up our Call For Presenters (CFP) for our June 1 event in one week, on January 15. The CFP will be open through the end of March. There are a couple of changes this year, so I wanted to post those ahead of time.
First of all, we’re using Sessionize this year for our CFP process — this gives us some new tools for handling submissions, as well as the ability to make an electronic program for the event itself, which is something that attendees have been asking for.
Also, there are going to be four distinct tracks accepting submissions, as outlined below:
General – This is the track for typical technical or security-related talks. Sessions are fifty minutes long, including Q&A at the end. If your talk doesn’t fit in any of the other categories it should go in General.
Lightning Talk – These are shorter talks on technical or security topics. Twenty minutes, including Q&A. If you’re interested in presenting on a niche or specific topic, or if you’re a first-time speaker getting your feet wet, this might be a good fit for your submission.
Hacking is Art – This track is for people working at the intersection of technology and art, making cool stuff with free, open source, or repurposed resources. Past topics have included 3d printing, open source graphics software, and using technology to aid in academic research. Sessions are fifty minutes long, including Q&A at the end.
Introsec – This track is new this year; we get a lot of attendees who are new to the field or considering making a career change, and they could use some instruction in the fundamentals. If you have a talk on how to get started in CTFs, or how to build a home lab, or how to get started with learning cloud security, this would be the place to put it. Sessions are fifty minutes long, including Q&A at the end.
So there you have it — we’re looking for talks from a variety of speakers, aimed at a variety of audiences. We want to hear what you have to say, and hope that you submit something to present in June.
As always, speakers receive our undying gratitude, a free ticket to the conference, and some awesome speaker-only swag.