Lonestar Application Security Conference 2011

SAVE THE DATE: LASCON 2011 is happening on October 28th, 2011 in Austin, TX
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Registration Is Now Open!
OWASP Membership ($50 annual membership fee) gets you a discount on registration.

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Who Should Attend LASCON 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, you must present proof of current enrollment when picking up your badge. No exceptions.

Sessions
TBD

Volunteers Needed!
Get involved!

We will take all the help we can get to pull off the best Web Application Security Conference of the year! Volunteers get free admission. This is your chance to rub elbows with the big players and mingle with potential networking contacts or even future employers!

Please contact james.wickett(at)owasp.org to volunteer for a specific area:


 * Room Monitors
 * Speakers and Trainers
 * Vendors
 * Registration
 * Facilities

More opportunities and areas will be added as time goes on. Our can be downloaded which outlines some of the responsibilities and available positions. Note: this document references the the DC conference last year, this is just for a general guideline. Updated document coming soon.

Gold Sponsors
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Silver Sponsors
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Badge Sponsor
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Norris Conference Center
LASCON 2011 will be taking place at the Norris Conference Center in Austin, TX.

Hotel
We have partnered with the Embassy Suites in the Arboretum and you can book rooms at using the discount code: LAS at 1-800-362-2779 or you can Book your room online.

Embassy Suites Austin - Arboretum 9505 Stonelake Boulevard Austin, Texas 78759 The rooms are $139 for a double or queen, includes hot breakfast and shuttle to/from the event.

Book your room online with the LASCON discount.

Sponsorship Options
We are currently soliciting sponsors for the LASCON 2011 Conference. Please refer to our List of Sponsorship Opportunities

Please contact [mailto:james.wickett@owasp.org James Wickett] for more information.

Slots are going fast so contact us to sponsor today!





Call for Papers
OWASP is currently soliciting papers for the Lonestar Application Security Conference (LASCON) 2011 that will take place at the Norris Conference Center in Austin, TX on October 28, 2011.

Submit Proposals to: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lascon2011

We are seeking people and organizations that want to present on any of the following topics (in no particular order):

- Business Risks with Application Security - Starting and Managing Secure Development Lifecycle Programs - Web Services and XML Application Security - Metrics for Application Security - Application Threat Modeling - Hands-on Source Code Review - Web Application Security Testing - OWASP Tools and Projects - Secure Coding Practices (J2EE/.NET/Ruby) - Web Application Security countermeasures - Technology specific presentations on security such as AJAX, XML, etc - New Cutting-edge Application Security trends - Anything else relating to OWASP and Application Security

To make a submission you must include :

- Presenter(s) name(s) - Presenter(s) Email and/or Phone number(s) - Presenter(s) bio(s) - Title - One Page Abstract - Links to past presentations (if available) - Any supporting research/tools (will not be released outside of CFP committee)

Submission deadline is July 15th at 12PM PST (GMT -8)

Not everyone who submits a proposal will be able to get to present at LASCON due to limited timeslots. Also, in no way does sponsorship factor into the CFP committee's selection. Speaking slots are not for sale.

Submit Proposals to: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lascon2011 Conference Website: http://www.lascon.org

Please forward to all interested practitioners and colleagues.

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