Shmoocon

From: Dragon (NoSpam_Baadil_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/27/04


Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:46:20 -0700

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http://www.shmoocon.org

The Shmoo Group is soliciting papers and presentations for the first annual
ShmooCon. ShmooCon 2005 will be a highly-technical and entertaining East
coast hacker convention focused on technology exploitation, inventive
software and hardware solutions, as well as open discussion on a variety of
technology and security topics. ShmooCon 2005 will be held on February 4-6,
2005 at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, D.C., just minutes from
your choice of 3-letter agencies.

ShmooCon 2005 will have three tracks, each dedicated to the following:

Break It! - Technology Exploitation

Build It! - Inventive Software and Hardware Solutions BoF It! - Open
Discussion of Technology and Security Topics

Topics for the "Break It!" track may include, but are not limited to,
EXPLOITATION of:

- Consumer electronic devices

- Application, host, and network security

- Telephony

- Physical security

Topics for the "Build It!" track may include, but are not limited to,
inventive software and hardware SOLUTIONS in:

- Robotics

- Distributed computing

- Community wireless networking

- Mobile personal computing

Topics for the "BoF It!" track may include, but are not limited to, open
DISCUSSION of the following:

- Privacy and anonymity

- Exploit and vulnerability disclosure / databases

- DRM (Digital Rights Management), fair use, copyright infringement

- Open source software world domination strategies

Presentation Format

All presentations and discussions will be 55 minutes in length.
Presentations in the "Break It!" and "Build It!" tracks must include
demonstrations of personally developed techniques, working code, and/or
devices, with code and/or schematics being open-source and released to the
public for free. Initiating an open discussion for "BoF It!" requires
subject matter expertise, active involvement with the topic at hand, and a
brief presentation of the topic/problem scope.

Shmooballs will be issued to the audience, to facilitate a frank and open
discussion of opinions. Speakers are encouraged to present innovative ideas
that not everyone agrees with.

Submission Procedure

To submit, email cfp@shmoocon.org with the following information:

1. Speaker name(s) and/or handle(s)

2. Presentation Title

3. Track preference

4. Two to three paragraph presentation description and/or outline 5. List
facilities required. Projector for use with VGA input, flipchart, sound
projection, Internet connectivity will be provided.

6. Speaker bio

7. Contact info for speaker (email AND mobile number, please)

Accepted speakers will receive free admission to the conference, as well as
a $100 honorarium after evaluation of their completed presentation. 6
runner-ups will receive free admission as hot-alternates. They should come
to ShmooCon

2005 prepared to speak, and, if it becomes necessary for them to speak as an
alternate, they too will receive a $100 honorarium after evaluation of their
completed presentation. NOTE: select presentation submissions which are not
accepted will be awarded a 50% discounted admission to ShmooCon 2005.

Presentations must be designed to include source code, schematics, or other
substantial details that demonstrate the topic being discussed.

Presentation proposals will be reviewed by members of the Shmoo Group. A
list of the reviewers will be posted on the ShmooCon 2005 web site when the
Call For Papers is formally issued.

If you feel you have a presentation that would be appropriate but that does
not meet these guidelines, feel free to submit it anyway but be sure to
include a cover letter explaining your reasoning so we can evaluate your
proposal.

All questions regarding this call for papers should be addressed to
cfp@shmoocon.org.

Schedule

Check the web site for final dates

July 30, 2004 CFP opens

Early Fall 2004 papers for preferential first round consideration due Middle
Fall 2004 final due date for all papers Late Fall 2004 speakers notified

Submissions are due by late fall 2004. Preference will be given to
submissions received by early fall 2004. Selected speakers will be notified
by Halloween, 2004. We look forward to receiving your submissions as well as
seeing you at ShmooCon 2005!

http://www.shmoocon.org



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