CitySec is a Movement! Woo!
Thomas Ptacek | July 26th, 2006 | Filed Under: Gatherings, Uncategorized
In the wake of Bejtlich starting NoVASec, Adam and Chris trendspot “The CitySec Movement” (and thank you for the name, which I am stealing). Adam seems to have theories as to why CitySec works. Ok. For my part, all Cory Scott and I did was make CitySec simple to go to: no registration, no dues, no membership, no minutes, no vendors, no sales pitches.
CitySec meetups will work for all the reasons formal meetings don’t. 99% of the value you get from going to a meeting is, uh, meeting people. Everything that isn’t about hanging around drinking with interesting security people in your area is overhead.
The CitySec meetings we know about include:
- ChiSec in Chicago (next one: late August)
- NYSec in New York
- SeaSec in Seattle
- BeanSec in Boston (coming soon, inquire for details)
- NoVASec in DC Metro
We’ve gotten pings for BaySec and, I believe, Austin (SouthBySouthSec! (duck)).
You can feel free to comment here if you’re interested in any of these, or have other locations to suggest. The rule is, two people find themselves wanting to set up the same CitySec, and it’s on.
Christofer Hoff
July 27th, 2006 12:30 amPending the formal introduction here, BeanSec is schedule for 8/15 in Cambridge, MA. Stay tuned for details.
Chris
wpn
July 27th, 2006 10:12 amPut me down for the SXSSec (cute :-). I was thinking of doing one, but if someone’s already pinged on it, I’m happy just to show up.
Matt
July 27th, 2006 10:52 amI’d love a LosAngelesSec (pronounced like “lasik”, naturally) or a SanDiegoSec.
hey
July 27th, 2006 1:43 pmIt’s like 2600 meetings for people who have jobs.
pat s.
July 27th, 2006 1:48 pmor ISSA meetings for people who have lives.
HD
July 27th, 2006 2:06 pmThe Austin group (at least the one I am part of), is called AHA. More sushi and poker than technical…
Thomas Ptacek
July 27th, 2006 2:18 pmIs the Austin meeting primarily about security? And, equally as important, could my dad go to an AHA meeting and not feel totally out of place?
Todd
July 27th, 2006 3:42 pmHD forgot to include beer…it is also a very important part of our Austin meetings…
HD
July 27th, 2006 3:47 pmIf your dad eats sushi, gambles, and likes to talk about security at the same time, sure
If there is enough interest, we can schedule an open meeting. The current system is invite-only and includes about ~25 Austinites. If you live in Austin and would be interested in this kind of event, drop me an email: (austin-hackers[at]metasploit.com).
Thomas Ptacek
July 27th, 2006 3:58 pmYou should do an open meeting, just to do one. =)
wpn
July 28th, 2006 6:43 amIs it about Security security, or hacking? I do sushi, but not poker or beer. And I had my fill of “d00d, guess what I just broke?” in the ’80s.
(”ISSA for people who have lives” … good one)
Thomas Ptacek
July 28th, 2006 9:59 amI’ll say that ChiSec is about security as a profession.
wpn
July 28th, 2006 10:56 am“Security as a profession” — that’s the sort of thing I’d want to attend. Not because I want to pay dues or flash my (nonexistent) certifications, but because I want to meet real people who are building real solutions. Obviously, that goes just fine with sushi and beer too, but there’s got to be room at the table for the sandwich-and-diet-Coke crowd too.
Quine
July 29th, 2006 3:57 pmIt’d be nice to set one up here in Orlando, FL.
JAS
July 31st, 2006 1:30 pmCount me in for BeanSec - and I can probably get Jaquith to attend as well
Kevin Johnson
July 31st, 2006 2:50 pmWould anyone be interested in a JaxSec for Jacksonville Florida?
Chris_B
August 2nd, 2006 3:44 amEdoSec (Tokyo) anyone?
Sharkey
June 29th, 2007 5:04 pmRainSec (Pdx) is up and growing.
Gunnar
July 5th, 2007 4:39 pm21 days til MinneSec
http://minnesec.blogspot.com/
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