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The Buffalo NY chapter was formed in August 2004. We meet 4 times a year for 1 to 2 hours per meeting and discuss topics related to web application security.

Call For Presentations
The Buffalo Chapter of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is pleased to announce this

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

The Buffalo OWASP Chapter is currently looking for individuals from research, academia and industry to give presentations on various topics related to application security. OWASP is an open community dedicated to enabling organizations to conceive, develop, acquire, operate, and maintain applications that can be trusted. All of the OWASP tools, documents, forums, and chapters are free and open to anyone interested in improving application security. We advocate approaching application security as a people, process, and technology problem because the most effective approaches to application security include improvements in all of these areas. We can be found at www.owasp.org. Proposed topics Examples of types of talks we are looking for include but are not limited to: 1. Web Application Security 2. Mobile Application Security 3. Software Forensics including but not limited to: Application, Physical memory forensics, solid state disk forensics, network forensics 4. Software topics related to Cyber Crime 5. Cloud Security / Assessing Cloud Security and its software (including virtualization) 6. Reversing Engineering Malware 7. Software Root Kits 8. Legal and privacy issues related to software 9. Any other topic related with application security  Rules for presentations:</H4> <BR>1. Presentations should be limited to 45 minutes, including Q & A. <BR>2. Presentations must be vendor-neutral - absolutely no advertising will be allowed <BR>3. Vendors will be allowed to present, but must refrain from delivering a sales pitch <BR>4. The presentations must include facts and objective opinions, but must not be an attempt to persuade the audience to purchase specific products or services <BR>5. Presentations should include demos and other interactive content to keep the audience engaged <BR>

Proposals should consist of the following information:</H4>

<BR>1. Presenter name, email address, phone, city & state. <BR>2. Employer and/or affiliations. <BR>3. Brief biography, including any significant presentation and educational experience/background. <BR>4. Topic synopsis, proposed presentation title, and a one paragraph description <BR>5. A description of the materials that will be made available to the audience (Powerpoint slides, PDF's, etc.) <BR>6. Optionally, any samples of prepared material or outlines ready.

<BR> <P><B>Please send all responses to buffalo.owasp@gmail.com</B></P>

Goals & Objectives
It is our goal to freely distribute information related specifically to web application security. We want to ensure our members receive "free, professional-quality, open-source documentation, tools, and standards", as quoted directly from the main OWASP site. Participation is free and open to all. All are encouraged to participate.

Local Mailing List
You can sign up for the local mailing list. This list hosts discussions about chapter activity, planning for meetings and discussions about past and future presentations. To subscribe, go to http://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-buffalo and supply your email address.

Participation
You can participate by either signing up for the mailing list or just show up for the next meeting!

Chapter Meetings
Next Chapter Meeting

The next Buffalo chapter meeting is currently being planned. Stay tuned for details!

Location
The Buffalo OWASP chapter is currently looking for a new home. If you have a facility that can house our meetings (about 20 people), please contact us and let us know. Thanks!

Other Local IT Organizations
ISACA WNY

ISSA Rochester

Rochester, NY Defcon Group

infoTech Niagara

WNY .NET Users Group

ISSA Buffalo Niagara

WNYSIP - Western New York Society for Information Professionals

WNY Ruby Users Group

Buffalo OWASP Chapter Leaders
President [mailto:james.kist@gmail.com James Kist]

For information on how to join the chapter or if you would like to attend a meeting or even speak at a meeting, please send one of the officers an email. If you have any suggestions for meeting topics, please send an email with your ideas.