OWASP New Zealand Day 2010

Introduction
OWASP New Zealand Day 2010 15th July - Auckland

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= Introduction =

Following the success of the OWASP New Zealand 2009 security conference which attracted more than 150 attendees, we decided to organise the OWASP New Zealand Day 2010. The event will be held on the 15th July 2010 in Auckland. For those people who missed the first OWASP New Zealand Day, this is a national security conference entirely dedicated to web application security. The intent of the conference is to promote and raise web application security awareness in New Zealand. IT professionals, including security professionals, developers, managers and students are invited to partecipate to this conference.

Registration
Entry to the event is free. Registration is mandatory in order to attend. To register at the conference, please click the registration link below: https://www.owasp.org/images/9/9d/Register_now.gif

Topics
The OWASP Days have always offered a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners who present their experiences and discuss issues related to Web Application Security from a higher level to a technical point of view.

Conference topics include, but are not limited to:


 * OWASP Project presentation (i.e Tool Updates/Project Status etc);
 * Threat modelling of web applications;
 * Privacy concerns with applications and data storage;
 * Vulnerability analysis of web applications (code review, pentest, static analysis, scanning);
 * Baseline or metrics for web application security;
 * Countermeasures for web application vulnerabilities;
 * Web application security;
 * Platform or language (e.g. Java, .NET) security features that help secure web applications;
 * Secure application development;
 * How to use databases securely in web applications;
 * Security of Service Oriented Architectures;
 * Access control in web applications;
 * Web services security;
 * Browser security;
 * PCI.

Conference structure and schedule
OWASP New Zealand Day 2010 will be all day Conference. The conference aims to provide a workshop-like atmosphere in which contributions can be presented and then time is allowed for constructive discussion of their results and processes. It will be structured in a single stream. During the conference two coffee breaks (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and the lunch are in program. These might be offered by the sponsors. The detailed agenda of the conference will be available on the web site before the event.

Speakers
Speakers will be announced at the end of June 2010. Please note that CFP is now open.

Call For Sponsorships (OPEN)
The aims of OWASP - New Zealand community is to guarantee access to the conference for free in order to allow for wide participation and empower the community itself. As so the OWASP - New Zealand community encourages Industries, Research Institutions and Individuals to sponsor their activities and events. Three types of sponsorships are available:
 * Support Sponsorships: n/a - company covers expenses for international speaker / media company that provides article/coverage on the event

- Publication of the sponsor logo on the event web site.
 * Silver sponsorship: 1500 NZD

- Publication of the sponsor logo on the event web site; - The publication of the sponsor logo in the event site, in the agenda, on the flyers, brochure and in all the official communications with the attendees at the conference.
 * Gold Sponsorship: 3500 NZD

- Publication of the sponsor logo on the event web site; - Publication of the sponsor logo on the OWASP New Zealand Chapter page; - The publication of the sponsor logo in the event site, in the agenda, on the flyers, brochure and in all the official communications with the attendees at the conference; - The possibility to distribute the company brochures, CDs or other materials to the participants during the event; - Sponsor dedicated space at the conference (sponsor booth) to show products/services to the attendees during coffee breaks, lunch and snack breaks. Those who are interested in sponsoring OWASP New Zealand 2010 Conference can contact the [mailto:robertosl@owasp.org OWASP New Zealand Board]. Sponsors can also make us of the following PayPal button to make payments. Donations are also more than welcome from the NZ community.

Call for Paper (OPEN) and review process
OWASP solicit contributions on the above topics, or general matters of interest to the community. Those who are interested in participating as speakers to the conference can submit an abstract of the speech to the [mailto:robertosl@owasp.org OWASP New Zealand Board]. The email subject must be “OWASP New Zealand 2010: CFP” and the email body must contains the following information/sections:


 * Name and Surname
 * Affiliation
 * Address
 * Telephone number
 * Email address
 * List of the author’s previous papers/articles/speeches on the same topics
 * Title of the contribution
 * Type of contribution: Technical or Informative
 * Abstract (max one A4 style page)
 * Why the contribution is relevant for OWASP New Zealand 2010
 * If you are not from New Zealand, will your company support your expenses - Yes/No

The submission will be reviewed by the OWASP New Zealand Board and the most interesting ones will be selected and invited for presentation.

Due to limited budget available, expenses for international speakers cannot be covered. If your company is willing to cover travel and accomodation costs, the company will become "Support Sponsor" of the event.

Conference Venue
The University of Auckland Business School Owen G Glenn Building Room: OGGB 260-073 (OGGB4) Address: 12 Grafton Road Auckland New Zealand Map

Topics
The OWASP Days have always offered a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners who present their experiences and discuss issues related to Web Application Security from a higher level to a technical point of view.

Conference topics include, but are not limited to:


 * OWASP Project presentation (i.e Tool Updates/Project Status etc);
 * Threat modelling of web applications;
 * Privacy concerns with applications and data storage;
 * Vulnerability analysis of web applications (code review, pentest, static analysis, scanning);
 * Baseline or metrics for web application security;
 * Countermeasures for web application vulnerabilities;
 * Web application security;
 * Platform or language (e.g. Java, .NET) security features that help secure web applications;
 * Secure application development;
 * How to use databases securely in web applications;
 * Security of Service Oriented Architectures;
 * Access control in web applications;
 * Web services security;
 * Browser security;
 * PCI.

Conference structure and schedule
OWASP New Zealand Day 2010 will be all day Conference. The conference aims to provide a workshop-like atmosphere in which contributions can be presented and then time is allowed for constructive discussion of their results and processes. It will be structured in a single stream. During the conference two coffee breaks (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and the lunch are in program. These might be offered by the sponsors. The detailed agenda of the conference will be available on the web site before the event.

Conference dates

 * CFP close: 			 			15th June 2010
 * Contributions submission deadline: 			25th June 2010
 * Registration deadline: 				20th June 2010
 * Conference Agenda due: 				20th June 2010
 * Conference date: 					15th July 2010

Conference Committee
OWASP New Zealand Day 2010 Organising Committee:


 * Roberto Suggi Liverani – OWASP New Zealand Leader
 * Rob Munro – OWASP New Zealand Evangelist
 * Lech Janczewski - Associate Professor - University of Auckland

Conference Sponsors
Gold Sponsors:

Silver Sponsors: