From: James Morris Subject: [ANN] Linux Security Summit 2012 - Announcement and CFP Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:36:08 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, lwn@lwn.net, fedora-selinux-list@redhat.com, selinux@tycho.nsa.gov, ubuntu-hardened@lists.ubuntu.com, tomoyo-users-en@lists.sourceforge.jp, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, Audit-ML , Linux Security Summit Program Committee , gentoo-hardened@gentoo.org, David Howells To: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from tundra.namei.org ([65.99.196.166]:34106 "EHLO tundra.namei.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S934228Ab2DLNgh (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:36:37 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-crypto-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: ========================================================================== ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION LINUX SECURITY SUMMIT 2012 SAN DIEGO, CA, USA ========================================================================== DESCRIPTION The Linux Security Summit (LSS) is a technical forum for collaboration between Linux developers, researchers, and end users. Its primary aim is to foster community efforts in analyzing and solving Linux security challenges. The format of the summit will be: * Refereed presentations * Short talks * Roundtable discussions * Breakout development sessions WEB SITE http://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_Security_Summit_2012 DATES / LOCATION The Linux Security Summit for 2012 will be held across 30 and 31 August in San Diego, CA, USA. It will be co-located with LinuxCon[1], as well as Linux Plumbers and the Kernel Summit. Note that Linux Security Summit attendees and speakers must be registered to attend LinuxCon. See the LinuxCon site for details on registration, travel, and accommodation: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon The Linux Security Summit CFP is now open, and will close on 23rd of May. Accepted speakers will be notified by 1st of June. WHO SHOULD ATTEND The event is open to all registered LinuxCon attendees. You do not have to be a "security person" to attend -- we're seeking a diverse range of attendees, and welcome the participation of general developers, researchers, operations, and end-users. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION The program committee currently seeks proposals for: * Refereed Presentations: 45 minutes in length, including at least 10 minutes of discussion. Papers are encouraged. * Short Talks: 30 minutes in length, discussion-oriented. Slides should be minimal. * Roundtable Discussion Topics Topic areas include, but are not limited to: * System hardening * Access control * Cryptography * Integrity control * Hardware security * Networking * Storage * Virtualization * Desktop * Tools * Management * Case studies * Emerging technologies, threats & techniques Proposals should be submitted in plain text via email to the program committee at: lss-pc (_at_) ext.namei.org Abstracts should be approximately 150 words in total. PROGRAM COMMITTEE The Linux Security Summit for 2012 is organized by: * James Morris, Oracle * Serge Hallyn, Canonical * Paul Moore, Red Hat * Stephen Smalley, NSA * Joshua Brindle, Tresys * Tetsuo Handa, NTT Data * Herbert Xu, Red Hat * John Johansen, Canonical * Kees Cook, Google * Casey Schaufler, Intel The program committee may be contacted as a group via email: lss-pc (_at_) ext.namei.org REFERENCES [1] https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon