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• Project Activity Modules in Cambridge UK
  • The AppSec EU event is coming up fast.
  • We are working hard to prepare for the activities scheduled for the conference.
  • The project leaders are working hard to make sure everything goes according to plan.
  • I will no longer be able to attend the event so they will need to pick up the on-site management during the conference.

• AppSec EU and 2014 Summit
  • I will no longer be able to attend the AppSec EU conference.
  • This means that I will no longer be involved in the 2014 Project Summit.
  • I will be having 2 hand-off meetings today to guide volunteers on what is left to be done for the Summit, and what to expect during the event.
  • Dinis Cruz and Matt Tesauro have kindly agreed to do the planning and on-site management after next Tuesday.
  • I wish the team the best of luck at the event! Rock it, Summit team! :-)

• Staff Hand-off
  • Hugo, Kait, Sarah and I had a hand-off call this week to discuss how the team will be moving forward after my departure.
  • There will be many challenges ahead, but I am confident that the team will thrive despite my absence.
  • We successfully developed a plan and reporting structure for all future project administration and design/marketing work.
  • After Tuesday, June 10th, Sarah will be taking on this extra responsibility.

• Off-boarding
  • I have been working all week to try and consolidate everything I do for the staff and community.
  • I have resigned my post, and my last day on the job is Tuesday, June 10th 2014.
  • I have made a list of daily/weekly tasks I work on, and current projects I am managing.
  • Additionally, I have made a list of Summit needs that will need to be taken on before the June 23/24 event.

• Daily Project based queries and requests
  • This has not changed much since I began the post: questions are very similar in nature.
  • Global AppSec questions.
  • Funding queries.
  • Travel availability.
  • Project based administrative help.
  • Project status information.
  • Several project donation questions.
  • Marketing questions.
  • Grant funding questions.
  • OWASP social media updates.
  • What's happening with projects, questions.
  • Managing Salesforce cases.

General Awards

• OWASP OWTF Project: Brucon 5x5 Award

1. Amount: €5,000.00 (Approx. $6,670.00)
2. Status: Awarded. Congratulations, Abraham Aranguren and all involved in the project, for your award.

Proposals Awarded

• OWASP Guidebooks Proposal

1. Amount: $25,000 USD
2. Status: Awarded. The first payment has been allocated to our project budgets. The second invoice has now been sent to Georgia Tech and payment has been received.
3. OWASP Development Guide Plan
4. OWASP Testing Guide Plan
5. OWASP Code Review Guide Plan

• Google Grants Proposal

1. Amount: $120,000 USD in Adwords Funds
2. Status: Awarded.
3. Note: There is no link to show the proposal for this grant. There was a form that was submitted to Google, and we did not receive a record of this form.
4. Google Grants Usage Report

• Google Summer of Code

1. Amount: $5,500
2. Status: Awarded

• Projects breakdown:
  • 4 ZAP Projects: $2,000
  • 4 OWTF Projects: $2,000
  • 1 PHP Security Project: $500
  • 1 Hackademics Project: $500
  • 1 Modsecurity Project: $500
  • Travel Expenses: $1,896.38 (Reimbursement)
  • Note: Big thank you to Fabio Cerullo for coordinating and managing this award.

• OWASP AppSensor Grant Proposal

1. Amount: $15,000 USD
2. Status: Awarded.

• Total Funds Awarded: $172,170 USD for 2013.

Proposals Denied

• European Commission Grant Proposal

1. Amount: €250,000
2. Status: Denied.

• OWASP OpenSAMM Grant Proposal

1. Amount: $112,000 USD
2. Status: Denied

• OWASP ESAPI Grant Proposal

1. Amount: $25,000 USD
2. Status: Denied

• OWASP ModSecurity CRS Proposal

1. Amount: $30,000 USD
2. Status: Denied

• OWASP OWTF Grant Proposal

1. Amount: $55,800 USD
2. Status: Denied

Current Project Funds

• Chapter and Individual Project Funds
• Project Reboot 2012 Information
• Q1 2013: Funds Allocated to Projects
• Q2 2013: Funds Allocated to Projects
• Q3 2013: Funds Allocated to Projects
• Q4 2013: Funds Allocated to Projects

OWASP Program Manager leaving OWASP

Dear OWASP Leaders,

I am writing to inform you that I have resigned my post, and I will be concluding my staff work with OWASP on Tuesday, June 10th, 2014. My original last day was meant to be August 8th, 2014, but circumstances have changed and I have had to depart sooner.

I feel sad to leave OWASP as this is one of the best communities I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I consider many of you, family, and I am truly sad to be leaving.

I am confident that this is the best decision for me, and I wish you all the best of luck. If you need me, you know where to find me. :-)

Thank you for the opportunity to get to know you. Keep being amazing! :-)

Best Regards,

Samantha Groves

OWASP 2014 Project Summit Handoff

Agenda for Pre-Summit Handover Meeting

1. New Roles for the Summit

• Dinis Cruz: On-site Planner [email protected]
• Matt Tesauro: On-site Planner, Pre-Planning Manager [email protected]
• Johanna Curiel: Budget Administrator [email protected]

2. Conference Planners:

• Laura Grau: Global Conferences Manager [email protected]
• GK: Community Manager [email protected]
• Adrian Winckles: On-Site Conference Manager [email protected]
• Justin Clarke: On-Site Conference Manager [email protected]
• Heather Hutchens: Senior Administrator [email protected]

3. Additional Staff

• Hugo Costa: In-house Graphic Designer [email protected]
• Kelly Santalucia: Memberships and Business Liaison [email protected]
• Kate Hartmann: Operations Director [email protected]
• Sarah Baso: Executive Director [email protected]

4. Pre-Summit Planning

• Schedule: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Project_Summit_2014/Home#tab=Tracks_and_Sessions
• Neill: Change session to Tuesday afternoon
• Catering
• Beers/Wine (Important make sure this is in budget)
• Wiki edits: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Project_Summit_2014/Home
• Sched Edits: http://appseceurope2014.sched.org/
• Budgets Explanation: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i2o0quhmtBn3mc2i3ebQn9tkeoey5DH0PQZCZmKCnQU/edit?usp=sharing

    • Manage budgets and expense tracking for Leader travel and hotel expenses. 
    • Manage budgets and expense tracking for summit overall expenses. 

• Volunteer recruitment
• AV/Wireless/Equipment needs (Minimum: free wifi for all, at least 2 printers for all to use, Projectors for every room, Monitors for every room.
• Marketing plan to promote summit
• Photographer needs to be sourced
• Film crew if wanted.
• Make sure each session has at least 4 goals they want to accomplish at the Summit.

5. On-Site Planning

• Staffing: Make sure all staff know what they need to do, where they need to be, and at what time.
• Catering: Make sure the catering is set to go (You will need to monitor this every day and make adjustments as the day goes on)
• AV/Wireless: Make sure the rooms are ready to go with AV/Wireless (This may go smoothly or you will have to deal with this for 4 days straight as it happened in 2013.
• Travel Mishaps: Make sure the session leaders have made it to the venue
• Creative Direction: Manage the photography and filming. Communicate the direction of this with the staff for these items. What do you want to visually represent?
• Matt and Dinis: Make sure you have a second in command that acts as a second you in case you are called away. This person should know everything you do about the Summit and should be able to make decisions in your absence. (I’m sure you got this).

6. Just breathe and have fun! Have a beer for me on Tuesday evening. I will miss you guys. ;-)

Registration: Make sure to register!