The Diana Initiative is hosting a one-day, online, diversity-driven conference with the goal to create a more inclusive information security industry.
The 2026 event will take place May 30th, 2026.
While our website will contain the most up to date information, highlights of this year’s conference include:
Speaker tracks
Career village
Capture the Flag
This submission is for our online event, May 30th 2026.
There will be multiple speaking tracks. Speakers have a choice of a 25 minute slot or a 50 minute slot.
For any CFP questions, email cfp@dianainitiative.org
Important Dates
Feb 1st: Call For Presentations Opens
March 31st: Call for Presentations Closes
April 29th: Final Speaker Acceptance Notifications Sent
Submission Guidelines
Submission Title
Speaker Name(s) Hidden from reviewers
Speaker Email (this is how we will contact you) Hidden from reviewers
Speaker biography (150 words or less per speaker) Hidden from reviewers
Abstract for your talk (200 words or less) Please refrain from including identifying information
Detailed talk outline Please refrain from including identifying information
Whether this would be your first speaking engagement at a conference
Whether this talk has been previously given at another conference
If the submission is missing any of the above items, it will not be accepted. The Diana Initiative reserves the right to throw out papers in which the author’s personal information is contained in the abstract or detailed outline.
Review Process
Each submitted talk will be double-blind reviewed (the reviewers do not see the author names and the authors do not see their reviewer names) by a committee of dedicated reviewers.
A final group of core conference staff will make a final judgment on each talk based on the comments provided by the double-blind review panel. Reviewers score talks based on a number of criteria included, but not limited to:
The Diana Initiative believes in feedback and education as part of the CFP process. So submitters are encouraged to request their feedback at the end of the review process.
Thank you,
CFP Staff
Example Submission
Please check here for an example submission of an accepted talk submitted in a previous year.
Resources for Writing CFPs and Giving Presentations
Collection of CFP Tips rounded up and shared by CircuitSwan.
Conference Submissions for the Faint of Heart, from Amelie Koran and Nicole Schwartz
This Blog post by Kat Sweet on the building blocks of an InfoSec conference CFP.
The CFPs 101 Panel from BSidesLV 2016
The DEFCON Speaker’s Corner post by Nikita titled How do I Make my CFP Stand Out?
This Blog post by Cheryl Biswas about giving a talk in Infosec
Presentation Tips for Technical Talks, from Tanya Janca (@shehackspurple).
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