Call for Papers

CFP is now closed!

This year, BSides Melbourne introduces three tracks:

• General Track (Speaker mentor is optional): ​30 or 45 min talk
• Rookie / N00b Track (Paired with a speaker mentor): ​15 or 30 min talk
• Career Track (Journeys and experiences in Information Security): ​​15-20 min talk

Note: If you would like your submission peer reviewed before your submit, please email the team, we are here to help.​

New speakers
If you are a student or first-time speaker and want to speak about a project or a passion of yours, please feel free to submit to the Rookie / N00b track. You will be matched with a mentor who will help you every step of the way.

Not sure where to start?
No problem. We'll be hosting a Call for Paper Webinar in the next few weeks to help you prepare for your submission. We'll talk through strategies, the submission process, common mistakes, and give you lots of tips – not just for BSides Melbourne, but any conference.

Submit your CFP here

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Talks and Tracks

Suggested Topic Ideas

• Network Defense tackling issues related to network, cloud, endpoint defense
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Security Operations
• Application Security
• Data Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)
• Malware and exploitation techniques 
• ​Policy, Risk and Compliance
• ​DevSecOps
• Hardware and Embedded
• Human Factors and Social Engineering
• Mobile
• SCADA and Industrial Automation
• Other InfoSec community topics

​Important

• Talks will not include vendor-related pitches or products or PR marketing campaigns
• Employer logo can only appear on two slides: Introduction and Biography

Tracks
General Track

• For speakers who have presented before
• Talks can be 30 or 45 minutes
• Speaker mentor program is optional

Rookie / N00b Track

• For brand new speakers
• Talk can be 15 or 30 minutes
• You will be paired with a mentor to help you prepare
• Help build your confidence and readiness

Career Track

• The career village will be hosting talks
• Share career journeys
• Sharing other community stories
• Talk will be no more than 15 - 20 minutes
• Speaker mentor program is optional

Speaker Mentor Program

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​BSides Melbourne will assign a coach to all first-time speakers. If you are an experienced speaker, you can also request a mentor too. Our goal is to remove all barriers that would prevent someone from submitting their work and to equip those individuals with the skills they need to be successful.

Please express your interest for a coach when you submit your CFP.

Resources for Writing CFP Submissions​

• Blog post by Kat Sweet on the building blocks of an InfoSec conference CFP.
• The CFPs 101 Panel from BSidesLV 2016
• The DEFCON Speaker’s Corner post by Nikita titled How do I Make my CFP Stand Out?
• Blog post by Cheryl Biswas about giving a talk in Infosec
• Blog post by Hexagon Security Create Good Security CFP Submissions