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Welcome to the European OWASP Application Security Conference for 2008!  
 
Welcome to the European OWASP Application Security Conference for 2008!  
  
Following on from the great success of OWASP Conferences in 2006 and 2007 in the United States and Europe, the conference comes back to Belgium in May 2008. The conference will offer an opportunity for security professionals, developers, and managers to hear from industry recognised speakers on the latest critical security risks associated with application security. The conference includes a number of high quality presentations from industry speakers, academic researchers and business professionals with also the opportunity to network with relevant application security vendors and professionals.
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After successful OWASP Conferences in the United States and Europe, we are back in Belgium: 6 tutorials and 2 training tracks in the historic center of Ghent on May 19-22 2008! The conference is stuffed with top notch presentations from industry recognised speakers and technical experts on the latest critical application security risks and trends. For the first time in AppSec Europe there will be technical demos from vendors and you can participate to a Capture the Flag!
  
 
==Conference Location==
 
==Conference Location==
 
[[Image:GhentEU2008.JPG]]
 
[[Image:GhentEU2008.JPG]]
  
The 2008 OWASP AppSec conference in Europe will be held in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent Ghent], Belgium from May 19th-22nd.
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The 2008 OWASP AppSec Europe conference is in the historic center of  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent Ghent], Belgium from May 19th-22nd.
  
 
[[OWASP_AppSec_Europe_2008_-_Belgium/Training | Training Days: May 19th-20th]]
 
[[OWASP_AppSec_Europe_2008_-_Belgium/Training | Training Days: May 19th-20th]]
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==Agenda and Presentations - May 21st-22nd==
 
==Agenda and Presentations - May 21st-22nd==
  
The [[OWASP_AppSec_Europe_2008_-_Belgium/Agenda | agenda]] will follow the general OWASP conference format of two tracks, with opening keynotes and presentations in the main auditorium, split tracks in the middle of the day, and closing presentations back in the main auditorium both days. As in the previous editions, the OWASP AppSec Europe 2008 conference will feature a refereed papers track.
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The [[OWASP_AppSec_Europe_2008_-_Belgium/Agenda | agenda]] will follow the successful OWASP conference format of two tracks, with opening keynotes and presentations in the main auditorium, split tracks in the middle of the day, and closing pannel discussions back in the main auditorium both days. As in the previous editions, the OWASP AppSec Europe 2008 conference will feature a refereed papers track.
  
 
Venue: Aula, Ghent University, Volderstraat 9, 9000 Ghent
 
Venue: Aula, Ghent University, Volderstraat 9, 9000 Ghent
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OWASP arranged for a room block of ?? rooms at the TBD.  
 
OWASP arranged for a room block of ?? rooms at the TBD.  
  
NOTE: The above room block is being held through ??!! After that date, there is no guarantee that rooms at this rate will be available at the Marriott.
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NOTE: The above room block is being held through ??!! After that date, there is no guarantee that rooms at this rate will be available at the ??.
  
 
Unfortunately, we were not able to make group rate arrangements at other hotels. However, the following is a list of nearby accommodations that may have availability at lower prices:
 
Unfortunately, we were not able to make group rate arrangements at other hotels. However, the following is a list of nearby accommodations that may have availability at lower prices:
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==Conference Fees==
 
==Conference Fees==
  
The conference fees for this conference is as follows:
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The conference fees for this conference is :
  
 
Standard: 350 Euros, OWASP Members: 300 Euros, Students: 250 Euros.  
 
Standard: 350 Euros, OWASP Members: 300 Euros, Students: 250 Euros.  
  
Conference Dinner (Evening of May 22nd): 50 Euros
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Conference Dinner (Evening of May 21st): 50 Euros
  
 
Conference Tutorials: 650 Euros, Student Fee: 350 Euros
 
Conference Tutorials: 650 Euros, Student Fee: 350 Euros
  
CONFidence attendees get a € 25 reduction on OWASP (see OWASP On a Plane below).
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CONFidence members get a € 35 reduction on OWASP (see OWASP On a Plane below).
  
 
Note: To save on processing expenses, all fees paid for the OWASP conference are non-refundable. OWASP can accomodate transfers of registrations from one person to another, if such an adjustment becomes necessary.
 
Note: To save on processing expenses, all fees paid for the OWASP conference are non-refundable. OWASP can accomodate transfers of registrations from one person to another, if such an adjustment becomes necessary.
  
 
==OWASP on a Plane: CONFidence 2008==
 
==OWASP on a Plane: CONFidence 2008==
This year's [http://2008.confidence.org.pl/lang-pref/en/ CONFidence 2008] will take place on 16-17.05.2008 in Cracow (Poland). They have decided to spend Saturday morning talking about OWASP-related projects. No more excuses: now you can attend 2 OWASP events in 2 weeks in Europe!
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This year's [http://2008.confidence.org.pl/lang-pref/en/ CONFidence 2008] will take place on 16-17.05.2008 in Cracow (Poland). They have decided to spend Saturday morning talking about OWASP-related projects. No more excuses: you can attend 2 OWASP events in a row in Europe!
  
 
== Conference Committee ==
 
== Conference Committee ==

Revision as of 12:07, 22 March 2008

Welcome to the European OWASP Application Security Conference for 2008!

After successful OWASP Conferences in the United States and Europe, we are back in Belgium: 6 tutorials and 2 training tracks in the historic center of Ghent on May 19-22 2008! The conference is stuffed with top notch presentations from industry recognised speakers and technical experts on the latest critical application security risks and trends. For the first time in AppSec Europe there will be technical demos from vendors and you can participate to a Capture the Flag!

Conference Location

GhentEU2008.JPG

The 2008 OWASP AppSec Europe conference is in the historic center of Ghent, Belgium from May 19th-22nd.

Training Days: May 19th-20th

Main Conference: May 21st-22nd


Agenda and Presentations - May 21st-22nd

The agenda will follow the successful OWASP conference format of two tracks, with opening keynotes and presentations in the main auditorium, split tracks in the middle of the day, and closing pannel discussions back in the main auditorium both days. As in the previous editions, the OWASP AppSec Europe 2008 conference will feature a refereed papers track.

Venue: Aula, Ghent University, Volderstraat 9, 9000 Ghent

Call for topics-papers (closed)

OWASP is seeking for presentations on Application Security and related OWASP projects from the community. Over the conference program there are 9 technical and 9 business presentation sessions running approximately 1 hour in length each.The call for topics is online now.

Refereed papers track (closed)

As in the previous editions, the OWASP AppSec Europe 2008 conference will feature a refereed papers track. The call for papers is online now.

Training Days: May 19th-20th

OWASP arranged for several Application Security two-day training courses which will be offered on May 19th-20th, the days prior to the conference. More information about the tutorials are online.

Venue: Monasterium PoortAckere, Oude Houtlei 56, 9000 Gent http://www.monasterium.be/

Evening Social Event - May 21st

At every conference we have an evening social event the first night. This allows participants to have some unstructured time to mingle with the other attendees. They are always fun and typically attract about half the conference attendees. This year's event TBD

Accommodations

OWASP arranged for a room block of ?? rooms at the TBD.

NOTE: The above room block is being held through ??!! After that date, there is no guarantee that rooms at this rate will be available at the ??.

Unfortunately, we were not able to make group rate arrangements at other hotels. However, the following is a list of nearby accommodations that may have availability at lower prices:

TBD

Conference Fees

The conference fees for this conference is :

Standard: 350 Euros, OWASP Members: 300 Euros, Students: 250 Euros.

Conference Dinner (Evening of May 21st): 50 Euros

Conference Tutorials: 650 Euros, Student Fee: 350 Euros

CONFidence members get a € 35 reduction on OWASP (see OWASP On a Plane below).

Note: To save on processing expenses, all fees paid for the OWASP conference are non-refundable. OWASP can accomodate transfers of registrations from one person to another, if such an adjustment becomes necessary.

OWASP on a Plane: CONFidence 2008

This year's CONFidence 2008 will take place on 16-17.05.2008 in Cracow (Poland). They have decided to spend Saturday morning talking about OWASP-related projects. No more excuses: you can attend 2 OWASP events in a row in Europe!

Conference Committee

OWASP Conferences Chair: Dave Wichers - Aspect Security - dave.wichers 'at' owasp.org

2008 EU Planning Committee Chair: Sebastien Deleersnyder - Telindus - seba 'at' owasp.org

Vendor Exhibition Chair: Pravir Chandra - Cigital - chandra 'at' cigital.com

Capture the Flag Chair: Pieter Danhieux - Ernst & Young - pieter.danhieux 'at' be.ey.com

Refereed Papers Chair: Lieven Desmet - KU Leuven - Lieven.Desmet 'at' cs.kuleuven.ac.be

Conference Sponsors

The following organizations are sponsors for this conference. If you are interested in sponsoring an OWASP conference, please contact OWASP at: conferences 'at' owasp.org.

TBD

More information about conference sponsorship is available here.