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OWASP European Summit - Portugal November 2008
OWASP European Summit - Portugal 2008 Edition Portugal/Algarve - 4th - 7th November 2008

Under the theme ‘Setting the AppSec agenda for 2009', the OWASP Summit will be a worldwide gathering of OWASP leaders and Key Industry Players to present and discuss the latest OWASP Tools and documentation projects.

Containing both technical and business tracks, the Summit is the perfect place to learn what resources OWASP has available for use today.

In addition to 40+ presentations from the OWASP Leaders granted 250,000 USD for web application security research, the summit will host multiple Working Sessions designed to improve collaboration, achieve specific objectives and decide roadmaps for OWASP projects, chapters and for the OWASP community itself.

OWASP is investing 150,000 USD on this Summit, with the funds being used to cover most travel and accommodation expenses for OWASP leaders, active contributors and selected key Industry players. And with the confirmed presence of its most active leaders, the Summit will provide a relaxed but professional environment to meet the OWASP Leaders and to contribute to those project’s roadmaps for 2009.

Following and expanding the tradition started at OWASP conferences, the Summit will also host the largest offering of training courses, covering multiple OWASP specific and Web Application Security Topics.

Projects selected for Summit presentation include new documentation and innovative tools to help developers, architects, and security specialists ensure that applications are secure, including:
 * Application Security Verification Standard,
 * Code review guide, V1.1,
 * Ruby on Rails Security Guide v2,
 * Securing WebGoat using ModSecurity,
 * Testing Guide v3,
 * GTK+ GUI for w3af project,
 * Access Control Rules Tester,
 * AntiSamy .NET,
 * Livee 2008 Project,
 * OpenPGP Extensions for HTTP,
 * Orizon Project,
 * Python Static Analysis,
 * WebScarab-NG,
 * And many, many others.

Expecting the presence of the application security industry key players, the Working Sessions will cover a wide range of issues such as:
 * OWASP Top 10 2009,
 * Browser Security,
 * Web Application Framework Security,
 * OWASP Enterprise Security API Project,
 * Best Practices for OWASP Chapter Leaders,
 * OWASP Documentation Projects,
 * OWASP Tools Projects,
 * OWASP Strategic Planning for 2009
 * And many more.

OWASP invites all its members, individuals and companies with interest in application security to attend that thrilling event.

More details about the OWASP European Summit - Portugal 2008 Edition are available on the OWASP Summit website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_EU_Summit_2008.

London, United Kingdom, October 9, 2008