[Owasp-board] Hawaii Conference

Mon Aug 31 20:41:51 UTC 2015

Folk,

I do not have a chapter backing me and this looks like it's becoming an 
unfair burden on staff, so I'm dropping this effort sadly.

I did walk the grounds at the Kauai Marriott and am willing to be boots 
on the ground if there is a renewed interest in a Hawaii OWASP conference.

Aloha,
- Jim

On 8/9/15 6:42 PM, Andrew van der Stock wrote:
> Jim,
>
> It may not surprise you, but it's actually pretty cheap to fly to 
> Hawaii (well, Honolulu, anyways) from Australia. I'd attend if you had 
> a conference there.
>
> thanks,
> Andrew
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Jim Manico <jim.manico at owasp.org 
> <mailto:jim.manico at owasp.org>> wrote:
>
>     So again Michael et al...
>
>     * Hawaii has a very small tech community scattered across several
>     islands
>     * Regional Hawaii tech conference are tough since our tech
>     community is so small
>     * The OWASP Chapter is defunct in Hawaii
>
>     I still want to do something. Perhaps just focus on a small
>     conference on Kauai next year? Or propose something bigger?
>
>     I am extremely flexible here. I have been asked about a Hawaii
>     OWASP conference on many occasions and I have time to put in
>     serious effort to make it happen.
>
>     I think it will be easy to get good speakers, frankly. Shakacon
>     has attracted a large number of amazing speakers - it's one of the
>     more competitive conferences on the security circuit.
>
>     What is the best path for the first run? 1-day no training? 2-day?
>     2-day + 1-day of training? I'd be grateful for more suggestions....
>
>     Another possibility is to tag onto the end of Shakacon
>     http://shakacon.org/. We would do our own thing of course - but
>     just time a OWASP conference to happen right before or after
>     Shakacon to leverage the community that will already be in town.
>
>     Just thinking out loud. I'm eager for suggestions.
>
>     Anyhow - I'll reactive the Hawaii chapter list and move a more
>     serious conversation there, soon.
>
>     Aloha,
>
>     -- 
>     Jim Manico
>     Global Board Member
>     OWASP Foundation
>     https://www.owasp.org
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>
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>
>     On 8/7/15 1:32 PM, Michael Coates wrote:
>>     Proposing as a regional conference via the local chapter? If so,
>>     that is all in your court and more power to you.
>>
>>     Get great speakers and people will follow. Provide a professional
>>     site and handout and people will realize it's the real deal and
>>     hawaii is a benefit but not the primary reason for people attending.
>>
>>
>>     --
>>     Michael Coates | @_mwc
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>>
>>     On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Tom Brennan
>>     <tomb at proactiverisk.com <mailto:tomb at proactiverisk.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         +1
>>
>>
>>
>>         > On Aug 7, 2015, at 3:05 PM, Jim Manico
>>         <jim.manico at owasp.org <mailto:jim.manico at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>         >
>>         > Board,
>>         >
>>         > I have been considering my plans for 2016/2017 and I would
>>         be happy to spend a few months at home helping set up a OWASP
>>         Hawaii conference if the desire was there for the community.
>>         I live on Kauai and there are several conference centers on
>>         this island. For easier travel, I can also help set up a
>>         conference in Honolulu near Waikiki - that main tourist
>>         center of the state of Hawaii.
>>         >
>>         > This would be an expensive conference for many and the
>>         travel is tough on everyone since Hawaii is in the middle of
>>         no where.
>>         >
>>         > But I have been asked to drive this several times and I
>>         would be happy to get the effort started if the community wanted.
>>         >
>>         > I am really flexible on what this looks like. But I am
>>         willing to be boots on the ground and put the work in to make
>>         it happen.
>>         >
>>         > What do you think?
>>         >
>>         > Aloha,
>>         >
>>         > --
>>         > Jim Manico
>>         > Global Board Member
>>         > OWASP Foundation
>>         > https://www.owasp.org
>>         > Join me at AppSecUSA 2015!
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