44CON CFP Now Open

44CON is the UK's premier annual technical security conference and =
training event. =46rom the evening of the 14th of September till the =
16th of September 2016, expect a top-tier international technical =
conference with fast wifi, loose 0day, catering, a bar and of course, =
Gin O'Clock.

_____ ______ _____________________   __ |
__  // /_  // /_  ____/_  __ \__  | / / | "London calling to the
_  // /_  // /_  /    _  / / /_   |/ /  | faraway towns, Now war is
/__  __/__  __/ /___  / /_/ /_  /|  /   | declared, and battle come =
down"
  /_/    /_/  \____/  \____/ /_/ |_/    |     - The Clash, London =
Calling
                                        |
   -o- Six years later and still -o-    | 14th - 16th September 2016
 -o- Putting the punk in cyberpunk -o-  | ILEC, 47 Lillie Rd, London SW6

]-- 44CON 2016 Call For Papers

 Site: https://44con.com/
 CFP: https://cfp.44con.com/
 Tickets *available now*: https://shop.44con.com/

44CON will consist of two main presentation tracks and one workshop =
track. The Hidden track is run under the Chatham House Rule, we=92re not =
going to tell you any more but you can submit suitable talks for it.

Technical and Infosec Professional presentations & workshops will be =
accepted. Presentations are 45 minutes long with 5=20
minutes for Q&A. Workshops are of flexible length with a minimum of 60 =
minutes including setup/breakdown time.

* A presentation on the main tracks is in front of a seated audience.
* A presentation on the Mixed/Workshop track can be more =
interactive/informal and is with a smaller audience.
* A Workshop is like a mini training course - e.g. take a single =
executable and show a walkthrough on IDA Pro. Follow=20
through a scenario based workshop e.g an incident response from a =
management and technical view with the audience etc.

This is NOT a call for training. Training takes place separately, with =
details to follow on our website https://44con.com/.

]-- Submissions

Submissions should be sent via the CFP website https://cfp.44con.com/. =
Submissions sent via email will not be accepted.

In particular, we are looking for original talks of the highest quality =
in the following (but not exclusive) areas:

* Offensive and Defensive Technologies and Techniques
* Bugs and Reverse Engineering (finding and fixing)
* Incident Handling, Forensics and Anti-Forensics
* Virtualisation, Container and Cloud Computing Security
* Owning the Enterprise, Infrastructure, Applications, Databases and =
Client side security
* Cryptography, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptozoology and other Crypto-fu
* Embedded/Hardware Hacking and the Internet of Shit(tm)
* Application and Mobile Security
* Networking, Comms, Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)
* Cyberspace, Policing, Law, Interception and Human Rights

Note: this is not an exhaustive list. If you have a good talk proposal, =
please get in touch through the CFP system.

Priority is generally given to new presentations over those presented =
elsewhere. If you have a presentation that you have given or will give =
elsewhere prior to 44CON London in September and wish to submit, please =
let us know in your submission, and inform us of any changes you intend =
to make for 44CON London.

If your talk or workshop is new, please let us know the details of other =
conference(s) to which you have or intend to submit through the CFP =
system.

]-- Steve's guide to shamelessly gaming the CFP system

Our selection committee tend to favour talks that have:

* A clearly documented abstract
* Details of where the talk has been (or will be) given
* Not been delivered before or;
* Have significant changes to a previously given talk
* Have an associated workshop (they love this)
* Links to videos of previously given talks

Obviously the selection committee vote based on what they see, and the =
above isn't a guarantee of selection. Your submission will be better =
received for having the above.

]-- That selection committee tho'

There are 10 reviewers this year, those that wish to make themselves =
public will do so in due course.

]-- Speaker McPrivilegesFace

Speakers at 44CON London will be entitled to the following:

* Paid travel (for first presenter in any talk, where the presenter =
lives more than 1hr's rail commute from central London)
* 2-3 nights accommodation (see below)
* Breakfast & Lunch during conference
* Party Invites
* Exclusive 44CON London schwag
* Love and TLC from our awesome=99 speaker ops team
* Press Access (for those that want it)
* Fun and Frolics (and good coffee and alcohol for those that need it)

Accepted primary presentation speakers get the following:

* Event access for both days and the pre/post event parties.
* 2 nights of accommodation for the main presenter (normally the =
Wednesday and Thursday nights).
* We will pay for your flight / train if you live more than 1hr's rail =
commute from London.

Accepted primary presentation speakers with a workshop get the =
following:

* Event access for both days and the pre/post event parties.
* 3 nights of accommodation for the main presenter =
(Wednesday/Thursday/Friday).
* We will pay for your flight / train if you live more than 1hr's rail =
commute from London.

Accepted workshop facilitators without an accompanying presentation get =
the following:

* Event access for both days and the pre/post event parties.
* No accommodation nor travel is covered.

We welcome speakers of all genders, origins and physical abilities. If =
you have any particular requirements please tell us so we can =
accommodate them. Talks are to be delivered in English, only. Partners =
are welcome to come along and we=92re happy to help arrange for tourist =
things for you and your partners to do while in London - Please let us =
know should you want to do this.

In 2015 we had speakers from the UK, Australia, China, the USA, South =
Africa, Europe and many more.

]-- Submissions process

Submit your CFP response at the CFP Site https://cfp.44con.com/. =
Submissions must be in English only.

Please ensure that your home country is specified in your submission, so =
we know where to fly you in from.

Please do not email submissions - they will not be accepted.

If you are submitting a workshop proposal, please provide details of =
attendee requirements such as minimum technical knowledge, =
hardware/software required etc.

]-- Important dates

* CFP Opens Thursday 12th May
* CFP Closes 23:59:59 BST 10th June
* First round speaker announcements start Monday 13th June
* Final Speaker announcements: Tuesday 12th July
* Speaker flight details to be submitted by 22nd July
* Papers/Tools/Presentation Submission Deadline: Friday 2nd September
* 44CON London Training: 12th/13th/14th September
* 44CON London Conference: 14th, 15th and 16th September

]-- Other Information

To find out more about 44CON London visit http://44con.com/, follow us =
on twitter @44CON, or use the #44CON hashtag and take part in the =
discussion on Twitter.

Tickets are available now from the main web site at =
https://shop.44con.com/. For an idea of what to expect, watch some=20
videos from previous 44CON Events at https://vimeo.com/44con.

By agreeing to speak at 44CON London you are granting Sense/Net Ltd =
(owners of 44CON London) the rights to reproduce and distribute your =
presentation and recording (unless otherwise agreed in writing in =
advance of the event) including but not limited to http://44con.com/, =
advertisements in various mediums and through partner sites and mediums. =
If you are not comfortable with this arrangement then this must be =
agreed with us in writing prior to the event.

It is imperative that, once you have agreed to speak at 44CON London, =
you regularly monitor your nominated e-mail account, so that we can =
complete the necessary supporting activities such as booking flights, =
accommodation etc.=20
Failure to to take reasonable steps to support us in minimising costs in =
these areas may result in your talk being=20
withdrawn.

We provide professionally produced videos of 44CON London presentations =
for attendees to purchase on our streaming site at =
https://vimeo.com/44con/vod_pages. Please advise us as early as possible =
in advance of the conference if your presentation cannot be recorded for =
any reason.

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