Security Conferences
by Andrew Hay
1. Location
1.1. North America
1.1.1. Canada
1.1.1.1. West Coast
1.1.1.2. East Coast
1.1.1.3. Central
1.1.1.4. South
1.1.2. United States
1.1.2.1. West Coast
1.1.2.2. East Coast
1.1.2.3. Central
1.1.2.4. South
1.2. Europe
1.2.1. Western Europe
1.2.2. Eastern Europe
1.2.3. UK
1.2.4. Russia?
1.3. Middle East
1.4. Asia
1.4.1. China
1.4.2. Japan
1.5. Australia/New Zealand
1.6. South America
2. Optional Training
2.1. Yes - self pay
2.2. No
2.3. Yes - provided/free
3. Speaker Compensation
3.1. Paid
3.2. No compensation
3.3. Some compensation
3.3.1. Hotel
3.3.2. Travel
3.3.3. Expenses
4. Getting accepted
4.1. Open to all (public CFP)
4.2. Incestuous (who you know)
4.3. Exclusive/Invite
4.4. Paying vendor spot
5. Conference Type
5.1. Vendor
5.2. Industry
5.3. Analyst/Investor/Other Firm
5.4. Community
6. Delivery Method
6.1. Online
6.2. Part of meeting (e.g. HTCIA meeting)
6.3. Organized Event Location
7. Experience Level
7.1. Beginner
7.2. Intermediate
7.3. Seasoned
8. Conference Name
9. Audience
9.1. IT Operations
9.2. IT Security
9.3. Business
9.3.1. Service Provider
9.3.2. Consumer