Presentation Types:

We are looking for participants to present within one of the following formats:

First Time Speakers (20 Minutes) - Topic Briefing

Full Speakers (45 Minutes) - Topic Presentation or Discussion

Trainings (60 /120 Minutes) - Topic Training

We are looking for talks and/or training in areas like:

• Network Security Tools
• Offensive and Defensive Technologies and Techniques
• Cloud security 
• Bugs and Reverse Engineering
• Patching and Enterprise Security techniques
• Incident Handling, Forensics, and related topics
• Mobile Device Security
• Virtualization, Container, and Cloud - - Devsecops 
• Security Fundamental Topics
• Infrastructure Security
• Cryptography use and abuse
• Malware, Spyware, Command and Control, etc.
• Web Application Security
• Radio or Wireless Hacking
• Hardware Hacking
• AI, ML, Data Science security 

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:

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:

The more detail put into your submission the higher it will be weighted in the selection process.

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.

We will reserve a certain number of slots for local San Diego speakers each year. 

The ideal submission:

We’re looking for crisp abstracts with a clear takeaway, no vague pitches or product demos.

Make the title catchy but still understandable without too much mind-reading

When submitting, select a primary track that best represents your session.

We love real-world experiences from actual use-cases; what did you learn (especially when it failed)

No Sales Pitches

This is a knowledge-sharing conference, not a sales event. If your talk focuses on selling a product rather than delivering insights, it’s not the right fit. Please apply as a sponsor. 

* Limit 2 submissions per speakers. Additional submissions will not be considered. 

SPEAKER PRIVILEGES:

Selected speakers for BSides San Diego 2027 are entitled to 1 Full Conference Pass for the speaker.

Travel and International Sponsorship: 

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

We look forward to seeing your brilliant ideas and welcoming you to BSides San Diego 2027!

Important Dates

Dec 20th 2027 - Submissions close at 5pm PST

Jan 17th 2027 - CFP committee acceptance notification to speakers and trainers. You will have until the 23th to respond before we more on to the next round. 

Jan 24th 2027 - CFP committee second round acceptance notification to speakers and trainers. You will have until 30th to respond

Jan 31th 2027 CFP committee thank you notifications