[Owasp-board] AppSecUSA 2016 - Discussion

Tue Jun 30 21:56:22 UTC 2015

Matt,

A significant amount of collaboration already happens between OWASP 
members and developer conferences. I am very interested in ways to 
expand that.

I would not suggest such a partnership for one of our main national 
OWASP conferences however. Revenue sharing alone might be a big issue.

But having OWASP presences at major developer conferences? Or having 
full OWASP tracks at different major developer conferences? I'm all for 
that...

Aloha,
Jim

On 6/30/15 4:08 AM, Matt Konda wrote:
> This may not be something we want to really do, but I suppose one 
> potential option would be to find a developer conference and approach 
> them about collaborating.  An option might be: 
> http://www.thestrangeloop.com/ or http://www.springone2gx.com/.
>
> We could do something like see if we could set up reciprocity between 
> the badges and some sort of $ sharing based on attendance...  if the 
> venue can handle our additional volume, it could make planning easier 
> and give both organizers an economy of scale.  It also aligns with 
> strategic objectives of cross pollinating with devs.
>
> I wouldn't actually /recommend/ this route in its current (not even 
> real proposal) state unless people rallied behind it and we found a 
> really good option for partnering that worked based on size and 
> location.  But its something to think about ...
>
> Matt
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 5:52 AM, Tom Brennan <tomb at proactiverisk.com 
> <mailto:tomb at proactiverisk.com>> wrote:
>
>     Alcon; NYC is always a great place and why I choose to live in the
>     area. We did it in 2008 and 2013 and were profitable both times
>     and I invested a lot of time as well as many
>     volunteers. Those experiences ARE currently being applied  to
>     http://www.nymjcsc.org and the direction we should take in the
>     future we OWASP already has agreements in place. (Be inclusive, be
>     cheap to attend and drive awareness)
>
>     The crew is also planning a regional event in 2016 & 2017 that
>     mirrors the OWASP LASCON event we have a plan in motion.  I would
>     suggest a call with all involved people on July 6th 7th or morning
>     of the 10th.
>
>     Having been around the block with OWASP I believe that Vegas
>     or Orlando, FL should be considered ideal for a global
>     and annual OWASP AppSecUSA will discuss why on the call.  I have
>     also motioned for the OWASP USA summit event in New Jersey so
>     lets discuss and have always supported OWASP Hawaii ;)
>
>     It's not as easy as just changing the 2013 website
>     http://2013.appsecusa.org but let's discuss
>
>     Brennan
>     973-202-0122 <tel:973-202-0122>
>
>
>
>
>
>     On Tuesday, June 30, 2015, Jim Manico <jim.manico at owasp.org
>     <mailto:jim.manico at owasp.org>> wrote:
>
>         +1 NYC and surrounding area. Proximity  of staff and past
>         successes make this a compelling choice if we go in this
>         direction.
>
>         --
>         Jim Manico
>         Global Board Member
>         OWASP Foundation
>         https://www.owasp.org <https://www.owasp.org/>
>         Join me at AppSecUSA <http://appsecusa.org/> 2015!
>
>         On Jun 29, 2015, at 1:58 PM, Noreen Whysel OWASP
>         <noreen.whysel at owasp.org> wrote:
>
>>         I am in NYC, right in Upper West Side Manhattan. Kelly and
>>         Claudia are NJ.  I have done Amtrak to Baltimore and DC.
>>         Flights are cheap, frequent and short. Philly is another
>>         fairly central option of you are looking at proximity to east
>>         coast staff.
>>
>>         Noreen Whysel
>>         Community Manager
>>         OWASP Foundation
>>
>>         On Jun 29, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Alison Shrader
>>         <alison.mcnamee at owasp.org> wrote:
>>
>>>         Just one note on the Baltimore area….I am the only one that
>>>         is very close.
>>>
>>>         Kate would not need to pay for a flight, but is not close
>>>         enough to not need a hotel.  Everybody else would still need
>>>         a flight as well.
>>>
>>>         Alison Shrader
>>>
>>>         OWASP Accounting
>>>
>>>         1200C Agora Dr, #232
>>>
>>>         Bel Air, MD 21014
>>>
>>>         USA
>>>
>>>         1-410-440-5430 <tel:1-410-440-5430>
>>>
>>>         *From:*owasp-board-bounces at lists.owasp.org
>>>         [mailto:owasp-board-bounces at lists.owasp.org] *On Behalf Of
>>>         *Michael Coates
>>>         *Sent:* Monday, June 29, 2015 7:40 PM
>>>         *To:* Andrew van der Stock
>>>         *Cc:* OWASP Foundation Board List
>>>         *Subject:* Re: [Owasp-board] AppSecUSA 2016 - Discussion
>>>
>>>         Andrew,
>>>
>>>         Since we're in some ways putting the cart before the horse,
>>>         from your comments can I conclude you are for a foundation
>>>         driven planning for AppSecUSA 2016?
>>>
>>>         To your notes, I do like the following ideas you mentioned.
>>>
>>>         1. Picking a location where we've already been will
>>>         drastically reduce effort and work because we've already
>>>         used the location.
>>>
>>>         2. Moving to a foundation driven planning event would open
>>>         up more funds since the split would be eliminated.
>>>
>>>         3. Proximity of staff is helpful. We have 2 in the bay area
>>>         and several in the baltimore area
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>         --
>>>         Michael Coates | @_mwc
>>>         <https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=_mwc>
>>>
>>>         OWASP Global Board
>>>
>>>         Join me at AppSecUSA <http://AppSecUSA.org> 2015 in San
>>>         Francisco!
>>>
>>>         On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Andrew van der Stock
>>>         <vanderaj at owasp.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>         Michael,
>>>
>>>         Agreed we need to get on it.
>>>
>>>         My views are to first pick a city, and then that should help
>>>         crystallize volunteer support once they know for sure that
>>>         they are getting a major conference.
>>>
>>>           * *NYC* - we had a great event in 2013, and we know the
>>>             hotel can help us even if we don't have bodies on the
>>>             ground. We can use the additional revenue from a lack of
>>>             splitting with a chapter to use more hotel resources in
>>>             the planning phase.
>>>           * *Baltimore* - this is close to OWASP HQ, and thus
>>>             Foundation staff can do be there without hotel and
>>>             travel costs. BWI is a great airport and has public
>>>             transport linkages to Baltimore.This is a good option if
>>>             we don't find any on the ground volunteers, as I'm sure
>>>             Baltimore has similar convention capabilities to NYC,
>>>             plus local OWASP staff.
>>>           * I would suggest we consider *DC* as a distant third
>>>             option for discussion as that DC is a hub for government
>>>             agencies, but honestly, this is almost as bad as NYC in
>>>             terms of getting OWASP Foundation staff to travel to DC
>>>             as it's a good 1.5-2 hours from OWASP HQ to DC.
>>>
>>>         I think we need to pick a location, and then find volunteers
>>>         to help once they know that it will be in their neck of the
>>>         woods.
>>>
>>>         thanks,
>>>
>>>         Andrew
>>>
>>>         On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 5:40 AM, Noreen Whysel OWASP
>>>         <noreen.whysel at owasp.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>         The most successful events I've attended already had a
>>>         location and team in place for the next year to announce at
>>>         the current year's event.
>>>
>>>
>>>         Noreen Whysel
>>>
>>>         Community Manager
>>>
>>>         OWASP Foundation
>>>
>>>
>>>         On Jun 29, 2015, at 3:09 PM, Michael Coates
>>>         <michael.coates at owasp.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>             Board,
>>>
>>>             I'd like to suggest the following for discussion and
>>>             information gathering.
>>>
>>>             /Motion to move full responsibility of planning and
>>>             execution of the AppSecUSA 2016 conference to the OWASP
>>>             Foundation./
>>>
>>>             *Current Situation*
>>>
>>>             - Open call for hosts conducted and conference is
>>>             awarded to the most qualified submission
>>>
>>>             - No submissions for AppSecUSA were submitted during
>>>             first or second call (took place December and January
>>>             2014/2015)
>>>
>>>             - A third call was recently announced by Laura just a
>>>             few weeks ago.
>>>
>>>             *Reality*
>>>
>>>             - Conference planning needs 18 months. Planning within
>>>             12 months is possible, but much more difficult
>>>
>>>             - If we don't make a decision to invest this to the full
>>>             time resources of the foundation, we won't have
>>>             AppSecUSA 2016
>>>
>>>             - This would lead to a significant impact on foundation
>>>             resources
>>>
>>>             Opening for discussion. Thanks for your thoughts.
>>>
>>>
>>>             --
>>>             Michael Coates | @_mwc
>>>             <https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=_mwc>
>>>
>>>             OWASP Global Board
>>>
>>>             Join me at AppSecUSA <http://AppSecUSA.org> 2015 in San
>>>             Francisco!
>>>
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-- 
Jim Manico
Global Board Member
OWASP Foundation
https://www.owasp.org
Join me at AppSecUSA 2015!

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