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Date: Tue May 26 2009 - 03:43:52 CDT

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Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones <lgj (at) usenix.org>

You're invited to join us at the 18th USENIX Security Symposium, August
10-14, 2009, in Montreal, Canada. USENIX Security '09 will help you stay
ahead of the game by offering cutting-edge research on topics ranging
from malware detection through applied cryptography to securing Web apps
and more.

* The USENIX Security '09 training program can help you learn the latest
  on topics such as:

-- Building Secure Android Applications

-- Learning Reverse Engineering: A Highly Immersive Approach (2-Day
   Class)

-- Securing Citrix XenServer and VMware ESX Server Experts such as
Patrick McDaniel, William Enck, Golden G. Richard III, Frank Adelstein,
and Phil Cox will give you the information, techniques, tools, and
strategies you need to practice effective security today--and tomorrow.

* Don't miss the keynote address, "Android: Securing a Mobile Platform
  from the Ground Up," by Rich Cannings and David Bort of the Google
  Android Project.

* The invited talks cover a number of timely topics, including:

-- "Top Ten Web Hacking Techniques of 2008: 'What's possible, not
   probable,'" by Jeremiah Grossman, WhiteHat Security

-- "Modern Exploitation and Memory Protection Bypasses," by Alexander
   Sotirov, Independent Security Researcher

-- "How the Pursuit of Truth Led Me to Selling Viagra," by Vern Paxson,
   International Computer Science Institute and University of
   California, Berkeley

-- "What IE8 is Doing to Make the Web Safer," by Dean Hachmovitch,
   Microsoft

-- And more . . .

* The 26 refereed papers present the new research in a variety of
  subject areas, including memory safety, RFID, network security, and
  attacks on privacy.

* Join colleagues with similar interests for thought-provoking
  discussions at the evening Birds-of-a-Feather sessions.

* Share a provocative opinion, interesting preliminary work, or a cool
  idea that will spark discussion at the poster session. To submit a
  poster, please send a 1-5 page proposal, in PDF or PostScript, to
  sec09posters (at) usenix.org by Friday, June 12, 2009.

* Get a preview of next year's news or present your own new work and get
  audience feedback at the Work-in-Progress reports (WiPs). Speakers
  should submit a one- or two-paragraph abstract to sec09wips (at)
  usenix.org by 6:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 11, 2009.

Whether you're a researcher, a system administrator, or a policy wonk,
come to the 18th USENIX Security Symposium to find out how changes in
computer security are going to affect you. Please see
http://www.usenix.org/sec09/proga to register today!

We look forward to seeing you in Montreal, August 10-14, 2009.

For the USENIX Security '09 Program Committee,

Fabian Monrose, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill USENIX
Security '09 Program Chair sec09chair (at) usenix.org

P.S. Workshops will be held in conjunction with the main conference.
EVT/WOTE '09 will take place August 10-11. CSET '09 and WOOT '09 will
take place on August 10. HotSec '09 and MetriCon 4.0 will take place on
August 11. For more information, see
http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/workshops.html

P.P.S. Help us promote! Please help us spread the word by displaying a
button and distributing flyers. Find out more at
http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/promote.html

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18th USENIX Security Symposium
August 10-14, 2009
Montreal, Canada
http://www.usenix.org/sec09/proga
Early Bird Registration Deadline: July 20, 2009
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