FYI: October 5-6 "Security in Lean Times" VA SCAN Conference @ University of Virginia

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Register now for the October 5th and 6th "Security in Lean Times" conference to be held at the University of Virginia 
in Charlottesville and hosted by the Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking (http://vascan.org). Don't 
miss this opportunity to hear leaders in the security field discuss current issues and to share ideas on effective 
security practices with your colleagues.

Registration: $100 for both conference days; $70 for one day; pre-registration required

Hotel Rate Deadline: A block of rooms are being held for VA SCAN Conference guests at the Cavalier Inn for a rate of 
$87.00 plus tax a night until September 14th.

Who should attend? Technical staff, managers, auditors, law enforcement officers, and others with interests in 
information security will find this conference very useful. While past conference participants have come primarily from 
higher education, K-12, state/local government, and law enforcement, individuals from all sectors are encouraged to 
attend.

Program highlights:
* The conference keynote speaker is Gene Kim, co-founder and CTO of Tripwire, Inc.
* Rob Lee will conduct a half-day technical workshop on memory forensics. Rob is co-author of the bestselling book Know 
Your Enemy, a certified SANS instructor, and a leading consultant in computer forensics, vulnerability discovery, 
intrusion detection, and incident response
* Security and audit professionals from various colleges and universities will be presenting on various topic such as,
ISO 27002 security standard
Auditing in a virtual environment
Convergence of IT security and emergency preparedness
Security in the cloud
e-Discovery and effective records management
Building a case for security expenditures
Virtualization and security
Authentication strategies
Mobile device security

To obtain more detailed conference information and to register, see http://itc.virginia.edu/security/vascan09.