OWASP AppSec Europe 2009 - Poland



Block your agendas for May 11-14 and join us for which promisses to be the Biggest European AppSec event of the year !

May 13th–14th 2009, OWASP will hold its annual European Application Security conference in wonderfull Kraków, Poland. Not only do we have 2 fantastic key notes (Ross Anderson and Bruce Schneier) but we have 3 tracks stuffed with high quality topics and great speakers and 8 one and two day tutorials. This year we organise the conference together with OWASP Poland and Confidence2009, a conference in Kraków on May 15th-16th.

Conference Location


This year, the conference will be held at the Park Inn Hotel, in the center of Kraków, Poland. OWASP has negotiated a room block as well (details are in the accomodations section below).

Be FAST to register: we only accept 400 registrations for this event!

Registration via the OWASP Conference Cvent site: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

If you are registering as a Speaker or Sponsor, use the following link: Speaker-Sponsor Registration

Conference Agenda - May 13-14
This year we extended the pogram to three tracks, with opening keynotes and presentations in the main auditorium, split tracks in the middle of the day, and closing pannel discussions back in the main auditorium both days.

Venue: Park Inn Hotel, Krakow

Registration is available via the OWASP Conference Cvent site: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Tutorial Days - May 11th and 12th
OWASP hosts 1 and 2 day tutorial sessions prior to the conference.

2 day tutorials: 1 day tutorials:
 * Hands on application security with the OWASP Live CD, by Matt Tesauro, Texas Education Agency
 * Web Services Security, by Dave Wichers, Aspect Security
 * Advanced Testing, by Michael Coates, Aspect Security
 * Web Application Security for Managers and Executives – The Road Less Travelled, by Mano Paul, SecuRisk Solutions
 * Introduction to ModSecurity, the Apache Security Module, by Christian Folini, Netnea (christian.folini 'at' netnea.com) 
 * Web 2.0 Hacking – Attacks & Countermeasures, by Shreeraj Shah, Blueinfy
 * Threat Modeling, by John Steven, Cigital
 * In-depth Assessment Techniques: Design, Code, and Runtime, by Pravir Chandra, Cognosticus

Registration is available via the OWASP Conference Cvent site: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Call for Research Papers
The call for refereed research papers is out: OWASP AppSec Europe 2009 CFRP

Accommodations
This year, the conference will be held at the Park Inn Hotel, in the center of Kraków, Poland. Park Inn Hotel Ul. Monte Cassino 2 30 - 337 Kraków Poland tel:	0048 – 12 – 375 – 40 – 02 fax : 	0048 – 12 – 375 – 40 – 01 e-mail: joanna.ploskonka  rezidorparkinn.com For 11-12-14 May OWASP has negotiated special room rates: The above rates include: Super Breakfast buffet, High-speed Internet access and	Tax Be sure to use "OWASP" as reference.
 * Single	110 EUR per room/per night
 * Double	120 EUR per room/per night

By plane
Krakow can be reached by commercial aviation through the John Paul II International Airport Krakow-Balice. 21 airlines fly to and from Krakow including British Airways, Alitalia, Germanwings, LOT, Lufthansa and cheap airlines such as SkyEurope, Ryanair, easyJet and centralwings. If you are traveling from outside Europe, you might want to try https://travel.flights-to-europe.com

You can go from the airport to the city centre by:
 * Train
 * The train stop is located app. 200 m from the passenger terminal ( 5 minute walk)
 * It will take you 20 minutes and cost 6 PLN (less than 2EU) to get to the Krakow Main Station


 * Bus
 * The 192 bus stop is located directly at the roundabout, in front of the passenger terminal. The trip to the Main Station takes app. 35 minutes. The ticket can be purchased at the ticket machine on the bus stop for 2,5 PLN (less than 1EU)


 * Taxi
 * There are always taxis waiting for the passengers in front of the airport. The average price for a ride to the city centre is 50 PLN (around 15EU)

Find out more on John Paul II International Airport Krakow-Balice web page.

By train
You can also travel to Krakow by train from main Polish cities such as Warsow, Wroclaw, Poznan, Gdansk and several cities in Europe. There is direct connection from Berlin, Wien, Prague etc. Search for your connection [http://rozklad.pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en? here] (your destination is Krakow Glowny).

How to get to the venue?
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Registration and Conference Fees
Registration is available via the OWASP Conference Cvent site: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Be fast to register: we only accept 400 registrations for this event!

The conference fee for this conference is : Other fees are:
 * Standard: 350 Euros, OWASP Members: 300 Euros, Students: 225 Euros. (+10% Early Bird discount for registering by Mar-31)
 * If you also register for CONFidence Poland 2009 you get a 15% reduction.
 * Conference Dinner: 50 Euros
 * Conference Tutorials: 910 Euros (2 days) - 455 Euros (1 day)

Note: To save on processing expenses, all fees paid for the OWASP conference are non-refundable. OWASP can accomodate transfers of registrations from one person to another, if such an adjustment becomes necessary.

Conference Committee
OWASP Conferences Chair: Dave Wichers - Aspect Security - dave.wichers 'at' owasp.org

2009 EU Planning Committee Chair: Sebastien Deleersnyder - Telindus - seba 'at' owasp.org

2009 EU Program Committee:
 * Sebastien Deleersnyder - seba 'at' owasp.org
 * Mano Paul - mano.paul 'at' owasp.org
 * Fabio Cerullo - fcerullo 'at' gmail.com
 * Kuai Hinojosa - kuai.hinojosa 'at' owasp.org
 * Andrzej Targosz - andrzej.targosz 'at' proidea.org.pl

Poland Chapter Host: Andrzej Targosz - OWASP Poland - andrzej.targosz 'at' proidea.org.pl

Capture the Flag Chair: Andrzej Targosz - andrzej.targosz 'at' proidea.org.pl

Refereed Papers Chair: Lieven Desmet - KU Leuven - Lieven.Desmet 'at' cs.kuleuven.be

Affiliated Partners
We are glad to have the local support of:
 * CONFidence Poland 2009

Conference Sponsors
The following organizations are sponsors for this conference. If you are interested in sponsoring an OWASP conference, please contact OWASP at: conferences 'at' owasp.org.

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More information about conference sponsorship is available online.

AppSec EU Sponsorship If you are registering as a Sponsor, use the following link: Sponsor Registration