OWASP Israel 2008 Conference at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC)

General
The OWASP Israel 2008 conference will be help on September 14th at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. This time we are raising the bar and will be holding a full day two tracks event. The tracks would be split according by level: a beginners track and an experts track.

Call for participation
Being a community event, we are staring a call for involvement, which means it is the time to speak up if you want to:


 * Call for presenters
 * The deadline for submissions for OWASP IL 2008 is Monday, August 4th 2008. We will be informing submitters on acceptance starting on the 4th and no later than August 15th


 * Turbo Talk (Rump) Session - a new feature in this conference, consisting of a series of 5-minute talks.
 * The deadline for submissions for the rump session is Monday, September 8, 2008.


 * Call for sponsors
 * Help in organizing
 * Otherwise participate (plenty of time for that, but if you know you will come, speak up)

This is also a good time to raise other ideas you have regarding the conference. Many of you have been to previous conferences and have great ideas, so don't be shy and speak up.

Agenda
The CFP is underway and the program would be published by mid August.

The people behind the conference
OWASP Israel is made by the people who contribute their time and brain to its success. The following people are working to ensure that OWASP Israel 2008 is a success.

If you feel that you also can contribute or have interesting ideas regarding the conference, don't hesitate to contact me.

Steering Committee
The steering committee includes prominent individuals in the field of information security and help set the program for the conference:


 * Adi Sharabani (IBM)
 * Dr. David Movshovitz (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya)
 * Ofer Maor (Hacktics)
 * Ofer Shezaf (Breach Security)
 * Ory Segal (IBM)
 * Shai Zalalichin (ComSec)
 * Yossi Oren (Proxy Software Systems)

Organization Committee
The organization committee is in charge of making this all happen:


 * Dr. Anat Bremler-Barr (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya)
 * Daniel Kallner
 * Ofer Shezaf (Breach Security)
 * Shay Shuker

~ Ofer Shezaf,Conference Chair [mailto:ofer@shezaf.com ofer@shezaf.com]