FIRST: 20th Annual Computer Security Conference
June 22-27 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dear Colleague,
The Program for the 20th Annul Computer Security Conference is now available at http://www.first.org/conference/2008/program/.
The year’s program sessions include: Train the Trainers Workshops; Tutorials;
SIGs; Geek Zones; Paper Presentations; Invited Speakers; and Keynotes.
Featured Keynote speakers include:
Scott Charney - Scott Charney serves as corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing (TwC) Group within the Core Operating System Division. The group’s mission is to drive Trustworthy Computing principles and processes within Microsoft and throughout the IT ecosystem.
William J. Cook – William J. Cook is partner at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, a 200-attorney national law firm with an established reputation in high-stakes legal matters, successfully defending novel theories from the plaintiffs’ bar and emphasizing complex litigation. Mr. Cook’s practice areas include intellectual property, data security, intellectual property litigation and investigations. Mr. Cook has authored over 500 presentations on online law and liability.
JD Fraser - JD "Illiad" Frazer is a Canadian 40-something cartoonist, writer and occasional thinker. He started down the hallowed path of technology at a tender age, immersing himself in punch cards, acoustic couplers, and eventually, boat anchors.
Ivan Krstić – Ivan Krstić is a software architect and researcher currently on leave from Harvard University to work as Director of Security Architecture at One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit to save the world by fixing education.
John Stewart - John Stewart is Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Corporate Security Programs Organization at Cisco Systems. Mr. Stewart provides leadership and direction to multiple corporate security teams throughout Cisco, strategically aligning with business units and the IT organization to generate leading corporate security practices, policies, and processes.
To register, please visit http://www.first.org/conference/2008/registration.html and click on Register Now. If you need an invitation letter for the conference, it is always better to start the process early. Please contact the Registrar at registration%40caps-ltd.com">registration
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All sessions of the conference will be held at The Hyatt Regency Vancouver, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6C 2R7. A block of rooms is being held for conference attendees at a discount rate of $195 USD/night. These rates will be honored 3 days before and 3 days after the official meeting dates, based on availability. To receive the discount rate, you must make your reservation prior to June 4, 2008 and mention that you are attending the FIRST Conference. The group code is "FIRS". Reservation requests received after June 4 will be accepted on a space and rate availability basis. To make your reservation, please contact the Hyatt Regency Vancouver directly (Toll Free: USA and Canada: +1 (888) 421-1442, International: +1 (402) 592-6464, Fax: +1 604 639 4749). You may also make reservations online for the Hyatt Regency Vancouver through a link from the conference registration site. The weblink is https://resweb.passkey.com/go/654787c5.
In an effort to attract registrants at an affordable fee, FIRST.Org, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, solicits conference sponsorships at varying levels. We seek sponsoring organizations that support the mission of FIRST and are committed to improving computer security around the world. Some levels of sponsorship include complimentary registrations. For more information, visit http://www.first.org/conference/2008/sponsorship.html.
If you have questions or would like further information,
please send mail to first-2008%40first.org">first-2008first.org.
See you in Vancouver!
Traci Wei
Conference Coordination Office
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Who Should Attend the Conference? __________________________________________________________
You do not need to be a member of FIRST to attend the 20th Annual Conference. Any incident response and security team or security professional who has responsibility for coordinating how an organisation responds to digital security incidents should be there. And the conference will also be of interest to:
technical staff who determine security product requirements and implement solutions
policy and decision makers with overall security responsibility
law enforcement staff who are involved in investigating cyber crimes
legal counsel who work with policy and decision makers in establishing security policies
senior managers directly charged with protecting their corporate infrastructure
government managers and senior executives who are responsible for protecting systems and critical infrastructures
Past participants at conferences have included IT managers, system and network administrators, software and hardware vendors, security solutions providers, ISPs, telecommunication providers and general computer and network security personnel.
http://www.first.org/conference/2008/about.html
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