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==Currently Working On==   
 
==Currently Working On==   
 
   
 
   
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*'''Projects at Conferences'''
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*'''[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AllOCxlYdf1AdEdCYVJpdmZHaWJYZ055WHROa19qN3c&usp=sharing Determining Active Project Status]'''
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**AppSec USA: I continue to plan logistics for the [http://appsecusa.org/2013/activities/project-leader-workshop/ Project Leader Workshop], and the [http://appsecusa.org/2013/activities/owasp-project-summit/ Project Summits].  
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**This is a status update on this initiative.
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**AppSec EU: The OWASP Projects Track and the Open Source Showcase (OSS) are scheduled to take place at AppSec EU. The local AppSec EU team is working towards gathering submissions for the OSS.  
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**I have completed the first round of requests for all Flagship, Labs, and Incubator projects.
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**AppSec LATAM: Now that AppSec LATAM is moving forward, I will reach out to the local event planners and discuss the possibility of having Projects at the conference.
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**I am now going through the list, and e-mailing the non-responsive Leaders once again.  
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**AppSec APAC 2014: I briefly spoke to the local event planning team in Tokyo about our different Project Event Modules. I will send them more detailed information on each module so we can discuss further.  
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**I have gone ahead and re-sent my request for a 3rd time to un-responsive Labs Project Leaders.
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**The deadline to reply back to my request was today, Friday, 26th of July.  
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**Those Leaders who did not respond to my e-mails  will now have their projects archived.  
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**The same process will be used for the un-responsive Leaders of Incubator projects.  
  
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*'''Women in Security: AppSec USA 2013'''
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*'''Grants & Fundraising Intern'''
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**The team is now in the fundraising stage.
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**I have put together role and qualification criteria for the Fundraising Internship Opportunity.  
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**We have managed to raise $500.00 from the OWASP Boston Chapter. 
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**The internship opportunity was made live on Monday of this week.  
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**[https://www.owasp.org/images/e/ed/Women-in-appsec-sponsorship.pdf Women in Security Sponsorship Document: AppSec USA 2013]
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**There has been one applicant for the position, so far.  
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**We have reached out to several organizations and OWASP Chapters to seek sponsorship for this program.  
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**I hope to get more applications in the coming weeks.  
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**You can find more information on the [http://appsecusa.org/2013/activities/owasp-women-in-application-security-appsec-program/ AppSec USA website].
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**[https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Projects/Internships/Grants_and_Fundraising_Intern Grants & Fundraising Internship]
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**The total amount we are requesting is $6,000.00 to cover conference fee, training fee, travel and accommodation for both winners.
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**I am looking for a student or recent graduate to help with grant research, writing, and volunteer coordination.  
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**We continue to work hard with our fundraising efforts to bringing this initiative to AppSec USA 2013.  
 
  
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*'''Marketing Phase 3 Update'''
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*'''Project Summit: AppSec USA 2013'''
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**Sisterworks Publishing has finalized their copywriting work, and they have sent their materials to the graphic design studio.
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**I continue to plan the logistics for the project summit taking place at AppSec USA this year.
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**Design Foundry has now started designing their first drafts of our remaining marketing collateral.  
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**I continue to gather estimates, flight, and roadmap details from Leaders.
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**The OWASP Team is currently working on a system that will allow community review of the design work. 
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**I am now closer to finalizing the travel arrangements for each project leader.  
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**We will ask for community feedback once we get a more finalized version of each design.
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**Moreover, we are in the process of organizing the schedule of project talks for the conference days.   
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**[https://www.owasp.org/images/7/7c/OWASP_Background-Research_Phase1_Final_%281%29.pdf Phase 1 Deliverable]
 
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**[https://www.owasp.org/images/c/c5/OWASP_Recommendations-Presentation2-April24.pdf Phase 2 Deliverable]
 
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**[https://www.owasp.org/images/4/48/OWASP-SEO-Content-Audit-Final-6-7-2013.pdf SEO Content Audit]
 
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***Note: Phase 2 Deliverable has recommendations made by Sisterworks and Design Foundry based on their research.
 
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***We are not necessarily moving forward with these recommendations towards implementation.
 
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***Sisterworks and Design Foundry are helping with our brand consistency and collateral design.   
 
  
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*'''[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AllOCxlYdf1AdEdCYVJpdmZHaWJYZ055WHROa19qN3c&usp=sharing Determining Active Project Status]'''
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*'''Women in AppSec: AppSec USA 2013'''
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**This is a status update on this initiative.
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**The team has now completed their fundraising activities.  
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**I am reaching out to each leader individually to confirm these pieces of data for all 154 projects.  
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**We are happy to report that we have now raised $6,000.00 for the program. 
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**Flagship projects are completed.
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**The OWASP MSP Chapter kindly donated the remaining funds needed to reach our goal for the program this year.  
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**Labs are completed.  
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**The call for entries is now live, as well.  
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**I am currently working on finalizing the Incubator projects.
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**[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WEtInvzlxLDXpTgfXh-E1E7e8H5FRfEOPIaTOizlBpk/viewform Women in AppSec Application Form.]
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**The application deadline is Monday, September 09, 2013 at 5pm GMT.
  
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*'''Technical Project Advisory Roles'''
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*'''OWASP Marketing'''
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**The interviews for the six advisory roles are complete.
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**I continue to work with Design Foundry and the OWASP Ops Team to finalize Phase 3 of our Marketing Project.  
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**I have finished choosing each advisor for each role.
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**We are in the final stages of development and design.
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**I have let each successful candidate know of their role allocation.  
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**Patrick, Design Foundry's graphic designer, is working hard to get our work completed.
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**I am now waiting for confirmation of acceptance for each role.  
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**We hope to have all of our designs finalized by mid-August.  
  
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*'''Event Manager Interviews'''
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*'''OWASP at Black Hat & Defcon'''
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**The OWASP Team is currently reviewing resumés, and interviewing candidates for the Event Manager role.
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**I continue to work with Design Foundry and the OWASP Ops Team to finalize Phase 3 of our Marketing Project.  
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**We are working together to tackle the 80+ applications we received for this position.  
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**We are in the final stages of development and design.
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**The team has a few more interviews to manage before we make our final selection.
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**Patrick, Design Foundry's graphic designer, is working hard to get our work completed.
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**We plan to have a new candidate in this role by mid July.
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**We hope to have all of our designs finalized by mid-August.  
  
 
*'''Personal Development'''
 
*'''Personal Development'''

Revision as of 20:48, 6 August 2013

OWASP Projects Manager Report

Work accomplished since July 08, 2013

Project Manager Q2 2013 Objectives

  1. Identify and target 5-7 specific grants to pursue for 2013.
  2. Develop Brand Usage Guidelines for Projects.
  3. Need for consistent documentation of guidelines (similar to How To Host a Conference) that can apply to various events and venues.
  4. Volunteer Management - identification of skills and supervision required to engage volunteers productively.
  • Ongoing Objectives for 2013
    • Work with Project leaders to reach grant required milestones - ONGOING
    • Develop a project charter outlining appropriate grant revenue spending and grant required milestones. - DUE IN SEPTEMBER - ONGOING
    • Oversight of Marketing and Graphic Design deliverables (Phase 3) provided by 3rd party contractor - ONGOING

Currently Working On

  • Determining Active Project Status
    • This is a status update on this initiative.
    • I have completed the first round of requests for all Flagship, Labs, and Incubator projects.
    • I am now going through the list, and e-mailing the non-responsive Leaders once again.
    • I have gone ahead and re-sent my request for a 3rd time to un-responsive Labs Project Leaders.
    • The deadline to reply back to my request was today, Friday, 26th of July.
    • Those Leaders who did not respond to my e-mails will now have their projects archived.
    • The same process will be used for the un-responsive Leaders of Incubator projects.
  • Grants & Fundraising Intern
    • I have put together role and qualification criteria for the Fundraising Internship Opportunity.
    • The internship opportunity was made live on Monday of this week.
    • There has been one applicant for the position, so far.
    • I hope to get more applications in the coming weeks.
    • Grants & Fundraising Internship
    • I am looking for a student or recent graduate to help with grant research, writing, and volunteer coordination.
  • Project Summit: AppSec USA 2013
    • I continue to plan the logistics for the project summit taking place at AppSec USA this year.
    • I continue to gather estimates, flight, and roadmap details from Leaders.
    • I am now closer to finalizing the travel arrangements for each project leader.
    • Moreover, we are in the process of organizing the schedule of project talks for the conference days.
  • Women in AppSec: AppSec USA 2013
    • The team has now completed their fundraising activities.
    • We are happy to report that we have now raised $6,000.00 for the program.
    • The OWASP MSP Chapter kindly donated the remaining funds needed to reach our goal for the program this year.
    • The call for entries is now live, as well.
    • Women in AppSec Application Form.
    • The application deadline is Monday, September 09, 2013 at 5pm GMT.
  • OWASP Marketing
    • I continue to work with Design Foundry and the OWASP Ops Team to finalize Phase 3 of our Marketing Project.
    • We are in the final stages of development and design.
    • Patrick, Design Foundry's graphic designer, is working hard to get our work completed.
    • We hope to have all of our designs finalized by mid-August.
  • OWASP at Black Hat & Defcon
    • I continue to work with Design Foundry and the OWASP Ops Team to finalize Phase 3 of our Marketing Project.
    • We are in the final stages of development and design.
    • Patrick, Design Foundry's graphic designer, is working hard to get our work completed.
    • We hope to have all of our designs finalized by mid-August.
  • Personal Development
    • I have finished reading Board Member Orientation: The Concise and Complete Guide to Non-Profit Board Service by Michael E. Batts.
    • I am still taking my online course from Coursera.
    • The course topic is Information Security and Risk Management in Context.
    • I was able to take a week long, personal development course this month in the UK.
    • The program topic was Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy, and the material focused on the development and management of international IP systems for micro, SME, and multinational enterprises.
    • The course material was eye opening, and I truly enjoyed the experience.
    • My primary objective was to become familiar with the different types of IP options that exist on an international level.
    • I felt it would help me manage this aspect of our OWASP Projects since most of the material created is IP related even if it is under a Commons license.
    • Intellectual Property Strategy Report.

Grants Updates

  1. Amount: $25,000 USD
  2. Status: Awarded. The first payment has been allocated to our project budgets.
  3. OWASP Development Guide Plan
  4. OWASP Testing Guide Plan
  5. OWASP Code Review Guide Plan
  1. Amount: $25,000 USD
  2. Status: The ESAPI proposal is still being reviewed.
  1. Amount: $30,000 USD
  2. Status: The ModSecurity proposal is still being reviewed.
  • 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.
  • European Commission Grant Proposal
  1. Amount: €250,000
  2. Status: This proposal has been completed and submitted.


  • Total Grant Funds Awarded: $145,000 USD for 2013.


OWASP Projects Manager Weekly Reports

  1. Project Manager Report: June 07 2013
  2. Project Manager Report: June 14 2013
  3. Project Manager Report: June 21 2013 - No Report this week. PM was away at a week long course.
  4. Project Manager Report: June 28 2013
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