OWASP 2013 Project Summit Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

The success of the 2013 Project Summit was the culmination of months of hard work by many individuals from all parts of the OWASP Community. While I did spend the majority of our 2013 third and fourth quarter planning the logistics remotely as well as managing the on-site logistics during the 2013 AppSec USA Conference in New York City, the summit would not have been possible without the help, dedication, support, and hours of work put in by volunteers, staff, and other members of the OWASP Community. Oh behalf of all who attended and were able to benefit from the working sessions and community connections, I would like to thank all of the individuals who worked to ensure the summit was a success. Below you can find a list of key staff and volunteers who helped with the 2013 Project Summit in no particular order:

Key Volunteers	Staff	Board Members
Fabio Cerullo	Sarah Baso	Michael Coates
Larry Conklin	Kate Hartmann	Dave Wickers
Andrew van der Stock	Kelly Santalucia	Jim Manico
Matteo Meucci	Alison Shrader	Tom Brennan
Andrew Muller	Laura Grau	Eoin Keary
Bev Corwin	Matt Tesauro	Seba Deleersnyder
Robert Shullich	Jasmine Beg
Kait Disney-Leugers

Session Leaders
Johanna Curiel	Michael Hidalgo	Chris Schmidt	Kostas Papapanagiotou
Chuck Cooper	Abbas Naderi	Kevin Wall	Simon Bennetts
Jonathan Marcil	Rahul Chaudhary	Jack Mannino
Abbas Naderi	John Melton	Jason Haddix
Dinis Cruz	Dennis Groves	Martin Knobloch

During the summit pre-planning, there were a few key individuals that I would like to personally thank as they were instrumental in ensuring the summit was a success. First, I would like to thank Dinis Cruz for his encouragement, support, and guidance both throughout the pre-planning, and during the summit working sessions. I can certainly say that the summit would not have encompassed the community environment and contributions of the previous summits if it had not been for his involvement in this year’s planning process. Thank you, Dinis. I would also like to thank Tom Brennan for facilitating the summit at AppSec USA 2013, and for helping us acquire a space during the conference. If Tom hadn't suggested and pushed to have a summit during the conference, we would not have had the project progress we have now. A very special thank you to Dennis Groves for his advice, patience, and support. Dennis endured many late nights helping me edit and develop content for the summit, and I would like to thank him for his patience and dedication by helping me throughout the whole process.

I would like to extend a very special thank you to Kait Disney-Leugers, our OWASP Grants and Fundraising intern. She worked on the development of wiki pages, informative content, and marketing copy and materials that we used to promote the summit. I could not have completed the enormous amount of logistical tasks without her contributions. Thank you for helping bring order to the chaos that is planning the summit, Kait.

Additionally, a massive thank you to the OWASP Ops Team for their help and support both before and during the summit. Thank you Sarah Baso for making sure we had a space at the AppSec USA conference, and for ensuring we had enough funds to cover our expenses. I would also like to thank Kate Hartmann, Kelly Santalucia, Alison Shrader, Laura Grau, and Matt Tesauro for helping us get through the craziness that was AppSec USA and the Summit. We could not have gotten through it all without your encouragement and help throughout the pre-planning and during the working sessions. Lastly, a very big thank you to everyone, both inside and outside the OWASP Community, that made the 2013 Project Summit possible!

Samantha Groves

Projects Manager