[Owasp-board] [Owasp-leaders] Final Call for 2016 AppSec Conference Proposals
Jim Manico
jim.manico at owasp.org
Mon Mar 16 22:33:52 UTC 2015
There is an OWASP Ghana conference possibly coming up later this year.
Perhaps we could tie into that?
Theo Sagoe <theodore.sagoe at owasp.org> is the main contact there.
Aloha,
Jim
On 3/16/15 12:30 PM, Tobias wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> a good of learning and building up promotion and chapter activity in
> the Africa region could be to do an OWASP tour in 2015 (across a set
> of Africa chapters, see our Latam tour happening in April) and run an
> AppSec conference in 2016.
> The tour can help improve chapter activity levels which later can
> increase participation at an AppSec. The events at an OWASP tour can
> be half-day to full-day plus optional some training day if you like...
> So in many ways like good start path Josh mentioned.
>
> For an OWASP Africa tour, we would need to know which chapter in
> Africa would like to participate and host a half-day or full-day. And
> at least 4-6 months before the events.
>
> Just my 2cents.
>
> Tobias
>
>
>
> On 16/03/15 14:48, Josh Sokol wrote:
>> Azzeddine,
>>
>> Our OWASP Austin Chapter was in a similar boat when we first started
>> LASCON. I am happy to help from afar by sharing with you my
>> experiences and by guiding your approach. My advice would be to
>> start by assembling a core team of trustworthy people (in the sense
>> that you can count on them to do what they say). Get the team
>> together and start brainstorming the best time of the year to do your
>> conference and the best location to do it in. If you've never done a
>> conference before, maybe start with a simple half-day of talks (3-4
>> speakers) to get your feet wet. From there, you should learn a few
>> lessons, and build up confidence toward running a full-day event.
>> Baby steps. You have my support both as a former conference Chair, as
>> well as a Board member, but you guys will need a team of local(ish)
>> people to do the heavy lifting. Can you start with that and I can
>> advise further once you've got your team assembled?
>>
>> ~josh
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Azzeddine Ramrami
>> <azzeddine.ramrami at owasp.org <mailto:azzeddine.ramrami at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I don't car for the first location but we need to organise this
>> first event in Africa may be in Morocc, Egypt, Algeria, Gabon, etc.
>> I am available for an online meeting.
>> As I have no experience to organise this type of event we need a
>> help from OWASP and other AppSec existing conference organisers.
>>
>> Azzeddine
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Ahmed Neil
>> <ahmed.neil at owasp.org <mailto:ahmed.neil at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Mohamed, and others
>>
>> I discussed this point earlier in 2014 with some people from
>> different chapters and the board directory aswell.
>>
>> And we came out with some good points but for some reason we
>> didnot move along with it, however we can all bring this idea
>> again to life, if u are interested.
>>
>> BR
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Mohamed Alfateh
>> <mohamed.alfateh at owasp.org
>> <mailto:mohamed.alfateh at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I think we have to discuss this with other Africal
>> leaders, we may come with one or two proposals supported
>> by all chapters, I don't know how could we conduct this,
>> one option may be by call for online meeting, what do you
>> think?,
>>
>> For our chapter, we will have a meeting this Monday and
>> will try to work to submit the proposal, this will
>> require meetings with Egypt-CERT and some governance
>> entities those can help sponsoring the conference, your
>> support could be by giving us an exception for the
>> submission deadline :)
>>
>> Regards
>> Fateh
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 6:29 PM, Josh Sokol
>> <josh.sokol at owasp.org <mailto:josh.sokol at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>
>> I don't see any reason why an "AppSec" event couldn't
>> be organized in Africa. We have plenty of other
>> chapters organizing their own AppSec events (AppSec
>> California, LASCON, SnowFROC, etc). What support can
>> the Foundation give you guys to make this happen?
>>
>> ~josh
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 3:49 AM, Mohamed Alfateh
>> <mohamed.alfateh at owasp.org
>> <mailto:mohamed.alfateh at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>
>> +1 to Africa, the security events attract a huge
>> number of attendees here,
>>
>> Here are Ec-Council Hacker halted conference
>> successfully hosted in Cairo before
>> http://www.eccouncil.org/news/hacker-halted-to-make-debut-in-egypt/
>>
>> and In our regular chapter meeting around ~100
>> attendee
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Azzeddine Ramrami
>> <azzeddine.ramrami at owasp.org
>> <mailto:azzeddine.ramrami at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>> What about Africa ?
>> Regards,
>> Azzeddine
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Paul Ritchie
>> <paul.ritchie at owasp.org
>> <mailto:paul.ritchie at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello All:
>>
>> Is your Chapter or Region interested in
>> hosting our 2016 OWASP AppSec Conference
>> for Europe, USA, LATAM or AsiaPac?
>>
>> OWASP is actively seeking proposals and
>> we encourage any Chapter or Regional
>> group interested in hosting an *OWASP**
>> **Global **Conference* to submit a
>> proposal. Additionally, we are looking at
>> other formats including static locations
>> and regional tours to help maximize
>> spreading the word about OWASP.
>>
>> The dates of each OWASP Global
>> AppSec conference vary somewhat each year
>> but ideally the conference is held:
>>
>> Europe - Q22016
>>
>> North America - Q32016
>>
>> LATAM & AsiaPac, regional tours covering
>> multiple countries in Q2 & Q4 have proven
>> successful.
>>
>>
>> Hosting a conference requires commitment,
>> responsibility and a lot of time, energy
>> and effort to properly plan and implement
>> a conference. For more information see
>> the How to Host a Conference
>> page.https://www.owasp.org/index.php/How_to_Host_a_Conference
>>
>>
>> To bid for a 2016 OWASP Global
>> AppSec please complete the OCMS form
>> http://www.tfaforms.com/301382 with the
>> following information *by March 2**
>> **0th, 201****5**.** Please include
>> the following information.*
>>
>> 1. The proposed city and host chapter.
>>
>> 2. The name of the intended local
>> organizer and his/her team committed to
>> the task for 2016 along with a brief
>> explanation on why the conference
>> committee wants to organize an OWASP
>> Global AppSec. Include anticipated help
>> from volunteers before and at the conference.
>>
>> 3. Previous conferences or local/regional
>> events experience of the conference
>> committee.
>>
>> 4. The intended dates for the conference.
>> (Typically includes 2 days of
>> pre-conference training, followed by 2
>> days of conference talks).
>>
>> 5. Venue recommendations.
>>
>>
>> 6. Budget. Please use the form on google
>> docs
>> https://docs.google.com/a/owasp.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhOGWXgQrDnddE9nZnh1UEZzUHJ2cl85R2hVd2IxRGc&usp=drive_web#gid=0
>>
>>
>> We really appreciate every proposal we
>> receive, however not every proposal will
>> be approved. The selection process will
>> be made by the OWASP operations team with
>> input from previousAppSecorganizing
>> teams. *The deadline for applications is
>> March 20th.*
>>
>> Should you have any questions concerning
>> the proposal process or need assistance
>> with your application, please do not
>> hesitate to contact me. We are looking
>> forward to your proposals!
>>
>> Paul Ritchie, OWASP Executive Director
>>
>> paul.ritchie at owasp.org
>> <mailto:paul.ritchie at owasp.org>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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