Security BSides Denver 2013 - Call for Papers
Security BSides Denver is an information security un-conference scheduled for Friday, May 24th, 2013.

We love to see new speakers, seasoned orators, and everyone in between! This form will collect the details of what you'd like to present -- whether it is a talk, class, workshop, activity or something else you're excited about and want to share at the conference. This also allows talks to be blinded from their authors during the acceptance process so voting can focus on the content you intend to deliver - yay spread sheets!

Call For Papers will be open through April 1, 2013. Once accepted, submissions will have your name & speaker bio added to the page.

If you have questions, please contact us at BSidesDenver {at} gmail [dot] com or visit http://bit.ly/BSidesDen2013



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What is the title of your intended talk? *
Ex "Security BSides Denver 101 or how to survive your first conference"
How would you like to be credited as the speaker and author of the talk? *
Ex "Bob Alice @b0b" include your @twitter or handle if you want it associated with your name, if you'd like to remain anonymous please specify that here, but some contact info will still be needed below
Your Abstract *
Include some information about your talk to get people interested in seeing it, include details about any code or exploits to be released, new research, etc.
What is the intended audience or level skill level of your talk? *
Ex "Information security practitioners with X experience" or "Students and those that want to learn about Y" or "Everyone because of Z" Etc...Help people to better determine why they should see your talk
Speaker Bio (This will be posted online AS IS so spell check it please) *
What do you want the public to know about you?
The following information will be used by the organizers and/or the CFP committee. None of it will be posted publicly on the wiki.
Some of it is required for talk scheduling and/or acceptance, some we are just curious about.
I understand the concept of plagiarism and the negative impact it could have on me as well as the information security industry. I promise to ensure any and all sources are cited properly. *
Please check all that apply.
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Assuming talks are recorded this year do you wish to opt out? *
There is no pat down, we just want to have a list in case something you talk about might be too awesome for the public to watch later.
Has this talk or a version of this talk been presented at other conferences or industry related events? *
Ex "I presented talk XYZ at Defcon and have since made ABC changes to it" - Presenting a talk that you've presented before is totally fine since not everyone goes to every con, we'd just like to know about it =)
What talks have you presented at other conferences? Please include conference, talk title and dates *
We like to know what else our speakers have been up to. If this is your first time speaking at a conference we're excited about that too! So we can help your first talk be successful, please tell us about why you want to speak or prior CFP experiences you've had
We like to know what else our speakers have been up to. If this is your first time speaking at a conference we're excited about that too! So we can help your first talk be successful, please tell us about why you want to speak or prior CFP experiences you've had *
If you aren't sure, it would be advisable to check who else has presented on this topic recently. If you are the only one that is presently researching this topic kudos!
Will your talk contain a demo, code, or application release? *
We are eager hear about it, tell us more! It is also recommended you video tape/screen cap any demos for "just in case"
How did you hear about BSides Denver?
How could we have reached you better?
Contact Info
We need working contact info from you in order to coordinate talk acceptance status, scheduling and/or various conference related reminders. Your contact info will not be shared with anyone that doesn't specifically need it for the purposes of conference related communication. It is more important that we have a reliable way to reach you than knowing your actual name if that makes you or an employer feel uncomfortable.
Mobile Phone Number
Please specify if it's Google Voice or a Cell phone in the event we need to reach you via SMS. If you elect not to supply a phone number, please ensure we have a reliable way to reach you otherwise.
Full Name *
Whichever name or handle you'd like the organizers to know you by. This may or may not be different from what you want posted with your talk.
Email Address *
Please supply a working email address that you will have access to (and you actually check) from now until after the conference. We will use to contact you for most communication regarding your CFP and scheduling your talk.
Is there anything else you'd like the organizers or the CFP committee to know about you or your talk topic
Write whatever you like here. Do you want people to join your talk as a panel, do a podcast related to your talk or have comments that didn't seem to belong anywhere else on this form? Cool, have fun!
Sponsorship vs Speaking
Acceptance to speak at Security BSides Denver is based on the value your talk provides to the conference audience.

That decision is made independently from any implied, proposed or agreed upon sponsorship. This helps the conference remain as vendor neutral as a sponsored event can be without losing value to either the sponsors or the merit of the conference itself. In the past employees or representatives of a sponsoring company have been both accepted to speak and rejected from speaking as well as requested to speak.

If the only way you can speak/travel/take off work is to represent your employer that's fine, but please keep in mind what Security BSides is about before submitting your talk. The best way you can positively represent your company is by giving an intelligent talk that provides educational value to the audience about some product or concept your employment has given you expertise on. This can be accomplished in many productive ways when focused on the training/engineering/thinking side rather than the sales side. Be prepared to be challenged during and after your talk by the audience. Talks that can stand up to questioning are far more memorable  in a positive way than ones that can't.  Hands on education of something that works amazingly well is encouraged, but also expect some unsolicited advice if it does not.
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