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Revision as of 14:13, 5 March 2009

The Global Conferences Committee was created during the OWASP EU Summit in Portugal 2008. The primary purpose of this Global Conferences Committee is: determine location, frequency and to oversee and direct global conferences, speakers and training.

Committee 2009 Plan

Conference Committee (Board Member Rep: Dave Wichers)

Kate Hartmann (U.S.)

Wayne Huang (Taiwan)

Steve Antoniewicz (U.S.)

Dhruv Soi (India)

Mark Bristow (U.S)

Meetings:

January 9th 10am

January 23 10am


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Deliverables & Tasks(DRAFT)

Below you can find the timeline of tasks, deliverables and objectives the committee has.

Task Deadline Type Status Description Who
Establish standard Guidelines for conference chairs to follow when planning events - "how to host a conference" A.S.A.P (March 14) Wiki Ongoing Update the Wiki "How to host a conference" page to reflect practical instructions for chapter leads and conference coordinators to follow when planning an event. This must include timelines and budget. All (Mark/Budget, Dhruv/sponsorship, Steve/speaker, Wayne/venue)
Budget package March 31 .xls In Process Create an .xls worksheet for conference planners for budgeting. Budgets for events need to be submitted prior to the foundation appoval. Mark
Sponsorship Package March 20 Document In Progress Update and modify the OWASP standard sponsorship offerings. (i.e. sponsorship levels and benefits) This document can be converted to a PDF file to be used by all conference planners to submit to potential sponsors for their event. Document will list benefits of all sponsorship levels to ensure consistance and ease of event planning (tech expo, vendors, etc) Dhruv
Speaker Pool March 27 Wiki In Progress Identify conference speakers and develop library or list of availability. Previous speakers will have submitted slides and presentation decks from talks Steve
Contract Negotiation Guidelines March 27 Wiki In Progress Establish key contract points for conference planners to negotiate when setting up the contract with the venue. This will include food, video, space, security, times, projection, etc) Wayne
Conference planning tool April 30 Global In Progress Review effectiveness of current conference registration tool (Cvent) and explore options for 2010. Recommend to Board a plan for transition in May Board meeting. Kate with input from all

Resources

Other people who have taken active roles in Global OWASP Conferences in the past

USA: Dave Wichers, Aspect Security

USA: Tom Brennan, WhiteHat Security

USA.: Kate Hartmann, OWASP Foundation

Europe: Sebastien Deleersnyder, Telindus

Europe Refereed Papers Chair: Frank Piessens, KU Leuven

Europe 2010 Sweden: John Wilander, Omegapoint

Israel: Ofer Shezaf, Breach Security

Australia: Justin Derry, Fortify

India Co-Chairs: Dhruv Soi, Torrid Networks and Puneet Mehta, SDG Corp

Taiwan: Wayne Huang, Armorize