Talks (in-person only)
We are looking for talks on breaking, building, defending, connected systems, wireless technologies, and other relevant security topics. Research on AI hallucination or other failure modes that threaten security (including the spread of disinformation) is of particular interest this year. Presentations can be 20 or 50 minutes long, with 10 minutes of Q&A afterwards. We have a separate call for Career Village talks and CISO Village workshops.
Vendor pitches will not be accepted.

Workshops (in-person only)
Workshops offer hands-on training on a specific topic. Prior workshops have included lock picking, hardware hacking, Android app security auditing, cheating to win video games, and network forensics. Workshops can be 2 hours or 4 hours long.


Advice for your CfP Submission in Sessionize:
- Make sure the talk is applicable to this conference - specifically, it should be about information security!
- Sell yourself and your talk. Why is this topic interesting, and why are you the right person to talk about it?
- Please provide enough detail in the ‘Session Description’ for us to understand and evaluate your submission. Text in the ‘Session Description’ will also be used on the schedule and website.  
- The ‘Notes to Organizer’ section is for additional information for the review board, like an outline of your talk, or "I can only present on Saturday". Or an outline for your talk. Did I mention we would love an outline?
- The ‘Screen Name’ in your Sessionize speaker bio is the only name we'll use on the schedule, YouTube recording, etc. That can be your real name or your handle. If ‘Screen Name’ is left blank, we will use the full name listed on your speaker profile.
- The pic from your Sessionize speaker profile will be used in the schedule and any marketing material (tweets) along with your speaker bio


We gave a talk at CactusCon 10 about how to create a great submission. You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y2tKr5DXDw

CactusCon's code of conduct can be found here: https://www.cactuscon.com/code-of-conduct

CactusCon is committed to keeping costs as low as possible for attendees. As such, we cannot pay for speaker travel or lodging. If you are accepted to present and will need a visa to attend, we can provide an invitation letter, but cannot navigate the visa process on your behalf.