OWASP Global AppSec Asia 2011

OWASP Global AppSec Asia Pacific 2011 - Beijing China
OWASP China-Mainland Chapter will host OWASP Global AppSec Asia 2011 in Beijing, China from Nov. 8 to Nov. 11, 2011. The summit will gather OWASP leaders, security experts, executives, technical thought leaders, developers, scientists and researchers from Asia and around the world for in-depth discussions of cutting-edge application security issues. The summit will draw participation from major Chinese and global organizations across various verticals including government, information technology, services and consulting, telecommunications, finance, e-commerce, Internet, universities and research institutes. About 800 people are expected to attend the summit, which will be covered by major news media. Panel discussions, vendor exhibit, and dinners will be held at the summit, providing sufficient networking opportunities.

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Who Should Attend OWASP Global AppSec Asia 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, attendees must present proof of enrollment when picking up your badge.

Marco M. Morana
Marco Morana is leader of the OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Cincinnati chapter, Ohio, USA and co-author of OWASP projects such as the secure coding guide and the testing guide. In his current position, Marco works as Sr. Technology Information Security Officer and Security Architect for Citigroup Global Consumer North America where his primary responsibility is security analysis and design review of financial based web applications including on-line banking. Prior to Citigroup, Marco worked for more than 15 years at different companies as software security consultant, security instructor, security application architect and security software engineer. Marco owns a Masters Degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnic University and an Engineering Doctorate Degree (Dr. Ing.) in Mechanical Engineering from University of Padua.

Daniel Ching Wa Ng
NG, CHING WA (Daniel) started the career as computer programmer in 1990, and then progressing towards ICT Security, Computer Forensics, Financial Accounting and Auditing after millennium. Recently, he starts his PhD (Security & Forensics) in a UK reputable institute and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, after earning a good stock options as a corporate director in a listed entity. His interest is Cyber Security, Health Informatics, FaceBook investigation, Digital Evidence standard for forensics laboratory, and Network Forensics. Professionally, he is a committee member HTCIA Asia Pacifc, Chairperson of Professional Internet Security Professional (HK/China), Founder of China PIS Alliance (C-PISA), Director of ISACA China, and Expert Advisor to HKSAR Legco Councillor Samson Tam, ISC2 CSSLP evangelist and authorized trainer. Under the strong influence of knowledge intensive works, Daniel branches into the topic of e-learning, in particular, mobile learning. This research is working with Malaysia Government MIMOS, the national organization for ontology and semantic web. Academically, Daniel is strong in Knowledge Management with a master degree graduated at GPA 3.8.

Jonathan Werrett
Jonathan Werrett is a Hong Kong based Senior Security Consultant with Trustwave's SpiderLabs. SpiderLabs is Trustwave's advanced security team focused on penetration testing,incident response, and application security. Over the past 10 years, Jonathan has worked in roles securing web infrastructure for a number of online start-ups, as well as providing web application testing and secure development consulting services to various international organizations.

Noa Bar Yosef
Noa is a senior security strategist at Imperva. In this role Noa researches and analyzes the trends in the threat landscape. She is a frequent contributor to different security magazines, comments on security-breaking news, and is regularly invited to speak at industry events. Currently, Noa writes a bi-weekly column on hacker trends and techniques for SecurityWeek. Previously, she held the position of a senior security researcher for Imperva’s Application Defense Center. Noa holds a MSc degree (specializing in information security) from Tel-Aviv University.

CALL FOR Presentation
OWASP AppSec Asia 2011 Conference will be a major international forum for the presentation of research results, cutting-edge ideas and in-depth discussions in the field of application security. OWASP AppSec Asia 2011 Conference invites application security researchers, thought leaders and developers worldwide to submit papers for the opportunity of presenting to 800+ expected participants.

The topics we are seeking include, but are not limited to:


 * 1) Web Application Security
 * 2) Mobile Application Security
 * 3) Cloud Application Security
 * 4) Software and Architecture Patterns for Application Security
 * 5) Metrics for Application Security
 * 6) OWASP Tools and Projects
 * 7) Secure Coding Practices (J2EE/.NET)
 * 8) Application Security Testing
 * 9) New Attacks and Defense
 * 10) Other subjects related to OWASP and Application Security

To make a submission:


 * 1) Download and fill out the form available at https://www.owasp.org/images/d/d3/OWASP_AppSec_Asia_2011_CFP_v2.zip
 * 2) Submit the form through the Easychair conference web site at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=GlobalAppSecAsia2011

Each talk should be limited to 40 minutes, followed by a 10 minute question session.


 * Submission deadline: August 22, 2011.
 * Notification of acceptance: September 9, 2011.
 * Presentation slides due: October 21, 2011.

CALL FOR Training
OWASP AppSec Asia will begin with two days of training sessions on November 10th and 11th, 2011. Proposals are solicited for the training of either a one-day (6 hours plus breaks) or two-day sessions on all topics of application security with focus on secure application design and development, threat modeling and defense strategy, and secure application testing. Each training session should cover a single topic in detail in order to allow trainees to grasp practical understanding and basic skill in the subject. Submissions should include a cover sheet and an extended abstract. The cover sheet should specify:


 * 1) The title and length of the training;
 * 2) The intended audience and prerequisite knowledge or skills, if any;
 * 3) Complete contact information for the trainer; and
 * 4) Brief biography (max. 2 paragraphs) for the trainer. The extended abstract should be 1 to 2 pages, and should include an outline of the training plan, along with descriptions of the objectives and course materials.

Training proposals in PDF or Word format must be sent via email by August 22, 2011 to Jack Li (jack.li@owasp.org). The submissions will undergo review and trainings will be selected by the OWASP AppSec Asia 2011 Conference Committee. Notifications will be sent out by September 9, 2011.

For more information, please see the following web pages:

Conference Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Global_AppSec_Asia_2011 OWASP Speaker Agreement: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Speaker_Agreement OWASP Website: http://www.owasp.org Easychair conference site: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=apac2011 Presentation proposal form: https://www.owasp.org/images/b/b6/OWASP_AppSec_Asia_2011_CFP.zip

Preliminary Program

 * Tue, November 8, 2011 - Conference. Exhibition(TBD).


 * Wed, November 9, 2011 - Conference. Exhibition(TBD)


 * Thu, November 10, 2011 - Training


 * Fri, November 11, 2011 - Training.

Final Program
The final program will be available before October 2011.

Sponsor US!
We are still soliciting sponsors for the OWASP Global AppSec Asia 2011. An exhibit hall will be held for vendor booths and presentations.

More than 500 people attended the OWASP China conference last year. As a sponsor, you will gain exclusive access to companies in Asia through a limited number of expo floor slots.

New in 2011, we are offering exclusive Global AppSec Sponsorships to provide additional benefits and streamline the planning process for our most supportive organizations.

Please [mailto:heleng@owasp.org contact us] directly if you have any related question.

To find out more about the different sponsorship opportunities please check the document below: OWASP_China2011_Sponsorship.pdf

Intented Sponsors:


 * Venustech
 * Duma Software Consulting Technology
 * SZBOWEB Company Limited
 * DBAPPSecurity

Team

 * [mailto:heleng@owasp.org Contact us]

Members (in alphabetical order)

 * [mailto:frank.fan@dbappsecurity.com.cn Frank Fan 范渊]
 * [mailto:heleng@owasp.org Helen Gao 高雯]
 * [mailto:nsace2009@gmail.com Jianchun Jiang 蒋建春]
 * [mailto:helen.gao@owasp.org Jack Li 李江宏]
 * [mailto:rip@owasp.org.cn Rip Torn 万振華]
 * [mailto:wangjie8578@yahoo.com.cn Jie Wang 王颉]
 * [mailto:ivy@owasp.org.cn Ivy Zhang 张平]
 * [mailto:zhendong.yu@owasp.org Zhendong Yu 于振东]

Registration Fee
It it free for all OWASP members and all OWASP China chapter members.

If you are neither an OWASP member nor an OWASP China chapter member, please feel free to join us!

Accommodation
Please check the local hotel website for detail information.

Venue
Beijing International Convention Center

No 8 Beichen Dong Road Chaoyang District, Beijing China 100101

Tel: +86-10-84979768

website: http://www.bicc.com.cn

Hotel
Attendees can enjoy preferred rates in following hotels. Please send email to [mailto:Ivy@owasp.org.cn Ivy] before Sep 30th, 2011 and reservation is subject to our confirmation. Hotels will not reserve rooms with preferential prices for us.

1. Beijing North Star Continental Grand Hotel

Add:No.8 Beichen Dong Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing P. R. China 100101

Price for Standard Rooms: RMB 580/day (include Chinese-style breakfast)(Four star)

2. Huiyuan Service Apartment

Address: No. 8 North Star East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Price for Standard Rooms: RMB 390/day (Breakfast: RMB 30/person)--four star

Price for standard Rooms: RMB 290/day (Breakfast: RMB 30/person)--three star

Travel
How to obtain a visa for the event


 * Invitation letter will be sent out for overseas attendees after registration.
 * For detailed information on obtaining a business visa for this event, please refer to Chinese embassy

What is the Chapter Leader Workshop?
On Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 2:30pm-5:30pm the Global Chapter Committee is organizing a chapter leader workshop for all the chapter leaders that attend the conference. Please note that this Workshop will take place on the day before the Conference starts.

Items that will be discussed are:


 * How to improve the current Chapter Leader Handbook?
 * How to start and support new chapters within the Asia/Pacific region?
 * How to support inactive chapters in the Asia/Pacific region?
 * What Governance model is required for OWASP chapters?
 * How can the Global Chapters Committee facilitate the Asian OWASP chapters?

Additionally we hope to make time and space available to do hands-on work revising the Chapter Leader Handbook, details TBA.

Funding to Attend the Workshop
If you need financial assistance to attend the Chapter Leader Workshop at AppSec Asia, please submit a request to [mailto:tin.zaw@owasp.org Tin Zaw] and [mailto:sarah.baso@owasp.org Sarah Baso] by September 15, 2011.

Funding for your attendance to the workshop should be worked out in the following order.


 * 1) Ask your employer to fund your trip to AppSec Asia conference.
 * 2) Utilize your chapter funds.
 * 3) Ask the chapter committee for funding assistance.

While we wish we could fund every chapter leader, due to the limited amount of budget allocated for this event, we may not be able to fund 100% to all the requests. After September 15, we will make funding decision in a fair and transparent manner. When you apply for funding, please highlight your past contributions to OWASP and your future plans for the local chapter and OWASP.

RSVP and Details
To RSVP and view more details about the Workshop, go to the OWASP Global AppSec Asia 2011 chapters workshop agenda.

Contact
Email [mailto:sarah.baso@owasp.org Sarah Baso] or [mailto:tin.zaw@owasp.org Tin Zaw] for more details.