Re: [ATHCON2011] CFP/ Call for Papers - AthCon IT Security Conference

[Kyprianos Vasilopoulos <kyprianos () athcon org>]

AthCon IT Security Conference - http://www.athcon.org

Call for Papers and Workshops

http://www.athcon.org/cfp

AthCon is the first highly technical information security conference
in Greece, first introduced in June 2010.

This year's AthCon will take place from 2nd - 3d June 2011, in Athens
at the Jockey's Country Club (http://www.jockeyscountryclub.gr)

 * Day 1: Sessions (Thursday 02 Jun 2011)
 * Day 2: Sessions (Friday 03 Jun 2011)

AthCon is an annual, European two-day conference targeting particular
areas of information security. It’s aim: to bring leading information
security experts together, under the theme of sessions and intense-
training courses.

Attacking techniques of exploitation and various forms of penetration
testing have become an important component of any organisation. This
conference aims to provide a venue for understanding the ever evolving
changes as well as new threats.

The program committee invites proposals for paper presentations,
demonstrations and poster contributions on any topic relevant to cyber
security and hacking with particular emphasis on the following:

  * AJAX/Web2.0/JavaScript Security
  * SCADA Systems
  * Mobile
  * Biometrics
  * Digital Forensics
  * Exploitation Tactics
  * Java & .NET Security
  * Malware Analysis
  * Mobile Device Security
  * Operating System Security (7, XP, Vista, GNU/Linux, OS X, Plan 9, *BSD, …)
  * Personal Area Network hacking
  * Rootkit Detection, Techniques, and Defenses
  * Source Code Auditing & Review
  * Steganography & Cryptography in Information Security
  * Web Framework Security


Your submission should include:

 1. Name, title, address, email and phone number,

 2. Short biography, qualification, occupation, achievements and
    affiliations (limit 150 words).

 3. Summary or abstract of your presentation (limit 150 words)
including a draft copy of presentation/paper

 4. Time (40-60 minutes). Includes time for discussion and questions

 5. Technical requirements (video, internet, wireless, audio, etc.)

Each speaker will receive:
  * One economy class return-ticket to Athens, Greece
  * 2 nights of accommodation in the conference hotel
(http://www.semiramisathens.com/)
  * Free transport between the conference hotel and the venue
  * Breakfast, lunch, daily coffee breaks
  * Speaker activities before during and after the conference
  * Speaker closing party ticket and relevant access


     http://www.athcon.org/cfp/

Please send your proposal to cfp () athcon org as soon as possible and
no later than 15th of February 2011.


Call for Workshops proposal

This is also a call for workshops. One of the objectives of this
meeting is to allow researchers to gain a background in areas that
they may know little about. Towards that end a number of Workshops
are planned.

 * Again please read the detailed CFP for more information:


     http://www.athcon.org/cfp

Please send the workshop proposal to cfp () athcon org as soon as
possible and no later than 15th of February 2011.


CFP Program Committee

The CFP program committee is comprised of the following OWASP Greek
Chapter members:

  * Athanasios Kostopoulos,  [Obrela Security Industries]
  * Prof. Costas Vassilakis, [University of Peloponnese]
  * Dimitris Mitropoulos, [Athens University of Economics and Business]
  * George Argyros, [University of Athens]
  * Konstantinos Papapanagiotou, [OWASP Greek Chapter
Leader/Information Security Services Manager, Syntax IT Inc]
  * Manos Kellinis, [KPMG]
  * Stelios Tigkas, [FortConsult]
  * Prof. Vassileios Vlachos, [Technical Educational Institute of Larissa]
  * Yiorgos Adamopoulos, [Technical Chamber of Greece]


Kind regards,
AthCon organising committee