BSides Rocket City is a free community conference, and we're looking for technical, hands-on, community-driven proposals across ethical hacking, red teaming, blue teaming, purple teaming, space cyber, RF, hardware hacking, lockpicking, maker projects, AI security, cloud, ICS/OT, research, tools, demos, war stories, lessons learned, and weird ideas worth sharing.

We especially encourage students, first-time presenters, and new voices to submit.

What we're accepting

⚡ 15-minute lightning talks

🎤 1-hour talks

🛠️ Multi-hour workshops

…anything that helps people build, break, learn, and think differently.

What we're not accepting: No marketing pitches, no sales talks, no fluff, no business capability briefings. This is for real knowledge-sharing, technical depth, hands-on learning, and community-driven ideas.

Make your submission stand out: Lead with the problem and why the audience should care, then what you'll show. A clear outline with concrete, practical takeaways goes a long way. For workshops, tell us exactly what attendees will walk away able to do, and what they need to bring.

Timeline

CFP closes: December 31 2026 (11:59 PM CT)

Notifications: by February 5, 2027

Confirm your slot by: February 12, 2027

Event: Saturday, March 20, 2027 — Huntsville, AL

If you've got something useful, interesting, challenging, or wonderfully weird to teach, show, build, break, or spark discussion around, send us your proposal and help launch BSides Rocket City into orbit! 🚀