TOORCON X 9 years have gone by since we released our first CFP and crammed into a couple of small rooms at UCSD, but we're very proud to have come this far and to be finally accepting submissions for the 10th ToorCon. I could go on and on talking about how great this year's event is going to be, but I'm sure you already know that it's going to kick ass or don't give a hoot and aren't going to read any further. Now that we've eliminated all of the losers here's some details about the con this year. We'll be having the main conference again at the San Diego Convention Center on September 26th-28th, starting off with our standard reception on Friday night, 50-minute talks on Saturday, and 20-minute talks on Sunday. We will also be having 2 days of hands-on training on September 24th-25th, 2008 and our Deep Knowledge Seminars on September 26th, 2008. Talks are currently being accepted for all slots and will be given preference based on the order that they are received. Here's the infoz that we need from y'all: CFP SUBMISSION INFORMATION Please send data to cfp@toorcon.org : 000. Name (or leet alias, non-leet aliases are subject to heckling) 001. Email Address 010. Mobile Phone Number (In case we need to contact you at the con) 011. Brief Bio 100. Title of the Talk 101. Brief Abstract 110. Any supporting materials, links, outlines, etc 111. What talk format are you submitting for: 00. 20-minute talk (Sunday) 01. 50-minute talk (Saturday) 10. 75-minute seminar (Friday) 11. 2-day workshop (Wednesday-Thursday) DISCLAIMERS No sales pitches are allowed and please no presentations on old discoveries or things that most technical people already know about. We try to keep ToorCon highly technical so please no talks on phf, oob netbios packets, smurfs, gnomes, other mythical creatures, etc. ToorCon has full permission to record and republish any material that is presented at the conference and all that boring stuff. Also, if you for some reason ditch out on your talk, it wasn't us that hacked your myspace (I'm sure it was samy). REASONS TO SUBMIT - The fame and prestige of presenting at the best hacker conference out there (no duh) - A free ticket for yourself and a friend (with benefits or otherwise) - Invitations to all of the parties and special events (including our staff/speaker appreciation party/dinner on sunday) - Free admission to the friday seminars (limited amount of seats provided on a first-come first serve basis) - Compensation is provided to 2-day workshop trainers, please email for details SPONSORSHIP As always, ToorCon doesn't mind getting money from anyone who wants to give it to them. If you've got any growing on trees and don't mind sharing with some starving conference planners to help them throw an even more kickass conference, please let us know. We have all sorts of ways of making it look like your money was well spent including banner/logo placement, booths, sponsored parties & lunches, etc. For more information, please contact geo@toorcon.org . LOCATION INFO ToorCon X San Diego (Seminars & Conference) September 26th-28th, 2008 San Diego Convention Center 111 W. Harbor Dr San Diego, CA 92101 http://sdccc.org ToorCon X San Diego (Training) September 24th-25th, 2008 Hotel Solamar 435 6th Ave San Diego, CA 92101 http://hotelsolamar.com SPECIAL DATES August 4th, 2008 - Call for papers released August 22nd, 2008 - First round of selection announced August 29th, 2008 - Call for papers closes September 5th, 2008 - Speaker & sponsor selection finalized September 24th, 2008 - ToorCon training workshops start September 26th, 2008 - ToorCon seminars & conference reception September 27th, 2008 - ToorCon conference 50-minute talks September 28th, 2008 - ToorCon conference 20-minute talks