-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 *********************************************************************** CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS *********************************************************************** LACSEC 2013 8th Network Security Event for Latin America and the Caribbean May 5-10, 2013, Medellin, Colombia http://www.lacnic.net/en/web/eventos/lacnic19 LACNIC (http://www.lacnic.net) is the international organization based in (Uruguay) that is responsible for the administration of the IP address space, Reverse Resolution, Autonomous System Numbers and other resources for the Latin American and the Caribbean region on behalf of the Internet community. The "8th Network Security Event for Latin America and the Caribbean" will be held in Medellin, Colombia, within the framework of LACNIC's eighteenth annual meeting (LACNIC XIX). This is a public call for presentations for that event. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Honeypots, network monitoring and situational awareness tools in general. * Fighting spam, particularly spam from origin (SPF, DKIM and related technologies. Email reputation) * Fighting phishing and pharming * Fighting malware * Internet protocol security * IPv6 security * DNSsec * Security of network infrastructure services (DNS, NTP, etc.) * Web security * DoS/DDoS response and mitigation, botnets * Authentication and access control * Security in the cloud * Critical infrastructure protection * Mobile systems security * Computer security incident response teams (CSIRTs): creation, management, experiences * Security in corporate environments, compliance and auditing, return on information security investments * Security management (procedures, operational logs, records, etc.) * Risk management in Information Security * Computer forensics * Protection of privacy * Legal aspects related to information security Guidelines for Presenting Proposals Proposals for the "8th Network Security Event for Latin America and the Caribbean" (LACSEC 2013) must be presented taking into account the following considerations: * The proposal may consist of a paper, or (alternatively) an Extended Abstract plus a draft version of the slides to be used during the presentation. * Proposals may be presented in English, Portuguese or Spanish. * Proposals must be submitted in Portable Document Format (PDF) * Submissions must be created directly using a word processing system (scanned articles will not be accepted) * Presentations may not be longer than 30 minutes. Submitting a Proposal Those interested in presenting at LACSEC 2013 must send the following information to within the deadlines set forth below: * Full title of the presentation * A paper or, alternatively, an Extended Abstract and a draft of the slides to be used during the presentation. The paper should not be longer than 10 pages. The extended abstract should not contain more than one thousand (1000) words. The Evaluation Committee may, at its sole discretion, request additional or complementary information. * Full name, email address and organization with which the author (or authors) of the submission is affiliated For more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Evaluation Committee at . Proposal Evaluation The Evaluation Committee created for this purpose will evaluate proposals based on the following basic criteria: * Originality * Technical quality * Relevance * Presentation * Applicability Speaker's Privileges LACNIC will cover the registration fee for those authors whose presentations are accepted. However, speaker travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. Presenters who require financial assistance to attend the event may apply for the LACNIC Financial Assistance Program. Please read the corresponding instructions . In no case does applying for the sponsorship program guarantee that financial assistance will be granted. For more information please contact LACNIC staff at . IMPORTANT DATES * Deadline for proposal submission: March 1st, 2013 * Notification of acceptance: March 11st, 2013 * Deadline for submitting the final version the presentation: May 5th, 2012 "8th Network Security Event for Latin America and the Caribbean" (LACSEC 2013) Chair Fernando Gont (SI6 Networks/UTN-FRH, Argentina) Evaluation Committee Iván Arce (Fundación Sadosky, Argentina) Carlos A. Ayala Rocha (Arbor Networks, Mexico) Julio César Balderrama (ISM GLOBAL S.A., Argentina) Matthias Bethke (Zonarix S.A., Ecuador) Eduardo Carozo Blumsztein (ITC SA, Uruguay) Jeimy J. Cano M. (Fac. de Derecho, U. de los Andes, Colombia) Giovanni Cruz Forero (Consultor Independiente, Colombia) Lorena Ferreyro (Consultora Independiente, Argentina) Javier Liendo (Cisco Mexico, Cisco) Carlos Martinez-Cagnazzo (LACNIC, Uruguay) Alex Nunes (MS2, Brazil) Hernan Ochoa (Amplia Security, Argentina) James Pichardo (DO-CSIRT, Dominican Republic) Patricia Prandini (Posg. en Seg. Informática, UBA, Argentina) Javier Romero (JACKSECURITY, Peru) Rodrigo Rubira Branco (Dissect PE Project, Brazil) Hugo Salgado (NIC Chile, Chile) Carlos Sarraute (Grandata, Argentina) Leonardo Serodio (Alcatel-Lucent, U.S.A.) Arturo Servin (LACNIC, Uruguay) Liliana V. Solha (CAIS/RNP, Brazil) Leonardo Vidal (Uruguay ISOC Chapter, Uruguay) - -- Fernando Gont SI6 Networks e-mail: fgont@si6networks.com PGP Fingerprint: 6666 31C6 D484 63B2 8FB1 E3C4 AE25 0D55 1D4E 7492 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQ/6X4AAoJEK4lDVUdTnSSX4wP/0I5JAYX5AAhkD9ZIb53NMe5 BMVRvghSwyG/hnDMMT1maRlOqj4fwMO3w4IKZv4qK9cIWlUHInDTRw5PpTq7560G sb9iqm8uN9hIar3qJMVgEP0a/eVKr4qjsGJB3a6P6Kb489S1ajljER8QA37aNwdI kFwNUtQDOdDz6M2K2JOXf0BUkXPUn1AZt4wpgM5YZlEL16A7UfBEbVu0lg09JTwA QwZx85rsCcJODKQr+2n9f+t4pvJEVoBS9vTQJy0kiG7+TetFDq9rDanSSYd3G1NE 3mXAnGW6j9MZF5BTOowsXBYXLLBHB6dyCBhiWc9Isu6PzXfkZG3irSubRD74yJsf w7NNwveP6nE7RZdDoGynk4RMrmAo3/gn++eXgnE80T1vSkoQoSoU5zAZgldpOayc S/Qu6usVtcsFsUqZUrDWfQ/aX6Z9UFlOxjPbL92DpqyHbt/pl9tkjsx2om+CZw7O Z8k3+OTRuM2XqRz5tT4GNdmJ3GX7QTz4Q8/FZyDMFpDjP6u+X7yG4W3kAcFJhy5n XPNCoxXrNd4M325YayAFPvMZqxhccySJSu4mlg+g3qExmiZRtPbmKBCbJiCAFgpI 3nZw9w8Ld7P0l5R8iPaSCCLw6qVxb6BX2n5X8vzYCQBTGo6I55qniuJsOubB0zXy R8jyNLv9gN7WNQjcz2PE =qPiq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----