[ANNOUNCE] Linux Security Summit Europe 2018 - CFP

[Reshetova, Elena]

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		   ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

		   LINUX SECURITY SUMMIT EUROPE 2018
                             
			         25-26 October
			       EDINBURGH, UK
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DESCRIPTION

 The Linux Security Summit (LSS) is a technical forum for collaboration
 between Linux developers, researchers, and end users. Its primary aim is to
 foster community efforts in analyzing and solving Linux security challenges.

 This year, for the first time, the Linux Security Summit is going to
 be also held in Europe (LSS-EU) in order to facilitate broader participation in Linux
 Security development. Similar to LSS-North America, LSS-EU provides a unique
 opportunity for to have discussions and networking opportunities with key people 
 in  the Linux kernel security community , present your work and ideas and 
 affect the future direction of Linux security.  

 In addition to the refereed presentations, panels and BoF sessions, this year's
 LSS-EU program will have an introduction into various Linux kernel security
 subsystems in order to get participants acquainted with their main concepts
 and goals, as well as outline the areas of future development, where contribution
 by the community is welcomed. 


  The program committee currently seeks proposals for:

    * Refereed Presentations:
      45 minutes in length.

    * Panel Discussion Topics:
      45 minutes in length.

    * Short Topics:
      30 minutes in total, including at least 10 minutes discussion.

    * BoF Sessions.

  Topic areas include, but are not limited to:

    * Kernel self-protection
    * Access control
    * Cryptography and key management
    * Integrity control
    * Hardware Security
    * Iot and embedded security
    * Virtualization and containers
    * System-specific system hardening
    * Case studies
    * Security tools
    * Security UX
    * Emerging technologies, threats & techniques 

  Proposals should be submitted via:
    https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linux-security-summit-europe-2018/program/cfp/


DATES

  * CFP Close: July 16, 2018
  * CFP Notifications: July 23, 2018
  * Schedule Announced: Aug 25, 2018
  * Event: October 25-26, 2018


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  We're seeking a diverse range of attendees, and welcome participation by
  people involved in Linux security development, operations, and research.

  The LSS is a unique global event which provides the opportunity to present
  and discuss your work or research with key Linux security community members
  and maintainers. It?s also useful for those who wish to keep up with the
  latest in Linux security development, and to provide input to the
  development process.


WEB SITE

  https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linux-security-summit-europe-2018/


TWITTER

  For event updates and announcements, follow:

    https://twitter.com/LinuxSecSummit
  

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

  The program committee for LSS-EU 2018 is:

    * Elena Reshetova, Intel
    * James Morris, Microsoft
    * Serge Hallyn, Cisco
    * Paul Moore, Red Hat
    * Stephen Smalley, NSA
    * John Johansen, Canonical
    * Kees Cook, Google
    * Casey Schaufler, Intel
    * Mimi Zohar, IBM
    * David A. Wheeler, Institute for Defense Analyses

  The program committee may be contacted as a group via email:
    lss-pc () lists.linuxfoundation.org