Update: OWASP AppSec Europe 2005, April 9-10

["Dave Wichers" <conferences () owasp org>]

The following was announced previously but additional information about the 
agenda and hotel information, including inexpensive rooms right at Royal 
Holloway is now available on the OWASP site, as described below. Also, for 
all questions about the conference, please contact me (Dave Wichers [now the 
OWASP Conferences Chair), rather than Jeff Williams (the OWASP Chair).

Dear Colleague,

OWASP is proud to announce its second Application Security Conference to be 
held April 9-10 near London. The OWASP AppSec Europe 2005 Conference is just 
a short 2 months away and since there's limited seating, be sure to register 
early to reserve your seat and support the not-for-profit OWASP Foundation. 
Check out the OWASP website at 
http://www.owasp.org/conferences/appsec2005europe.html for all the details.

You'll hear great speakers like:

- Denis Verdon (Head of CISG, Fidelity National Financial)
- Dr. Charles Pfleeger (Author of Security in Computing)
- Jeff Williams (OWASP Chair and CEO, Aspect Security)
- Dinis Cruz (Leader of the OWASP .NET project)
- Rogan Dawes (Author of WebScarab)
- Ivan Ristic (Author of ModSecurity)
- Arian Evans (Session Management and Testing Tools)

The full agenda and schedule is available at: 
http://www.owasp.org/conferences/appsec2005europe/agendae05.html

AppSec Europe 2005 is April 9-10 at Royal Holloway, University of London --  
home of one of the best InfoSec programs in Europe and featured in the Da 
Vinci Code. OWASP's AppSec conferences are dedicated to real-world 
application security issues and solutions. You'll learn all aspects of 
application security, including people, process, and technology 
perspectives.

You'll hear presentations on topics like:

 - OWASP Status, Direction, and new Projects
 - Web Application Testing Tools and Techniques
 - A Review of Existing Application Security Products/Test Tools
 - Web Services Security
 - .NET Security
 - Web Application Intrusion Detection
 - Advanced Attack and Defense Techniques
 - How to Contract for Secure Software
 - Lessons Learned in the Trenches

By participating you'll have a direct opportunity to help shape and 
influence the direction of OWASP in 2005.

REGISTRATION DETAILS: As a not-for-profit we have been able to keep the cost 
to £150 (or $280) per seat which is significantly less than what most 
conferences cost.

You can register for the conference using PayPal (preferred) using the 
following email address conference-nyc () owasp org.  We also have a direct 
link to Paypal via the OWASP Website at www.owasp.org.  Alternatively, you 
can register by sending a check in USD made payable to the OWASP Foundation:

 OWASP AppSec Europe 2005
 The OWASP Foundation
 9175 Guilford Road, Suite 300
 Columbia, MD 21046-2565

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TICKETS ARE NON REFUNDABLE TO REDUCE ADMINISTRATION 
COSTS

Information about local accomodations, including reduced rate rooms right at 
Royal Holloway that can be ordered through OWASP is now available at: 
http://www.owasp.org/conferences/appsec2005europe/acceuro05.html

If you know others that would be interested in attending OWASP AppSec Europe 
2005, please forward them this email and let them know about this 
opportunity.

Please contact me with any questions,

--Dave

Dave Wichers, OWASP Conferences Chair
The OWASP Foundation
http://www.owasp.org