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Events for 2009

Event	Date	Location	Notes
Conference on Email and Anti-Spam (CEAS) 2009	Jul 16 - 17	Mountain View, CA, USA	'The conference focuses on all aspects of electronic communication including email, instant messaging, text messaging, and voice/video messaging. Topics of interest include novel applications of electronic messaging, abatement of abuses of electronic messaging, spam, spit (spam over internet telephony), spim (spam over instant messenger), phishing, identity theft via messaging, viruses, and spyware.'
Mastering Computer Forensics - masterclass	Jul 22 - 23	Jakarta, Indonesia	'Macht Vantage is running the Mastering Computer Forensics masterclass, in which participants will gain hands-on practical knowledge and learn in-depth techniques on identifying, collecting, preserving and analysing data using latest methodologies that preserves integrity of the evidence collected so it can be used effectively in a legal case. Book before 31 May 2009 to enjoy early bird discount, saving up to USD500. http://www.machtvantage.com/computerforensics.html.'
Black Hat USA 2009	Jul 25 - 30	Las Vegas, NV, USA	A series of highly technical information security conferences that bring together thought leaders from the infosec world. The environment is strictly vendor-neutral and focuses on cutting-edge research from industry experts; in addition offering training courses for experienced security professionals. For more information, visit www.blackhat.com.
USENIX Security Symposium 2009	Aug 12 - 14	Montreal, Canada
International Cyber Conflict Legal & Policy Conference 2009	Sept 09 - 10	Tallinn, Estonia	'This expert-level conference will be organized in cooperation between the NATO-accredited Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCD COE) and the George Mason University Center for Infrastructure Protection (CIP). The conference focuses on the legal and policy aspects of cyber conflict.'
7th German Anti Spam Summit	Sept 14 - 16	Wiesbaden, Germany	'The 7th German Anti Spam Summit takes place September 14 - 16, 2009 at Biebrich castle in Wiesbaden, focusing on technical means of spam-distribution, the latest threats, and the Inernet industry's responses. Experts from around the globe will present and discuss the latest legal and technical development in the area of spam. The event will be held in English language.'
Keeping Public Sector Data Private	Sept 15	London, UK	'This one-day conference will bring together senior IT and security experts from central and local government, education, health, criminal justice and other areas of the public and third sector to explore how to manage data both within and outside your organisation.'
IMF 2009: 5th International Conference on IT Security Incident Management & IT Forensics	Sept 15 - 17	Stuttgart, Germany
SOURCE Barcelona 2009	Sept 21 - 22	Barcelona, Spain
VB2009	Sept 23 - 25	Geneva, Switzerland	VB2009 - the 19th Virus Bulletin International Conference - will be held 23-25 September 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. For enquiries relating to sponsorship or any other form of participation please email conference@virusbtn.com.
Hacker Halted 2009	Sept 23 - 24	Miami, FL, USA
CxO Dialogue Information Security & Risk Management	Sept 29 - 30	Windsor, UK
APWG eCrime Researchers Summit	Oct 20-21	Tacoma, WA, USA	The third APWG eCrime Researchers Summit will be held in conjunction with the 2009 APWG General Meeting October 19th in Tacoma, WA's downtown business district. eCrime '09 will bring together academic researchers, security practitioners and law enforcement to discuss all aspects of electronic crime and ways to combat it.
SecureLondon Workshop on Information Security Audits, Assessments and Compliance	Oct 13	London, UK	'The publication of the third part of BS7799 underlines the importance of risk analysis in the security lifecycle. Yet, there are many interpretations of how to perform this critical activity and as many interpretations of the term risk itself. This workshop will discuss some of the anomalies, highlight the current debate on this topic and talk about key standards, regulations and legislation. Risk management and compliance remain an important issue for organizations, particularly with the drive to achieve compliance with Basel II, ISO17799 and Sarbanes Oxley. The workshop will provide information on the challenges your business will face in its strive to implement unified governance, compliance systems and best practice risk management.'
Malware 2009	Oct 13 - 14	Montreal, Canada	'The 4th International Conference on Malicious and Unwanted Software (Malware 2009) is designed to bring together experts from industry, academia and government to present and discuss the latest advances and discoveries in the field malicious and unwanted software, the techniques, economics and legal issues behind their use, and the methods to detect and control them.'
SC World Congress	Oct 13 - 14	New York, NY, USA	'The second annual SC World Congress takes place October 13-14 in New York City. The Congress features a two-day programme presented in four tracks - including the unique Editor's Choice sessions and the industry's largest fall product expo. See www.scworldcongress.com'
RSA Conference Europe	Oct 20 - 22	London, UK
MAAWG 17th general meeting	Oct 27 - 29	Philadelphia, PA, USA
PacSec 2009	Nov 04 - 05	Tokyo, Japan	'The PacSec meeting provides an opportunity for foreign specialists to be exposed to Japanese innovation and markets and collaborate on practical solutions to computer security issues. In a relaxed setting with a mixture of material bilingually translated in both English and Japanese, the eminent technologists can socialize and attend training sessions.'
AVAR 2009	Nov 04 - 06	Kyoto, Japan	'The AVAR2009 Conference will be held 4-6 November 2009 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kyoto, Japan.'
16th ACM Conference on Computer & Communications Security (CCS)	Nov 09 - 13	Chicago, IL, USA

Events for 2010

Event	Date	Location	Notes
CanSecWest	Mar 16 - 20	Vancouver, Canada	'The conference lasts for three days and features a single track of thought provoking presentations, each prepared by an experienced professional and talented educator who is at the cutting edge of his or her field.'
EICAR 2010	May 08 - 11	Paris, France
VB2010 Vancouver	Sept 29 - Oct 01	Vancouver, Canada	VB2010 will be held at the Westin Bayshore hotel in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Further details will be announced in due course - in the meantime, anyone wanting information on sponsorship of the event or any other form of participation should contact conference@virusbtn.com.