Date:         Tue, 30 May 2000 11:36:35 -0500
From: Chet Uber <eidetic@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Call for Presentations
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM

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SECOND NOTICE - EXTENSION OF DATES

CALL FOR PAPERS

OVERVIEW NEbraskaCERT presents CERT Conference 2000,
in Omaha, Nebraska. The conference will provide an
opportunity to participate in the leading international
conference addressing data integrity and computer system
survivability issues. The goal of this vital conference
will be to explore technologies that will take us into the future
such as information assurance, infrastructure protection,
and asset protection in open environments. Share lessons
learned, explore innovative solutions, experience hands-on
workshops, and take away knowledge to apply to your
unique circumstances.

This conference will provide essential information to all
those involved with or those who have an interest in data
integrity and computer system security issues. This conference
brings together experienced practitioners and managers
that are willing to share their experience and what they
have learned. You will have the opportunity to benefit from
proven techniques, methods, and technologies from both a
technical and management viewpoint.

Exhibits will be featured from companies leading the way in
new technology as well as educational sessions and
leading authorities as keynote speakers in system security.
You will leave this conference ready to take on the
information security challenges of the future.

Attendees will include CEOs, CIOs, Chief Security Officers,
Security Administrators, IT Auditors, Network Administrators,
E-Commerce Project Managers, IT Educators, IT Managers,
System Administrators, IT Professionals, and anyone who uses
the internet at home or work. The conference is a three day event,
two days of tutorials and three days of technical sessions including
refereed paper presentations, invited talks, and panel discussions.

Technical sessions The focus of the conference is on the most recent
practical advances in computer security in all its aspects. The Program
Committee is soliciting original papers analyzing, among other topics,
methodologies for drafting security policies, recent intrusion techniques,
describing experiences in building incident response capabilities, working
security architectures, pros and cons of both commercial and experimental
pro-active security tools. The presentation of new security tools and
methodologies, when their actual effectiveness and applicability
are shown, is also welcome.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
* security policy writing
* risk analysis
* international legal issues
* computer forensics
* liability issues
* legal and administrative issues in incident handling
* competition, espionage, information warfare
* vulnerability analysis and advisory process
* coordinating international incidents
* intrusion detection, response, and analysis
* building perimeter defenses
* secure network administration
* building security infrastructures against internal attacks
* securing operating systems
* experiences with virus/antivirus
* experiences with commercial security tools
* Java/ActiveX security
* proactive security tools
* Internet service providers and security
* programming securely
* collecting evidences
* experience with PKI's

Tutorial Submission Two tutorial tracks are planned. One oriented
to IT managers will deal with topics such as drafting a security
policy, computer forensics, setting up a PKI. The second track is
oriented to technical staff and will provide information on security
tools, designing security architectures, monitoring tools and web
security, etc. Proposals are solicited from individuals interested
in giving a tutorial. Tutorials may be half or full day in length and
cover topics at an introductory or advanced level. Proposals for
tutorials should be submitted to the following address:
proposals@nebraskacert.org and should include an extended abstract
describing the topic and objectives, a detailed outline of the content,
a description of the intended audience, a biography of the speaker(s),
and an indication of length (full or half day).
Individuals interested in submitting tutorial proposals
are encouraged to contact the Program Chair
before the deadline to discuss the proposed content.

Panel Submission Panels are solicited that examine innovative,
controversial, or otherwise provocative issues of interest.
Panel proposals should not exceed 3 pages, including biographical sketches
of the panelists. Potential panel organizers should contact the Program Chair.

Paper Submission Authors are invited to submit papers, preferably in Post Script
or PDF format, RTF and HTML are also accepted, whose length does not exceed 15
double spaced typeset pages. All paper submissions will be handled
electronically. Authors should e-mail a version of their full paper
to proposals@nebraskacert.org. In addition, authors should separately send via
e-mail title, author names and full address, specifying the corresponding author,
and abstract of their paper to the Program Chair. Authors will receive an immediate
notification of the successful receipt of the file containing their paper.

Subsequently, a formal notification will be sent after verifying that the paper
can be printed successfully. Papers will be evaluated by the program committee
based on their quality and relevance. Each paper will be reviewed by three independent
reviewers, whose reviews will be relayed to the corresponding author. All submissions
are held in the highest confidentiality prior to publication in the proceedings.
Papers submitted after the deadline will not be accepted unless an extension has
been granted. Authors must obtain employer, client, or
government releases prior to submitting the final manuscript.
Accepted papers will be presented during the conference
and will be published in the conference proceedings.
The proceedings are provided free of charge to conference
attendees. Additional copies will be available for purchase at the conference.

Chair: Leah Pietron, PhD. Associate Professor College of IS&T, University of Nebraska, Omaha


Tracks, Tutorials & Papers Committee: chet.uber@NEbraskaCERT.org

IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 30, 2000
Notification of Acceptance: July 30, 2000
Final Version Due: August 15, 2000


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