Troopers 08 Security Conference, Call for Papers
"Troopers 08 - get skilled or get owned" is a new two-day conference that
brings together some of the brightest minds of the international infosec
community. The event will be held on 23rd and 24th april 2008 in
Munich/Germany. Keynotes will be given by Dan Bernstein and Christofer Hoff.
There will be two tracks, a kind-of-classical one that we call the "Attack
Track" (covering cutting-edge hacktechniques and security discussions) and
another one we call the "Defend Track" which mainly addresses ISOs from large
organizations and their specific needs and concerns. Additionally a series of
(20-30 minute) "Late Night" talks will be held in the evening of april 22nd for
those who arrive early and can't wait to get technical input.
This call for papers addresses security researchers interested in sharing their
knowledge with other researchers and a high level audience. We would like to
invite everyone with special knowledge in breaking security in whatever area or
practical experience in securing complex information systems to present their
skills.
Speaker Privileges
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We will cover the flight costs (limited to EUR 500 for speakers from Europe and
US$ 1500 for speakers from other continents) and two nights of accomodation.
For sole "late night speakers" no expenses will be covered (but speaker
experience will be gained ;-).
"Fresh Headz"
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Given an appropriate subject and technical level we're happy to welcome "fresh
speakers" (not seen in various places before) and we're happy to help you with
setting up your talk (or getting over your pre-talk excitement).
Submissions
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We are mainly interested in talks on
Virtualization Stuff
Modern physical attacks (Eavesdropping/tapping, bugging devices, attacks on
mobile devices)
Embedded Devices
Industrial Networking
Security in Carrier Environments
Secure Coding
If you think your talk could be appropriate for the "Defend Track" feel free to
apply for that one. Be aware the audience will be different from the one you
have at - say - CCC (and we've very few speaker slots left there, too). Of
course you can apply for a sole late-night talk as well. Note that - given the
attractiveness of Munich's night life - you might have a very small audience
there.
Obviously heavy vendor-pitching will not be welcomed warmly and we reserve the
right to ask for modifications of confirmed talks if we have the impression
there's too much of that in a talk. If you have to offer another "Web 2.0 cross
browser unicode overflow" talk you may submit it. However chances will be
bigger if you have some more innovative stuff to talk about...
CFP submissions must include the following information:
1) Track (Attack, Defend, Late Night)
2) Brief biography including list of publications and papers published
previously.
3) Proposed presentation title & synopsis/description.
4) Contact Information (full name, alias, handler, e-mail, postal address,
phone, country of origin, special meal requirement, smoking habits ;-).
5) Employment and/or affiliations information.
6) Why is your material different or innovative or significant?
Please note that all speakers will be allocated 50 minutes of presentation time
+ 10 minutes Q+A. Any speakers that require more time must inform the CFP
committee in the course of the submission.
By agreeing to speak at Troopers 08 you are granting ERNW GmbH the rights to
reproduce, distribute, advertise and show your presentation including but not
limited to http://www.troopers08.org, printed and/or electronic advertisements,
and all other mediums.
Important Dates
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Deadline for Submission: 15 Feb 2008,
Final Notification: 1 Mar 2008,
Presentation slides due: 1 Apr 2008
The conference: 23-24 April 2008
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