[Owasp-leaders] Proposed site for the Spring 2010 OWASP Global Summit
Rex Booth
rex.booth at owasp.org
Thu Mar 12 08:08:57 EDT 2009
As one of the planners of the AppSec US 09 conference, this is the first
I've heard of any desire for a mini summit. Accordingly, we haven't
planned for it and I'm not sure we have the room to accommodate it. If
this is a serious requirement, please let us know ASAP - we're about a
week away from finalizing our contract with the conference location.
dinis cruz wrote:
> Here is some details about the decision process (and requirements)
> about the next Summit on an email I wrote last month to the board and
> Global projects committee (please also take a look at the idea of
> hosting mini-Summits at our major conferences since this is a great
> idea to get things done and allows for further preparation for the
> main Summit (note that in principle we are going to host the first one
> of these sessions at the next EU OWASP AppSec conference)):
>
> <Start of email copy & paste>
>
> Hi, We just finished the GPnT call and here are the main points
> related to the Summit:
>
> * January is a good time since :
> o it gives some more time for the projects to complete (SoC
> 10 deadline is the US conference, so it will be Nov 09)
> o it is a slow month, so it should be easier for people to
> attend
> o it allow us to set the Agenda for 2010 at the Summit, and
> maybe even release a couple of Key projects there (OWASP
> Top 10 2010?)
>
> * Regarding the location, the proposed location is the same as
> last year (St.Eulalia, Algarve, Portugal), since
> o We have all logistical issues sorted out (Travel, Hotel,
> Food, Conference facilities, Cost per person, etc...)
> o It fits our budget (2000 USD per head for ALL expenses)
> o Paulo and me (Dinis) will take responsibility for it
> o Allows us to build on the media/university relationships
> we created last year and aim to have much bigger local,
> European and WorldWide coverage
> o Given the importance of the Summit, we can't afford for
> any major logistical problems, so any proposal for hosting
> it elsewhere needs to:
> + Have the personal backing and involvement of a Board
> Member (and the Projects and Tools Committee since
> the Summit is in partly 'owned' by that Committee)
> + Be made by an organization team with proven track
> record in organizing OWASP Conferences
> + Contain detailed analysis of :
> # Summit Costs (so that the average conference
> attendee cost is 2000 USD)
> # Travel plans for the multiple geographical
> locations that the participants will travel
> from (note that the plan for the
> next Summit in Portugal is to only have
> flights to Lisbon and have the travel agency
> arrange for them to get to the venue by
> Car/Bus/Train. We are also going to be able to
> book the flights much earlier so we should be
> able to get good flights.This time around the
> priority will be to minimize the travel time
> of the participants)
> # Confirmation that most (possible) attendees
> can travel to that location
>
> + Note that I have no problem in hosting
> a Summit in Brazil (I'm the first one to want to go
> there :) ), BUT, remember that most of those dots
> were placed 'only a couple guys', and that whoever
> wants to host it there must come up with the
> detailed analysis I mentioned above. So If there is
> serious motivation to do it there, then let them
> present their plans at the next summit.
>
> * One interesting idea that was discussed was *to host 1 or 2 days
> of meetings at the next OWASP US conference (and maybe even the
> next one in EU)*. In the US, we could use this time to have: a)
> Presentations about the completed SoC 10 projects, b)
> Committee's meetings and c) several Working Sessions on relevant
> topics (remember that the OWASP US/EU conferences are usually
> atended by very well respected AppSec people)
> o These meetings would have the same format as the Summit,
> and could occur on the Training days.
> o As a practical example of the value of these sessions,
> since most Summit participants will also be at this
> conference, we should spend a couple hours with them to
> prepare the Summit work scheadule/agenda (since now we
> know we CAN work at OWASP Summits, we need to make sure we
> maximize our productivity while we are together during
> that week)
>
> Dinis Cruz
> <End of email copy & paste>
>
>
> 2009/3/12 Eduardo Vianna de Camargo Neves <eduardo at camargoneves.com
> <mailto:eduardo at camargoneves.com>>
>
> And I forgot to mention two guys from USA which are already
> helping us on that: Kuai and Cassio. :-)
>
> []s
>
> - en
>
> On Mar 11, 2009, at 11:02 PM, Eduardo V. C. Neves wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Will be a great pleasure to help on that, especially after the
>> great experience from the OWASP CPLP during 2009. Kate, which are
>> the next steps? I am pretty sure that my self, Lucas, Wagner and
>> Leo will work to move forward on this as all of us are working a
>> lot to make OWASP more visible and active in Brazil.
>>
>> I was checking the messages and want to clarify some points:
>>
>> *Language:*
>> The OWASP CPLP will be hosted in Brazil and used to join people
>> from Brazil, Portugal and other countries where Portuguese is the
>> main language. The reason is simple, IT Security needs to be more
>> visible in those countries and the language is a great tool to
>> send the same message to several communities.
>>
>> However we intend to use simultaneous translation if the number
>> of non-Portuguese speakers is enough to justify this cost. I hope
>> that several guys from other countries will be able to join us,
>> specially because we will avoid an exotic location to allow some
>> companies to sponsor their employees. :-)
>>
>> *Venue:*
>> Today is the deadline for the venue location and since I did not
>> received a positive response from my colleagues on Sao Paulo,
>> Brasilia and Recife, I will work to make it happen in my city,
>> Curitiba. Some of you will fell at home here, specially if you
>> are italian, german, polish, ukrainian or russian. Take a look
>> at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba.
>>
>> Hope to share more details and concrete information in a very
>> near future.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> en
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 11, 2009, at 5:00 PM, kuai hinojosa wrote:
>>
>>> Eduardo C Neves has been trying to organize this since Portugal.
>>> In fact, we are putting something together in Brazil for this
>>> September, not a summit though and it is meant
>>> for Portuguese speaking audience only :P
>>>
>>> https://www.owasp.org/index.php/AppSec_CPLP_2009
>>>
>>> I would say Eduardo and Lucas would be the right contacts for
>>> this since they both live in Brazil.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Kuai
>>>
>>> On Mar 11, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Jason Li wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm certainly willing to assist anyone that wants to push
>>>> Brazil as a potential destination with administrivia. But I do
>>>> think a pre-requisite to any venue location is that there is a
>>>> local OWASP member that will be dedicated to making the Summit
>>>> work in that locale.
>>>>
>>>> Is there anyone from Brazil willing to volunteer? OWASP
>>>> Brazilian Chapter?
>>>> --
>>>> -Jason Li-
>>>> -jason.li <http://jason.li>@owasp.org-
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Kate Hartmann
>>>> <kate.hartmann at owasp.org <mailto:kate.hartmann at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Jason, thanks for owning up to the voting! Um, I was at
>>>> the table next to the choices and know who else used ALL
>>>> their green dots for Brazil. J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The conferences committee will definitely consider
>>>> alternative locations for 2011! That being said, if
>>>> someone would like to “host” the event, please submit a
>>>> proposal to the committee.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kate Hartmann
>>>>
>>>> OWASP Operations Director
>>>>
>>>> 9175 Guilford Road
>>>>
>>>> Suite 300
>>>>
>>>> Columbia, MD 21046
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 301-275-9403
>>>>
>>>> kate.hartmann at owasp.org <mailto:kate.hartmann at owasp.org>
>>>>
>>>> Skype: kate.hartmann1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* owasp-leaders-bounces at lists.owasp.org
>>>> <mailto:owasp-leaders-bounces at lists.owasp.org>
>>>> [mailto:owasp-leaders-bounces at lists.owasp.org
>>>> <mailto:owasp-leaders-bounces at lists.owasp.org>] *On Behalf
>>>> Of *Jason Li
>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:15 AM
>>>>
>>>> *To:* owasp-leaders at lists.owasp.org
>>>> <mailto:owasp-leaders at lists.owasp.org>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Owasp-leaders] Proposed site for the Spring
>>>> 2010 OWASP Global Summit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I for one used half my green dots on Brazil, so that may
>>>> have skewed the voting a little bit... ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I believe we established at the Summit that yes, we should
>>>> explore other venues. But for 2010, logistically, it takes
>>>> a great deal of planning (upwards of a year) to put
>>>> together something like the Summit. Unlike a normal OWASP
>>>> Conference, we have to also take into account arranging
>>>> transport for attendees and if/how costs will be covered
>>>> for those attendees.
>>>>
>>>> As a result (and someone can correct me if I'm wrong), I
>>>> think the conclusion was that since we already have
>>>> established a working model for this venue in Portugal, it
>>>> would make sense to use it again in 2010. With the
>>>> additional lead time that gives us for 2011, the newly
>>>> formed Conferences Committee can explore other venues for
>>>> future Summits.
>>>>
>>>> So let me be the first to prod the committee into choosing
>>>> Brazil for OWASP Summit 2011!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> -Jason Li-
>>>> -jason.li <http://jason.li>@owasp.org-
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Eoin
>>>> <eoin.keary at owasp.org <mailto:eoin.keary at owasp.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sure there are major cities outside the US also :)
>>>>
>>>> Like London, Dublin, Paris, Zurich & Rome.
>>>>
>>>> 2009/3/11 McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT)
>>>> <James.McGovern at thehartford.com
>>>> <mailto:James.McGovern at thehartford.com>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can we agree to requirements around the location such as:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Should have direct flights from major cities such as
>>>> NYC and Chicago
>>>> 2. Must be reachable within 1/2 hour from airport
>>>> 3. Free wifi
>>>> 4. Room rates of $99 or lower
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