Global Conferences Committee

About the Committee
'''The Global Conferences Committee was created during the OWASP EU Summit in Portugal 2008. The primary purpose of this Global Conferences Committee is: determine location, frequency and to oversee and direct global conferences, speakers and training.''' 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)

Next Meeting
Date: Friday March 11th 2011

Time: 1:00pm EST (6:00PM GMT)

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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.

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

Monthly Report
Date of last update: 2010-07-10 Updated by: Mark Bristow

Accomplishments for this Month

Planned for Next Month

Issues/Risks/Challenges