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OWASP Austin Chapter Meeting June 2026

When: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Agenda:
11:30-11:55 – Room Opens, food is available and in-room discussions
11:55-12:05 – Chapter/OWASP info presentation
12:05-1 – Speakers Presentation

Presentation: SLIM: A Text-First Web Standard for Austere and High-Resilience Environments
SLIM (Structured Low-bandwidth Information Markup) is a new web standard(?) designed for situations where bandwidth, latency, or infrastructure resilience truly matter. This talk introduces the core principles of SLIM, explains why traditional web models break under degraded or disrupted networks, and demonstrates how text-first design dramatically improves reliability—from disaster recovery to satellite links to industrial plants. Attendees will learn how SLIM works today, how it complements modern web stacks, and why resilient communication needs a minimalist path forward

Speaker: Caleb Queern
Caleb Queern has focused on reducing cyber security risk for large enterprises for the last 10 years, usually in technical areas like application security / DevSecOps and security operations. Prior to that, he was the Chief Scientist at a threat intelligence company. When he’s not in front of the keyboard he is running around outside playing with his son or in the supporters section watching Austin FC games.

RSVP:
In-person (and free lunch) at Eventbrite
Online RSVP at Meetup

Austin Security Professionals Happy Hour sponsored by Semgrep, July 9, 2026

When: Thursday, July 9th, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Where: Lavaca Street Bar at the Domain Northside (Rock Rose District), 11420 Rock Rose Ave #100, Austin, TX 78758.

What: The Austin Security Professionals Happy Hour is a monthly event coordinated by the Austin OWASP Chapter and sponsored by various companies. We try to meet every second Thursday of the month from January to September (but occasionally we make schedule adjustments when needed). The event is an informal social gathering of local information security professionals. If you’re involved with InfoSec or even if you have an interest, come on out for drinks, good food and conversation.

Sponsor: Semgrep

Semgrep

Semgrep is the leader in code security for builders. Teams catch, flag, and fix real issues before they ship, powered by security that learns as you build. Built for builders and trusted by security, the platform unifies SAST, SCA, and secrets scanning, embedding protection directly into the development workflow so security begins where code is written and lives where developers work.

Semgrep combines deterministic static analysis with AI reasoning to power detection, triage, and remediation. This approach helps teams uncover real vulnerabilities, prioritize reachable risks, and fix issues faster. Customers report up to 80% fewer false positives across Code and Supply Chain, with 95% of findings validated by security reviewers across more than 6 million results.

Founded in San Francisco, Semgrep is backed by Menlo Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Sequoia Capital. It is recognized by Gartner in Application Security Testing and trusted by leading organizations including Snowflake, Dropbox, and Figma. Learn more at semgrep.dev.

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LASCON 2026

Save the Dates for LASCON 2026. We will be back at Norris Conference Center with Pre-Conference Training October 27-28, 2026 and Conference October 29-30, 2026. Visit lascon.org.

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Austin Security Professionals Happy Hour - 2026 Dates Available

Interested in Sponsoring? We are currently seeking happy hour sponsors for our monthly event. Please contact Tiana Chandler if you are interested. See our Sponsorship page for information on sponsoring.

Chapter Supporters

The following are the list of OWASP Corporate Members who have generously aligned themselves with the Austin chapter, therefore contributing funds to our chapter: