Each BSides is a community-driven framework for building events for and by information security community members. The goal is to expand the spectrum of conversation beyond the traditional confines of space and time. It creates opportunities for individuals to both present and participate in an intimate atmosphere that encourages collaboration. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. It is where conversations for the next-big-thing are happening.
Upcoming Events:#BSidesCapeBreton NS Canada (5 September 2014), #BSidesOttawa Ottawa, Canada (5-6 September 2014), #BSidesDubaiDubai (6-7 September 2014), #BSidesLA Los Angeles, CA (11-12 September 2014), #BSidesMemphis Memphis, TN (13 September 2014), #BSidesAugusta Augusta, GA (13 September 2014), #BSidesSingapore Singapore (13-14 September 2014), #BSidesStJohns St. Johns, NL Canada (26 September 2014), #BSidesPDX Portland, OR (3 October 2014), #BSidesColombia (10 October 2014), #BSidesWarsaw Warsaw, Poland (10-11 October 2014),#BSidesRaleigh Raleigh, NC (17 October 2014), #BSidesDC Washington, DC (17-19 October 2014),#BSidesHOU Houston, TX (18 October 2014)
Future Events:#BSidesDFW Dallas, TX (8 November 2014), #BSidesDE Wilmington, DE (14-15 November 2014), #BSidesJAX Jacksonville, FL (15 November 2014), #BSidesCHS Charleston, SC (21-22 November 2014), #BSidesSPBlackHat Summit Edition Sao Paulo, Brazil (25-26 November 2014), #BSidesZgora Zielona Gora, Poland (15 December 2014), #BSidesCMH Columbus, OH (19 January 2015), #BSidesHuntsville Hunstsville, AL (6-7 February 2015), #BSidesTampa Tampa, FL (21 February 2015), #BSidesNashville Nashville, TN (16 May 2015)
If you are interested in helping with these possible events (or any others) as sponsors or volunteers, please check the individual event wiki pages for local coordinator contact information, otherwise send a message to info@securitybsides.org
So that we can keep track of events we request that prospective event organizers contact Security BSides before adding pages to the wiki or announcing events.
Please send an email to info@securitybsides.org if you would like to organize a Security BSides event, or to help with an event being planned. Resources are available to help you make the event a success.
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BSides's History
BSides was born out of number of rejections to the CFP for Black Hat USA 2009. A number of quality speakers were rejected, not due to lack of quality but lack of space and time. Any constrained system must operate within the bounds to which it has defined itself. Conferences constrain themselves to the eight hours a day for however many days they run. Our goal is to provide people with options by removing those barriers and providing more options for speakers, topics, and events.
Much like Noisebridge, and other hacker spaces, we are a do-acracy; in other words, if you want it, then you do to it or make it happen. We do not have members, but rather participants. You are the "we" and we can only be successful if you make that happen for yourself.
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Past, Present, and Future BSides Events
Note: THIS list right here is the 'definitive list' of upcoming SecurityBSides events. The links in the event lists _must_ point to a properly formatted SecurityBSides page (see UsingTheBSidesWiki for details). If your country isn't listed, perhaps it's time for you to organize a BSides there!