InfoSec professionals, h4x0rs, script kidz, posers, and government spies: "CarolinaCon" is back again! Yes, for about the price of your average movie admission with popcorn and a drink, YOU are invited to join us for yet another intimate and informative weekend of technology education. What is this "CarolinaCon"? CarolinaCon is an annual Technology Conference whose mission/purpose is to; - enhance local and global awareness of current technology issues and developments, - provide affordable technology education sessions to the unwashed masses, - deliver varied/informative/interesting presentations on a wide variety of InfoSec/hacking/technology/science topics, and - mix in enough entertainment and side contests/challenges to make for a truly fun event. When/Where is CarolinaCon? This year's event will be held on the weekend of April 20th-22nd, 2007. The event will mostly occur at the Holiday Inn in Chapel Hill, NC. Chapel Hill is about 30 minutes from Raleigh, Durham, and Research Triangle Park. Who develops/delivers CarolinaCon? CarolinaCon is proudly brought to you by "The CarolinaCon Group". The CarolinaCon Group is a non-profit organization registered in the state of NC, dedicated to educating the local and global communities about technology, information/network/computer security, and information rights. The CarolinaCon Group is also closely associated with various "2600" chapters across NC, SC, TN, VA, LA, DC, and NY. Many of the volunteers who help develop and deliver CarolinaCon come from those chapters. What events will be at CarolinaCon? CarolinaCon is mainly about the talks (presentations/demos). Alongside of those we'll surely have several other technology-related contests/challenges, as we've had in past years. Details on those will be announced soon. Who will be presenting which topics this year? That's where YOU possibly come in. If you are somewhat knowledgeable in some interesting field of technology, hacking, science, etc., and are interested in speaking/presenting at CarolinaCon, we invite you to submit your proposal (in brief) for our review. If you're interested in presenting please send; - your name or handle, - the topic/presentation name, - estimated time-length of presentation, and - a brief topic abstract ....via e-mail to: speakers carolinacon.org *NOTE: All submissions are due by mid-February 2007! Unfortunately as a non-profit dedicated to affordable education, we've made "less than $100 total profit" each of the past years and can't afford to pay anyone to speak nor cover any related expenses (sorry). However if you do speak at the Con, you will receive; - free Con admission, - a free Con t-shirt, - an invitation to a private soiree during the conference, - minimal fame and glory, and - mad props from myself and others. We value diversity, so please don't hesitate to propose your ideas no matter how outlandish. Past speakers/topics include highlights such as; - IPv6 Implementations/Demos - Tokachu (NC-2600) - Digital Media (why blue is not blue) - Lexicon (DC-2600) - Pirate Radio - Dr Anonymous (parts/places unknown) - Ethics in Hacking - Endgame (NC-2600) - Hack-Nano Project - cipz (LV-2600) - Chronology of the Phrack Microcosm - CyberSpy (SpyTech Industries) - DNS Hacks: No Resolution - Matt (NC-2600) - Gender in Hacking - Dr/Professor Holt (UNC-C) - Reverse Engineering - txs (GhettoHackers) - College of Hacking - Vic Vandal (NOLAB/504) - Building Competitive Robots - Nick Fury (NC-2600) ....and many more! All the talks were great in my humble opinion, but my "personal" favorites from past years have to be; pirate radio, nano-hacking, and the robot. The nano-hack maniac did live demonstrations that probably sterilized a few people near the stage, the robot presentation included a working "Johnny-5" type robot that the NCSSM team had built and competed with, and the pirate radio presentation was about "real" pirates who raided ships by force and then broadcast their programs from waters not in/near the continental United States (presented by one of those pirates with related photos). I'm excited! What do I do know? If you're interested in speaking, send the 411 requested to: speakers carolinacon.org (by February 15th 2007) And if you're interested in attending, watch this space for more details: www.carolinacon.org ...and don't forget to mark the date on your calendar (4-20, cough)! Peace, Vic _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/