Call for Speakers
BSides Buffalo 2024
1 Jun 2024
Canisius University Science Hall Buffalo, New York, United States
bsidesbuffalo.org
BSides Buffalo is a grassroots, community-driven information security and technology conference held annually in Buffalo, NY. Our third event will be on June 1, 2024 at Canisius University, in the Science Hall building on Main Street.
Like most BSides events, we welcome speakers on security and hacking topics, ranging from offensive security techniques to building a better blue team. Additionally, we have a "hacking is art" track for people who want to speak about creating art with free or repurposed tools, and this year we're launching the "Introsec" track for content aimed at attendees who are new to the field or considering a career switch.
We've also got the other activities you'd expect - a Capture the Flag competition, soldering, lockpicking, stickers, tshirts, swag, vendors, and general hacker shenanigans. Come join us!
Call for Speakers
15 Jan 2024
31 Mar 2024
BSides Buffalo is a community-driven, grassroots technology conference supporting the Western New York community. It will be a one day event, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in the recently-renovated Science Hall on the campus of Canisius University in Buffalo, NY.
Our goal is simple – to bring together technical students, hobbyists, and practitioners from across the area for a day of learning, networking, and professional development. This event will be an open and welcoming space for everyone from experienced CISOs and engineers with years of experience to new students and graduates looking to meet companies and leaders in the local information security community.
Please note: This is a live event. Priority will be given to speakers who are able to present to the audience in-person on June 1.
There are four tracks to which you may submit your talk:
- General - This is the track for typical technical or security-related talks. Sessions are fifty minutes long, including Q&A at the end. If your talk doesn't fit in any of the other categories it should go in General.
- Lightning Talk - These are shorter talks on technical or security topics. Twenty minutes, including Q&A. If you're interested in presenting on a niche or specific topic, or if you're a first-time speaker getting your feet wet, this might be a good fit for your submission.
- Hacking is Art - This track is for people working at the intersection of technology and art, making cool stuff with free, open source, or repurposed resources. Past topics have included 3d printing, open source graphics software, and using technology to aid in academic research. Sessions are fifty minutes long, including Q&A at the end.
- Introsec - This track is new this year; we get a lot of attendees who are new to the field or considering making a career change, and they could use some instruction in the fundamentals. If you have a talk on how to get started in CTFs, or how to build a home lab, or how to get started with learning cloud security, this would be the place to put it. Sessions are fifty minutes long, including Q&A at the end.
Speakers will need to bring their own laptops or devices from which to project slides or demonstrations; projectors and HDMI hookups / AV support will be provided.
Unfortunately, as a volunteer event, we can't reimburse speakers for travel or accommodations. That said, all speakers receive free admission to the conference as well as some special speaker-only swag to thank you for contributing your time.