[CFP] FRHACK Africa 2012 Call For Papers

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+ FRHACK Africa
+ Call For Papers
+ June 1-2, 2012, Casablanca, Morocco, Africa
+ http://www.frhack.org
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"None but ourselves can free our minds", Bob Marley

[ - Introduction - ]

FRHACK is an International IT Security Conference
FRHACK is not commercial - but - highly technical.

Target Audience: Security Officers, Security Professionals and Product
Vendors, IT Decision Makers, Policy Makers, Security-, Network-, and
Firewall Administrators, Teachers, Academic Researchers and Software
Developers, hackers...

The FRHACK Team (TFT) encourages speakers to present new and interesting
projects for FRHACK and will give preferential treatment to
submissions that have not been presented at other conferences.
Further, TFT invites any individual who has not spoken at a conference
before to submit a talk and attempt to make FRHACK their inaugural event!

Papers should be submitted in English.
The conference language is English.
(Anyway, papers in Arabic or French are accepted for special post-event 
tracks.)

Conference will be held in Casablanca, Morocco, North of Africa,
and aims to get together industry, government, academia and
underground hackers to share knowledge and leading-edge ideas about
information security and everything related to it.
FRHACK will feature national and international speakers and attendees
with a wide range of skills.
The atmosphere is favorable to present all facets of computer security
subject and will be a great opportunity to network with like-minded
people and enthusiasts.


[ - The venue - ]

Don't forget your Humphrey Bogart's style black hat while coming to 
Casablanca.
Casablanca ('White House') is Morocco's largest city as well as its 
chief port.
It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca

Did you know that Arabic is the fastest growing language in the Web?
http://wikileaks.org/spyfiles/files/0/71_201110-ISS-IAD-T5-SCAN_AND_TARGET.pdf 


More information soon available at http://www.frhack.org


[ - Topics - ]

TFT gives preference to lectures with practical demonstration. The
conference staff will try to provide every equipment needed for the
presentation in the case the author cannot provide them.

The following topics include, but are not limited to:

      - Rootkits

      - Cryptography

      - Cloud security

      - Reverse engineering

      - Penetration testing

      - Web application security

      - Exploit development techniques

      - Internet, privacy and Big Brother

      - Telecom security and phone phreaking

      - Fuzzing and application security test

      - Security in Wi-Fi and VoIP environments

      - Information warfare and industrial espionage

      - Denial of service attacks and/or countermeasures

      - Analysis of virus, worms and all sorts of malwares

      - Technical approach to alternative operating systems

      - Techniques for development of secure software & systems

      - Information about smartcard and RFID security and similars

      - Lockpicking, trashing, physical security and urban exploration

      - Hardware hacking, embedded systems and other electronic devices

      - Mobile devices exploitation, Android, iOS, 3/4G and other 
technologies

      - Security aspects in SCADA, industrial environments and "obscure" 
networks


[ - Important dates - ]

Conference and trainings

    20120530-31: FRHACK trainings

    20120601-02: FRHACK conferences

Linkedin group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1613377

Deadline and submissions

      - Deadline for proposal submissions: 20120331

      - Deadline for slides submissions: 20120512

      - Notification of acceptance or rejection: 20120430

      * E-mail for proposal submissions: cfp@frhack.org *

Make sure to provide along with your submission the following details:

      - Speaker name and/or nickname, address, e-mail, phone number and
general contact information

      - A brief but informative description about your talk

      - Short biography of the presenter, including organization, company
and affiliations

      - Estimated time-length of presentation and language

      - General topic of the speech (eg.: network security, secure
programming, computer forensics, etc.)

      - Any other technical requirements for your lecture

      - Whether you need visa to enter Morocco or not

Speakers will be allocated 50 minutes of presentation time, although, if
needed, we can extend the presentation length if requested in advance.

Preferrable file format for papers and slides are both PDF and also
ODT/PPT for slides.

Speakers are asked to hand in slides used in their lectures.

PLEASE NOTE: Bear in mind no sales pitches will be allowed. If your
presentation involves advertisement of products or services please do
not submit.


[ - Information for speakers - ]

We are looking for sponsors to cover conference's expenses.

    Speakers' privileges are:

- Accommodation for 3 nights

- Help covering travel expenses

- Free pass to the conference for you and a friend

- Speaker activities during, before, and after the conference

- Speaker After-Party ...


[ - Information for instructors - ]

- 50% of the net profit of the class

- Accommodation during the trainings

- Free pass to the conference

- Speaker activities during, before, and after the conference

- Speaker After-Party ...


[ - Information for sponsors - ]

- If you can provide or offer materials, devices, goodies and money,
please contact us at: frhack-sponsor@frhack.org


[ - Information for attendees - ]

More information will be available soon on our website
http://www.frhack.org
or feel free to contact us at: frhack@frhack.org

We will also celebrate our new Hacker Space
and an Hacking challenge will be organized during the events.

Thanks and see you soon for FHRACK.
Happy Hacking!

Jerome Athias, Founder, Chairman, Program Coordinator
/JA