2024 Call for Papers

CFP is now closed
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BSides Melbourne has 2 speaking tracks (30 mins):

• Track 1 - Cyber Track: ​New speakers will be paired with a speaker mentor
• Track 2 - Career Track: ​​​Journeys and experiences in Information Security

Applications close 31 July 2024 @ 11:59pm AEST
Notifications of acceptance will be from 1st September 2024

Note: If you would like your submission peer reviewed before your submit, please email the team, we are here to help.​ Also if feel you qualify for the financial aid and DEI program, please note this in the your speaker CFP submission.

New Speakers
If you are a student or first-time speaker, or had limited exposure speaking and would like to present, the new speaker track is for you. You will be matched with a mentor who will help you every step of the way, from slide presentation to speaking practice.

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Talks and Tracks

Below are some suggested topic areas, however, it's important to talk about what you know, love and are passionate about. Never assume that just because you know, everyone else does! This is why we share so that others can learn.

Security has so many areas, defensive, offensive, compliance, people-centric, lessons learned, war stories. Make it your own and it will be great!

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
• AI and ML
• Lessons learned
• Start up
• Something you have built
• Something you want to share
• 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 (30 mins)
Cyber Track

• New speakers will be paired with a mentor to help you with confidence and preparation

Career Track

• The career village will be hosting talks
• Share career journeys
• Sharing other community stories

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​

• I have nothing to talk about by AusCERT 2023 Lidia Giuliano
• 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