Who should apply?

BSides Aarhus (Kickoff) is a hands-on, community-organized technical security/hacking event. This is the chance for you to share knowledge, ideas and failures and demonstrate your great new project! We encourage talk submissions by both security newbies and veterans, from people passionate about security in all walks of life. If we don't know who you are, or if you've never spoken on stage before, we want you, so go ahead and submit a talk!

Topics we would like to hear about
The 1st BSides Aarhus security community conference kickoff is seeking in-depth technical talks. If you have a compelling story, innovative research, or technical expertise, we want to hear from you!

Other than that, the usual subjects apply:

• Technical war stories
• Blueteam technical talks
• Generative AI, Agentic AI, and other LLM topics
• Mobile Device Security
• Virtualization, Hypervisor, and Cloud Security
• Malware Analysis
• Reverse Engineering
• Exploitation Techniques
• Rootkit Development
• Code Analysis
• Forensics and Anti-Forensics
• Embedded Device Security
• Web Application Security
• Threat Intelligence
• Wireless Network Security
• Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
• Social Engineering
• Red Teaming/Penetration Testing
• Government Surveillance & Law Enforcement Activities related to privacy
• Telecommunications Security (SS7, xG, GSM, VOIP, etc)
• Live DEMO of something awesome
• Your self-created C2 framework
• Anything else Security or Hacking related - try us!

Review Criteria & Process

Our review team will review all submitted abstracts for appropriateness and the all-important "wow" factor.
All CFP submissions will be rated and ranked according to score, and then the first round of acceptance notices will be issued.
In the event, that a speaker is selected but does not reply to confirm they can attend after a few days, the next ranked speaker will be offered instead. We reserve the right to select presentations and/or presenters beyond the submitted proposals.

Our review team assesses each proposal on three main areas:

Topic: We prioritize topics that are relevant, timely, and offer new insights or address current challenges in the security field.
Content: Proposals should be clear, well-organized, and have a focused message with practical takeaways for attendees.
A Vibrant Speaker Community: We aim to select a mix of local community speakers and speakers from outside our region, to enable some of our local experts in presenting, maybe for the first time.

CFP Rules:

• We offer 45 min talk slots. The talk includes a 5 min Q&A, please take that under consideration when creating your talk.
• Presentations must be delivered in English or Danish language.
• All Presentations will be in-person in Aarhus at the event venue.
• Submissions deemed to be sales pitches for products/services or marketing campaigns will not be accepted.
  The employer's name and/or logo may appear on two slides only (the Introduction/Cover slide and the Speaker Biography slide).
• Any CFP submissions that do not abide by our Code of Conduct will not be accepted.
  Please read the CoC here: https://www.bsidesaarhus.dk/codeofconduct
• This is a Kickoff edition, meaning our selection process will be shorter than for future events. If you are unsure of anything, feel free to contact us directly ahead of submission.

Submissons must consist of the following:

• Title of Presentation
• Description of Presentation (max. 500 words)
• 3-5 Bullets, explaining what the attendee will learn from the presentation (learning objectives)
• Language (Danish or English is in scope)
• The Information and the presentation can be sent in Danish or English.
  For the presentation, we recommend producing an English version of the slides anyway to facilitate information sharing.
• Speaker’s Name
• Speaker’s Color Photo (hi-resolution, to appear on our Speakers List)
• Speaker’s Bio, including previous conference speaking/presentation experience

Speaker Benefits/Package

• A stage to present your topic, in English or Danish, to an audience of like-minded, passionate individuals.
• Free entry to BSides Aarhus for the speakers
• As a community-focused and non-profit event, since this is our first event, we currently do not cover expenses or offer honorariums to our speakers, but in special cases we might be able to provide some assistance for speakers.
  Please contact us at speakers@bsidesaarhus.dk

Important Dates

• Call for Presentations opens: 21st of April 2025
• Deadline for submission: 20th of May 2025
• Notification of acceptance: 31st of May 2025
• Deadline for final presentation submission: 8th of June 2025
• Date of the Bsides Aarhus Kickoff conference: 14th of June 2025

All questions about submissions should be emailed to speakers@bsidesaarhus.dk