ShmooCon 2007 and The Shmoo Group
ShmooCon 2007 and The Shmoo Group
ShmooCon 2007 will be a highly-technical and entertaining East Coasthacker convention focused on technology exploitation, inventive software
& hardware solutions, as well as open discussion on a variety of
technology & security topics. ShmooCon 2007 is hosted by The Shmoo Group
and will be held at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, D.C., just
minutes from your choice of 3-letter agencies.
The Shmoo Group is comprised of security professionals from around the
world who donate their time and energy towards information security
research and development. TSG encourages speakers to perform new and
interesting projects for ShmooCon and will give preferential treatment
to submissions that have not been presented at other conferences.
Further, TSG invites any individual who has not spoken at a conference
before to submit a talk and attempt to make ShmooCon their inaugural
event.
Conference Format
ShmooCon 2007 has 4 options for speaker submission.:
One Track Mind - Technical Tales in Twenty Minutes or Less
Break It! - Technology Exploitation
Build It! - Inventive Software & Hardware Solutions
Bring It On! - Open Discussion of Technology & Security Topics
Topics for the One Track Mind track may include, but are not limited to:
Topics for the Break It! track may include, but are not limited to, EXPLOITATION
of:
Topics for the Build It! track may include, but are not limited to, inventive
software & hardware
SOLUTIONS in:
Topics for the Bring It On! track may include, but are not limited to, open
DISCUSSION of the following:
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Presentation Format - One Track Mind
Presenters will have 20 minutes on Friday night to give the entirety of
ShmooCon a view into their mind. Perhaps that's a 10,000-foot overview
of a new, cool idea or an update or extension of a previous presentation
at ShmooCon or another conference. Or maybe you have a twenty minute
parody of Bruce Potter up on stage. We'll give you an additional 10
minutes for audience questions. If any questions can't be answered in
that time, there is space set aside for further discussion while One
Track Mind marches on.
Presentation Format - Break It!, Build It!, Bring It On!
All presentations & discussions will be 50 minutes in length and
presented to attendees on either Saturday or Sunday. It is the speaker's
responsibility to budget time for audience participation and questions.
Presentations in the Break It! and Build It! tracks are strongly
encouraged to include demonstrations of personally developed techniques,
working code, and/or devices, with code and/or schematics being
open-source and released to the public for free. Presentations in the
Bring It On! are more open-ended, but presenters are strongly encouraged
to structure their talk in a way that engages or enrages the audience.
ShmooBalls
ShmooCon 2007 is continuing in the tradition of arming attendees with
ShmooBalls (a soft aerodynamic object of some sort). This is in an
effort to facilitate a frank and open discussion of opinions. Speakers
are encouraged to present innovative ideas that not everyone agrees
with. Audience members are encouraged to use their ShmooBalls if they
disagree.
Submission Procedure
To submit, email cfp_at_shmoocon.org with the following information:
1. Speaker name(s) and/or handle(s)
2. Presentation Title
3. Track preference
4. Two to three paragraph presentation description and/or outline
5. List of other conferences at which submission has been presented
6. List facilities required. Projector for use with VGA input,
flipchart, sound projection, and Internet connectivity will be
provided.
7. Speaker bio, limited to 75 words or less.
8. Contact info for speaker (email AND a phone number, please)
Accepted speakers will receive free admission to the conference, as well
as a $100 (One Track Mind) or $200 (Build It!, Break It!, Bring it On!)
honorarium after evaluation of their completed presentation. 6
runner-ups will receive free admission as hot-alternates. They should
come to ShmooCon 2007 prepared to speak. If it becomes necessary for
them to speak as an alternate, they too will receive a $200 honorarium
after evaluation of their completed presentation. NOTE: Select
presentation submissions which are not accepted will be awarded a 50%
discounted admission to ShmooCon 2007. Preference will be given to
presentations that plan to release source code / schematics.
Additionally, speakers who indicate they will be releasing source code /
schematics but do not provide them by presentation time will not receive
an honorarium.
Presentation proposals will be reviewed by members of the Shmoo Group. A
list of the reviewers will be posted on the ShmooCon 2007 web site.
If you feel you have a presentation that would be appropriate but that
does not meet these guidelines, feel free to submit it anyway but be
sure to include a cover letter explaining your reasoning so we can
evaluate your proposal.
All questions regarding this call for papers should be addressed to
cfp_at_shmoocon.org. Feel free to contact us if you have an idea for a talk
but you're not sure how to present it at a conference.
Schedule
January 15, 2007 - Final due date for all papers
February 15, 2007 - All speakers notified
Submissions are due by January 15, 2007. Preference will be given to
submissions received by December 1, 2006. Early selection speakers will
be notified by December 31, 2006. All other speakers will be notified in
early spring. We look forward to receiving your submissions as well as
seeing you at ShmooCon 2007!
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