HiverCon 2003 call for papers

Papers and presentations are being accepted for HiverCon 2003 to be held
at Jurys Doyle Hotel in Dublin on November 6th-7th. Please email your
submissions to cfp@hivercon.com, submissions will be accepted until August 
1st 2003.

ABOUT HIVERCON
In its second year, HiverCon is the only corporate European centric information
security conference that caters for an international audience. Following last
years conference, HiverCon 2003 will bring together the leading minds in the
international security industry for an intense two day event. HiverCon covers
the breaking security issues as well as the issues that are not quite upon us.
More importantly HiverCon strives to teach the thinking and methodologies taken
by hackers and researchers when breaking security.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
HiverCon 2003 will cover a range of topics on current issues in the security 
field. Below are guideline topics for paper submission, but is by no means a 
definitive list, we especially welcome new research and previously untouched 
topics.

 * Wireless Security
 * Intrusion Detection
 * Privacy & Anonymity
 * Firewall Technologies
 * Application Security
 * Incident Response and Computer Forensics
 * Security Auditing
 * Biometrics

All talks should be 75 minutes in length including time for delegate
participation and questions at the end of the presentation.  Inclusion of 
any talk related tools, white papers or source code will help during the 
selection process. While we try to facilitate speakers' requests for 
equipment, we may not be able to accommodate all requests. In cases where 
we cannot guarantee special equipment the speaker is expected to supply 
hardware and/or software. Each speaker is also expected to bring their 
own laptop to display their presentation. 

All talks must be vendor neutral, while speakers are welcome to present
on behalf of a company - sales pitches will be thrown out.

REMUNERATION
For each chosen presentation HiverCon will pay for 1 round trip economy
flight, 1 hotel room for 3 nights and 1 speaking fee of 1,000 Euro.

SPEAKER REQUIREMENTS
Please include the following information with your submission:

1. What title you are submitting your paper under.
2. A valid e-mail address AND telephone number where you can be reached.
3. Number of people that will be presenting.
4. A brief biography on why you are qualified to speak on your topic. This 
   will be used on www.hivercon.com as well as in any press material for 
   the conference.
5. If you are speaking under a company name, please specify for which 
   company you work.

Talks detailing new research and vulnerabilities will get priority during 
the evaluation process. HiverCon is one of the few corporate security 
conferences that not only pays a speaker honourium but covers speaker 
travel and accommodation costs, and as such we favour talks that present 
original material that has not been seen before.

Note that by presenting at HiverCon 2003 you grant HiverCon permission 
to reproduce, distribute and/or advertise your talk as seen fit.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Please visit http://www.hivercon.com for further conference information. 
The HiverCon mailing list is the best way to stay up to date with 
conference news.

HOTEL INFORMATION
HiverCon 2002 will take place on the 6th and 7th of November 2003 at the 
Jurys Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin
<http://www.jurysdoyle.com/ireland/jurys_hotel_dublin.htm>

Jurys Ballsbridge Hotel,
Pembroke Road, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Tel: (+353 1) 660 5000
Fax: (+353 1) 660 5540

IMPORTANT DATES
April 22, 2003: Call For Papers issued.
June 30, 2003: Registration opens.
August 1, 2003: Call for Papers closes.
September 12, 2003: Early Bird Registration closes.
October 17, 2003: Presentations for the printed conference proceedings 
are due.
October 24, 2003: Final Papers, all tools, source code and materials for 
conference CD are due.
November 6-7, 2003: HIVERCON 2003

See http://www.hivercon.com for more information. Please e-mail me if you 
have any questions, comments or requests.

See you in November,

Mark Anderson - mark@hivercon.com