Call for Speakers
BSides San Diego 2025
29 Mar 2025
This is a Call for Papers, Talks, and Presentations for BSides San Diego 2025.
B-Sides is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing information security knowledge-sharing through events, conferences, and seminars around the world. Security professionals, researchers, and entrepreneurs have a unique opportunity to connect with experts from across the field, contribute their research, and network with like-minded individuals at a Bsides.
Talks at BSides typically cover a broad range of experience levels and topics, everything from privacy to cloud security to hardware security and everything in between.
For more information about Bsides San Diego: https://www.bsidessd.org/
Call for Speakers
01 Jun 2024
01 Dec 2024
Presentation Types:
We are looking for participants to present within one of the following formats:
New Speakers (20 Minutes) - Topic Briefing
Full Speakers (45 Minutes) - Topic Presentation or Discussion
Trainings (60 /120 Minutes)
In particular, we are looking for talks and/or trainings in the following areas:
Tools, Tools, Tools. Network Security Tools.
Offensive and Defensive Technologies and Techniques
Bugs and Reverse Engineering
Patching and Enterprise Security techniques and skills
Incident Handling, Forensics, and related topics
Mobile Device Security
Virtualization, Container, and Cloud Computing Security
Security Fundamental Topics
Critical Infrastructure Security
Cryptography use and abuse
Malware, Spyware, Command and Control, etc.
Web Application Security
Radio or Wireless Hacking
Hardware Hacking
Note: This is not a comprehensive list, If you have a great topic not listed above, please submit it through the CFP system.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
In order to ensure we have the highest quality talks possible, and provide the attendees with great content, the following guidelines will be considered as we go through the selection process:
Priority will be given to NEW content not previously presented at other conferences.
We will reserve a certain number of slots for local San Diego speakers each year
The more detail put into your submission the higher it will be weighted in the selection process.
If you have presented at BSides San Diego previously, you will be given a more favorable opportunity.
If you intend to discuss a topic that can have any legal or controversial ramifications, please let us know. This does not disqualify, but helps us prepare appropriately.
SPEAKER PRIVILEGES
Speakers at BSides San Diego 2025 are entitled to 1 Full Conference Pass for the speaker.
INELIGIBILITY
BSides San Diego is currently unable to sponsor any travel or board to the conference. We also can not sponsor entry to the United States for any International submissions. International candidates must have, or be able to obtain proper entry visas without BSides San Diego involvement to be eligible to present.
CONTACT US
If you need to get in touch with us about the CFP process, please use the official email: cfp@bsidessd.org
Schedule:
Dec 1st 2024 - Submissions closes at 5pm Mountain Time
Jan 14h 2025 - Submissions will hear back from the CFP committee
Entrance into the conference is free