Global Conferences Committee

About the Committee
'''The Global Conferences Committee was created during the OWASP EU Summit in Portugal 2008. The Global Conferences Committee exists to coordinate and facilitate OWASP conferences and events worldwide.''' The committee is governed by the Global Conferences Committee Governance document


 * [mailto:mark.bristow@owasp.org Mark Bristow] (U.S, 2011 Chair Election)
 * [mailto:john.wilander@owasp.org John Wilander] (Sweden)
 * [mailto:lucas.ferreira@owasp.org Lucas Ferreira] (Brazil)
 * [mailto:richard.greenberg@owasp.org Richard Greenberg] (US)
 * [mailto:ralph.durkee@owasp.org Ralph Durkee] (US)
 * [mailto:neil@owasp.org Neil Matatall] (US)
 * [mailto:cassio.goldschmidt@owasp.org Cassio Goldschmidt] (US and SA)
 * [mailto:benjamin.tomhave@owasp.org Benjamin Tomhave] (US)
 * [mailto:fazli@owasp.org Mohd Fazli Azran] (Malaysia)

Operational Support: [mailto:sarah.baso@owasp.org Sarah Baso]

Next Meeting
Date: Monday April 11, 2011

Time: 5:00pm/17:00 GMT

Dial in: 1-866-534-4754 code:42398

Planner Resources
How to Host a Conference - The comprehensive guide for hosting an OWASP event.

2011 Goals
2011 Comprehensive Committee Plan | 2010 Plan
 * 1) Have a Global Appsec in NA, SA, EU, Asia in 2011
 * 2) Promote OWASP Projects/Initiatives at OWASP Conferences
 * 3) Enhance Services for Conference Planners
 * 4) Reach out to developers (have 20% of attendees in a dev position)
 * 5) Reach out to non-members (have 70% of attendees at cons non-members)
 * 6) Bring more into the fold (Generate 300 new/renewed members at conferences)
 * 7) Streamline Sponsorships (Global Conference Sponsors, Targeted Conference Sponsors)
 * 8) Revise GCC Governance
 * 9) Have a profit of $200k in 2011 across all conferences

Committee Records
Mailing List | Archives - Official Global Conferences Committee Mailing list. Used for all GCC communications and meeting announcements.

Global Conference Committee Budget

Committee meeting minutes - Committee Meeting minutes taken by the GCC Chair at each GCC meeting.

2011 Global Sponsorship doc -- Google doc

[[Media:OWASP_Global_Conference_Sponsorships_FINAL.pdf|2011 Global Sponsorship doc]] - PDF

Contracts/Partnership agreement archive

Google Form for requesting general OWASP schwag/promotional materials.