Event details

An ecclectic gathering of infosec people to hear awesome talks and have outrageously fun discussions! Our mission is to provide an inclusive, open environment for the sharing and collaborative discourse on topics that most interest you.

When: Saturday, March 13, 2010

Where: Norris Conference Centers, Austin, Texas

Event Registration

• Security BSides Austin 2010
• "Hackers on a Duck" evening event (limit 40!)

Event Promotion

Invite your friends by posting this on Twitter: "#BSidesAustin March 13, 2010: Keep Security Weird - http://bit.ly/BSdAus"

Where to stay?

There are a number of hotels within a short drive of the event location. Check out Google Maps for a quick listing.

Sponsors

There are several sponsorship opportunities, amounts large and small are welcome.  See the Sponsors page for more information.  From covering coffee in the morning to sponsoring the evening after party, there are several possibilities.

Schedule

The schedule for the day will be set at 10am sharp!

This event will employ a dual-track system. We will provide a traditional lecture-style meeting space and an unconference style discussion space. Please come prepared with ideas, talks, and topics for the schedule-setting session at 10am! If you get your idea, talk, or topic up on the grid, then you will get a chance to participate!

If you have a talk prepared, particularly geared toward the traditional lecture track, please list your ideas on the BSides Austin Talks page.

Do you have a topic you'd like to discuss or hear more about? Add it to the Proposed Unconference Topics below. We will also provide a means for "Cone of Silence" session where frank and open discussions can occur without the incursion of recordings and bearing in mind strict respect for confidentiality of information.

General Schedule Logistics

Given that we're meeting from 10am to roughly 5pm, we have approximately 7 hours to program in 2 adjoining rooms. If we need to break for lunch, then that will likely be reduced to 6 hours, give or take, plus subtract 30 minutes for schedule-setting at the beginning and 30 minutes for closure at the end, bringing us to 5 solid hours of content. This means we can easily accommodate 5 50-minute lectures in one room, and 5x2 or more discussion groups in the other room (depending on how we're able to break things out - figure minimum 5x2, possibly up to 5x4). Thus, we're looking at a minimum schedule space for 5 full-length talks (which can be subdivided) and at least 10 discussion groups during the day.

Proposed Unconference Topics

• It is during SxSW Interactive, privacy would be a good topic, no?
• AppSec
• Whatever cool hackery you are up to
• add your topic...

Day 1 (the only one!)

• Morning: It is a Saturday, and the first day of Spring Break- so we'll start the sessions at 10:00am.

• Lunch: The conference center is near several dining options (we're also getting an estimate from the Norris center). [ Sponsor Opportunity! ]

• Afternoon: Sessions continue until around 5:00, then a little socializing until...

   

• Breaks: We will take regular breaks, and are also working to setup coffee/tea/juice for morning and afternoon. [ Sponsor Opportunity! ]

• Evening/Party Hackers on a Duck! We have reserved the Austin Cosmic Cowboy Tour (http://www.austincosmiccowboy.com/) for the evening, they will pick us up at the conference center and return us there after the tour.  The trip includes beverages, food, music, and a stop at a local watering hole.  We have enough sponsorship to *almost* cover the expense- so we will ask participants to pay $15 per person to help stretch the budget.  We do need a head count on this two days before the event, and we have a hard limit of 40 riders. YOU MUST REGISTER HERE IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND! [ Sponsor Opportunity! ]

Planners 

• Jack Daniel
• Ben Tomhave
• Unnamed heros!

Volunteers 

• Sam Van Ryder (I WILL be able to make this - want to help! sam@vanryder.net)
• Joseph Sokoly (I'll be coming into town Friday evening)

• Jason Jones  (live in the area, let me know of any pre-event needs)
• reverse (Got a decent sized crew who will be stoked to know this is going on, and happy to help.  Contact me if you need us)

• JT Keating (As I told Jack, CoreTrace is right here in the ATX, so please let us know what you need...)
• Andrew Borel (I'm willing to lend a hand if needed.)
• Larry Moore (I live in the area)
• Gregory A. Genung (Denim Group)
• John Dickson (Denim Group)
• Wendy Nather (close to 127.0.0.1)
• Todd Kimball (Fixer)

Participants

ATTENTION! Please go to the EventBrite Security BSides Austin 2010 page to register!! THANK YOU!!!

Task List

(please -cross out- when it's done)

Tech

Wifi (Provided by venue)

Projector, White Boards (venue provided)

Photo - Jason Jones (Will bring my DSLR but probably a good idea to have more than just me w/a camera)

Video - Todd Kimball

Audio - Todd Kimball (6 channel mixer, 2 mics, and cables, but no amp or speakers)

Streaming or Stickam or Skype - Todd Kimball

Non-tech

Breakfast

Lunch (plenty of cheap eats in the area)

Coffee/Tea (Need sponsor)

Tables and chairs (venue provided)

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