Lonestar Application Security Conference 2011

SAVE THE DATE: LASCON 2011 is happening on October 28th, 2011 in Austin, TX

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Welcome

Who Should Attend LASCON 2011: Application Developers Application Testers and Quality Assurance Application Project Management and Staff Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Deputies, Associates and Staff Chief Financial Officers, Auditors, and Staff Responsible for IT Security Oversight and Compliance Security Managers and Staff Executives, Managers, and Staff Responsible for IT Security Governance IT Professionals Interested in Improving IT Security

Registration Is Now Open!

OWASP Membership ($50 annual membership fee) gets you a discount on registration.

Non-Members (Includes a 1 year OWASP membership)	$125 Until 7/31/2011	$175 Until 9/30/2011	$225 After 9/30/2011
OWASP Members	$75 Until 7/31/2011	$125 Until 9/30/2011	$175 After 9/30/2011
Students with valid Student ID (must be shown at the door)	$50 Until 7/31/2011	$75 Until 9/30/2011	$100 After 9/30/2011

Who Should Attend LASCON 2011:

• Application Developers
• Application Testers and Quality Assurance
• Application Project Management and Staff
• Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Deputies, Associates and Staff
• Chief Financial Officers, Auditors, and Staff Responsible for IT Security Oversight and Compliance
• Security Managers and Staff
• Executives, Managers, and Staff Responsible for IT Security Governance
• IT Professionals Interesting in Improving IT Security
  

For student discount, you must present proof of current enrollment when picking up your badge. No exceptions.

Sessions

Volunteers Needed!

Get involved!

We will take all the help we can get to pull off the best Web Application Security Conference of the year! Volunteers get free admission. This is your chance to rub elbows with the big players and mingle with potential networking contacts or even future employers!

Please contact james.wickett(at)owasp.org to volunteer for a specific area:

• Room Monitors
• Speakers and Trainers
• Vendors
• Registration
• Facilities

More opportunities and areas will be added as time goes on. Our File:Volunteer Sheet.doc can be downloaded which outlines some of the responsibilities and available positions. Note: this document references the the DC conference last year, this is just for a general guideline. Updated document coming soon.

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Impact Security LLC

Silver Sponsors

Lanyard Sponsor

Happy Hour Sponsor

Norris Conference Center

LASCON 2011 will be taking place at the Norris Conference Center in Austin, TX.

Traveling to the Austin Metro Area

Hotel

We have partnered with the Hotel Allandale, located right next to the Norris Conference Center, for this year's conference. You can call the hotel and mention that you would like the $90/night LASCON rate and they should be able to assist you.

Hotel Allandale 7685 Northcross Drive Austin, TX 78757

http://hotelallandale.com

The rooms are $90 for a King size room and is walking distance from the Norris Conference Center!

Booth Sponsorship Opportunities

A La Carte Sponsorship Opportunities

Please contact us for more information.

Call for Papers

OWASP is currently soliciting papers for the Lonestar Application Security Conference (LASCON) 2011 that will take place at the Norris Conference Center in Austin, TX on October 28, 2011.

Submit Proposals to: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lascon2011

We are seeking people and organizations that want to present on any of the following topics (in no particular order):

 - Business Risks with Application Security
 - Starting and Managing Secure Development Lifecycle Programs
 - Web Services and XML Application Security
 - Metrics for Application Security
 - Application Threat Modeling
 - Hands-on Source Code Review
 - Web Application Security Testing
 - OWASP Tools and Projects
 - Secure Coding Practices (J2EE/.NET/Ruby)
 - Web Application Security countermeasures
 - Technology specific presentations on security such as AJAX, XML, etc
 - New Cutting-edge Application Security trends
 - Anything else relating to OWASP and Application Security

To make a submission you must include :

 - Presenter(s) name(s)
 - Presenter(s) Email and/or Phone number(s)
 - Presenter(s) bio(s)
 - Title
 - One Page Abstract
 - Links to past presentations (if available)
 - Any supporting research/tools (will not be released outside of CFP committee)

Submission deadline is August 19th at 12PM CST (GMT -6)

Not everyone who submits a proposal will be able to get to present at LASCON due to limited timeslots. Also, in no way does sponsorship factor into the CFP committee's selection. Speaking slots are not for sale.

Submit Proposals to: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lascon2011
Conference Website: http://www.lascon.org

Please forward to all interested practitioners and colleagues.