<div dir="ltr"><div>Greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>AusCERT is pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for AusCERT2014,</div><div>the 13th annual AusCERT Information Security conference, is now open.</div><div><br>
</div><div>== AusCERT 2014 ==</div><div><br></div><div>The 13th Annual AusCERT Information Security Conference, AusCERT2014, is to</div><div>be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from Monday 12th - 16th</div><div>
May 2014, at the Royal Pines Resort.</div><div><br></div><div>AusCERT is the premier Computer Emergency Response Team for Australia and</div><div>provides information security support and advice to its members, including</div>
<div>the higher education sector and the Australian community at large.</div><div><br></div><div>== Topics ==</div><div><br></div><div>AusCERT welcomes contributions for presentations and tutorials. Submissions</div><div>
may fall under one of the following broad categories:</div><div><br></div><div> * Securing Rich or Web Applications</div><div> * Network Security: wired and wireless</div><div> * Privacy and Surveillance:</div><div> - cloud, social networks, ehealth, nation state</div>
<div><span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span> espionage/surveillance/sabotage</div><div> * Cybercrime:</div><div> - attacks, cyberwar, hacktivism, law enforcement, insider threats, forensics</div><div> * Embedded: phones & tablets, medical devices, purpose-built smart devices</div>
<div> * Incident Response and Handling</div><div> * Industrial Control Systems (SCADA)</div><div> * Governance, Risk Management and Compliance</div><div> * Psychology of infosec: human factors</div><div> * Information Security Innovation</div>
<div><br></div><div>== Tutorial requirements ==</div><div><br></div><div>Tutorials may be half (3.5 hours) or full day (7 hours) and can cover</div><div>topics with a business or technical focus.</div><div><br></div><div>
== Presentation and Tutorial Selection ==</div><div><br></div><div>The AusCERT2014 Program Committee will independently select all topics and</div><div>speakers based on the quality of presentations. Acceptance of these</div>
<div>submissions is at the discretion of the Program Committee which has the</div><div>right to refuse any submission. The Program Committee's decisions are final.</div><div><br></div><div>== Assistance for speakers selected ==</div>
<div><br></div><div>AusCERT is able to assist in covering the travel and accommodation costs of</div><div>conference speakers. The standard offer includes:</div><div><br></div><div> - Return economy class airfares</div>
<div> - Accommodation at the five star Royal Pines Resort (3 nights for</div><div> international speakers or 2 nights for domestic speakers)</div><div> - Free registration to the three day conference (not including tutorial</div>
<div> sessions)</div><div><br></div><div>The above conditions may be varied under special circumstances.</div><div><br></div><div>== Important Dates ==</div><div><br></div><div>23 October 2013 - Call for Presentations</div>
<div>12 January 2014 - CFP submission deadline</div><div>6 February 2014 - Notifications from Program Committee</div><div>12 - 16 May 2014 - AusCERT2014 Information Security conference</div><div><br></div><div>== Submissions ==</div>
<div><br></div><div>The AusCERT2014 Program Committee welcomes original contributions for</div><div>presentations and tutorials not previously published nor submitted in</div><div>parallel for publication to any other conference or workshop.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Your detailed submissions for AusCERT2014 need to be made prior to the CFP</div><div>close on the 12th January 2014:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=auscert2014">http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=auscert2014</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Submissions will NOT be accepted after closing time, and there will be no</div><div>exceptions. Please note international time zones, as the deadline times are:</div><div><br></div><div>Sunday, 12 January 2014 at 11:00:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time</div>
<div>Monday, 13 January 2014 at 00:00:00 AM Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time</div><div>Sunday, 12 January 2014 at 8:00:00 AM US Eastern Time</div><div>Sunday, 12 January 2014 at 5:00:00 AM US Pacific Time</div><div>
Sunday, 12 January 2014 at 1:00:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>AusCERT2014 Program Committee</div><div><br></div><div>-- </div></div>