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Global Conferences Committee
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About the Committee
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. The committee is governed by the Global Conferences Committee Governance document
- Mark Bristow (U.S, Chair)
- John Wilander (Sweden)
- Lucas Ferreira (Brazil)
- Richard Greenberg (US)
- Ralph Durkee (US)
- Neil Matatall (US)
- Cassio Goldschmidt (US and SA)
2011 Goals
2011 Comprehensive Committee Plan | 2010 Plan
- Have a Global Appsec in NA, SA, EU, Asia in 2011
- Promote OWASP Projects/Initiatives at OWASP Conferences
- Enhance Services for Conference Planners
- Reach out to developers (have 20% of attendees in a dev position)
- Reach out to non-members (have 70% of attendees at cons non-members)
- Bring more into the fold (Generate 300 new/renewed members at conferences)
- Streamline Sponsorships (Global Conference Sponsors, Targeted Conference Sponsors)
- Revise GCC Governance
- Have a profit of $200k in 2011 across all conferences
Resources
Committee meeting minutes: GCC Google Docs Share
Monthly Report
Date of last update: 2010-07-10 Updated by: Mark Bristow
Accomplishments for this Month
Planned for Next Month
Issues/Risks/Challenges