Call for papers
This year, we’re going bigger — TWO full days of security goodness in the heart of Chicago!
🛠 Workshops – Oct 31
🎤 Main Talks – Nov 1
🦩 Villages, CTFs, Magicians, Flamingos & Vibes? Always!!
If you’ve got a story to share, a lesson to teach, or a technical rabbit hole you’re dying to pull us into — submit it!
✅ CFP for Workshops is OPEN NOW through June 27
✅ CFP for Talks opens June 28 and closes July 31
Important: Our CFP review will be anonymous; please do not include any biographical or identifying information in your proposal or the notes section. The identifying information is hidden from reviewers to facilitate a fair review of all submissions. *Submissions received with identifying information exposed to reviewers may be excluded from consideration.
Open Now!
When crafting your submission, please provide as much detail as possible, including a detailed outline. The outline should give the reviewer an idea of how your session will flow, the depth of your presentation, and how it will fit within the time constraint.
Important Notes:
- All speakers are required to adhere to our Code of Conduct.
- One complimentary pass for the event will be provided for the accepted speaker(s).
- Group/panel submissions are welcome; however, we reserve the right to limit the free speaker’s tickets to (3) per session.
- Honorarium or travel expenses are NOT provided for accepted speakers.
- Each individual may submit up to three proposals in the CFP.
- Anonymous review – do not include biographical or identifying information in any part of your proposal.
- No vendor pitches.
What is the review process?
Our CFP Review team will review each submission without knowledge of the speaker. Each submission will be reviewed with the following concepts as a framework for review:
- Uniqueness of Topic
- Timeliness of the Topic
- Value to larger Information Security Community
- Thought and detail put into the abstract
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Important Dates:
May 22, 2025: CFP for Workshops Opens
June 27, 2025: CFW Closes
July 14, 2025: CFW Notifications Sent
June 28, 2025: CFP for Conference Opens
July 31, 2025: CFP Closes
Aug 16, 2025: Notifications Sent
Nov 2, 2024: Conference
Submission Types:
All session times are hard limits, and presenters must plan time for Q&A during this time.
20 minute lightning talk
45 minute session presentation
Half-day and Full-day Workshops
You must select at least one time/format for each submission. If you would like to be considered for more than one format, you must describe in your submission how you would modify your presentation to adjust for the difference in length/format. You may also enter up to 2 submissions.