Call for presentations and tutorials

The AusCERT2012 Call for Presentations and Tutorials is CLOSED.

AusCERT2012 is using the EasyChair conference system for the Call for Presentations.

We have received 114 submissions and are very happy with the quality received. AusCERT2012 is going to be another great event with fantastic presenters.

About the Call for presentations and tutorials

The AusCERT2012 program committee welcomes original contributions for presentations and tutorials not previously published nor submitted in parallel for publication to any other conference or workshop.

Important Dates

Presentation/Tutorial Summary Submission deadline:	30th January 2012
Notification of acceptance:	24th Feburary 2012
AusCERT2012 Conference	14th-18th May 2012

Presentation/Tutorial Submission

Submissions could fall under one of the following broad categories:

• (Web) Application Security and Software Assurance
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Case studies of real life incidents/prosecutions with either positive or negative outcomes
• Compliance, Audit and Security Management
• Computer/Network Forensics and Investigations
• Critical (Information) Infrastructure Protection
• Cybercrime & Identity Theft
• Malicious Software, Honeynets and Honeypots and Intelligence gathering/analysis
• Infrastructure, Network, Virtualisation, Mobile and Wireless Security
• Incident Response
• Legal and Privacy and Information Security

NOTE: Submissions made by people other than a presenter/author will not be accepted, unless prior arrangements have been made.

Submissions promoting specific products or services will not be considered nor accepted.

Presentation summaries should be up to a maximum of 2 pages. Submissions will only be considered if they provide a clear idea of the presentation content, key points to be covered during the presentation and are followed by the PowerPoint presentation at a later date.

Summaries should be submitted in text. Submissions will NOT be accepted after closing time:

Monday, 30 January 2012 at 11:00:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 at 00:00:00 AM Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time
Monday, 30 January 2012 at 8:00:00 AM US Eastern Time
Monday, 30 January 2012 at 5:00:00 AM US Pacific Time
Monday, 30 January 2012 at 1:00:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time

All presentations and tutorial submissions will be handled electronically.

Presentation requirements

Presentations comprise a 40 minute timeframe. We recommend presenters allow 5 minutes for questions.

AusCERT2012 requires a non-exclusive copyright license for all presentations at the conference and for the presentation material. This includes potential distribution on a conference USB stick and the conference website.

Tutorial requirements

Tutorials may be half (3.5 hours) or full day (7 hours) or two days (14 hours) and can cover topics with a business or technical focus. Note that if a tutorial is selected, handout material for distribution to tutorial attendees must be provided at least 14 days prior to the commencement of the conference.

AusCERT2012 requires a non-exclusive copyright license for all tutorial handout material for distribution to tutorial attendees.

Presentation and Tutorial Selection

The AusCERT2012 Program Committee will independently select all topics and speakers based on the quality of presentations. Acceptance of these submissions is at the discretion of the Program Committee which has the right to refuse any submission. The Program Committee's decisions are final.

The above conditions may be varied under special circumstances.

Assistance for speakers selected

AusCERT is able to assist in covering the travel and accommodation costs of conference speakers. The standard offer includes:

• Return economy class airfares
• Accommodation at the five star Royal Pines Resort (3 nights for international speakers or 2 nights for local speakers)
• Free registration to the three day conference (not including tutorial sessions)

The above conditions may be varied under special circumstances.

We look forward to receiving your submission. Good luck!

Regards,

Zane Jarvis and Claire Groves
AusCERT2012 Program Committee Co-chairs
On behalf of the AusCERT2012 Program Committee