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Jul 23, 2015, 3:58:48 PM7/23/15
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Hello all,

The OpenWest conference relies on the partnership of many local
community associations and we're proud to announce and endorse the
following events:

SkiPHP - January 14-15, 2016
Salt Lake City, Utah
https://www.skiphp.com
Call for Speakers now OPEN!
Now in its 3rd year, SkiPHP is a great conference to learn the latest in
PHP, security and more!

SAINTCON - Oct 27 - 30, 2015
Utah’s Premiere Information Security Conference
Ogden, Utah - Weber State University
https://www.saintcon.org/
https://register.saintcon.org/register
Registration now OPEN!
SAINTCON is one of the best security conferences in the region and
responsible for bringing the lock-pick village, CTF challenge and other
security related events to OpenWest. (Flyer below)

SEATING IS LIMITED
SAINTCON 2015 will have limited seating again this year. We will be
opening up registration for the maximum number of people generally
supported by the venue. We have a hard-cap maximum of 600 seats at this
year’s conference with an initial 500 seats available to the public.
Please register early to ensure you get a seat. Even with adding an
extra 150 seats this year, we fully anticipate that we will sell out.

CONFERENCE COSTS
Although all costs associated with SAINTCON and providing great content
and fun activities continue to increase we are dedicated to keeping the
registration fee reasonable. This year the conference fee is $275. This
fee covers four days of the conference, great lunches each day, plenty
of drinks to keep you caffeinated and hydrated plus all conference
materials and supplies for all sessions. This year’s conference
equipment is still under-wraps, but it is very cool and we are confident
that you will like it. Every dollar we collect in registration fees goes
toward holding the conference and to benefit you, the attendees.

VENUE INFORMATION
We are pleased to bring SAINTCON back to Ogden and to work with Weber
State University as the host. This will however likely be our last year
at this venue due to the growth of our conference. The main conference
events will be held in the Shepard Union Building Ballrooms, and other
areas close by. We love the venue, but seating for this is limited. As
noted above, we strongly encourage you to register early. Parking
arrangements will be similar to last year. Parking permits will be sent
via EMAIL about a month prior to the beginning of the conference.

GREAT PRESENTERS, TRAINERS
We have already lined up some great presenters without having to do any
begging. To date we have 25 security subject matter experts committed to
sharing their insights and knowledge. We continue to seek out
individuals to fill open spots and anticipate adding some great
presentations, trainings, and briefings to round out the schedule. A
complete line-up of presenters will be posted on the website once the
second call for presenters is finalized.

LODGING AND ACCOMMODATIONS
You are responsible for your own lodging while attending SAINTCON. We
will not be negotiating hotel rates this year. We recommend that you
start looking for rooms in the Greater Ogden Area.

For those who may find themselves in need of lodging help, or have
lodging challenges, we are aware of many people they are willing to
split room costs, share space, or would even offer up floor space if
necessary. For those willing to Double-Up, or those needing a place to
crash, please use the Twitter HashTag #SAINTPOOR to coordinate and, of
course you do this at your own risk.

EXPANDED VILLAGES FOR 2015
Due to popular demand SAINTCON is extending the village concept again
this year. Last year, many attendees enjoyed using the village as a
casual break-out area to interact with others, learn new concepts, and
work on projects at their own pace. This year we will be providing three
villages for conference attendees. These are: Hardware Hacking Village
(HHV), Lock Picking Village (LPV), the Hackers Challenge Village (HCV),
and new to for 2015 is our RF Hacking Village (WHV).

VILLAGE HHV
We will be expanding the Hardware Hacking Village in size and seating
capacity. HHV is a place that you can come and work on hardware
projects. As part of the conference, each attendee will be given a
project to complete. This includes learning how to build, connect, and
program hardware. We will be providing the equipment: Soldering Irons,
Solder, etc. to make this possible. You will be able to work on the
provided project, purchase projects during registration, or bring your
own. Hardware experts will be on-hand to assist as you with building,
connecting, and programing your hardware.

VILLAGE LPV
This village is always a hit, and we are bringing it back for 2015. This
village provides attendees with hands-on training and experience to
develop your lock-picking skills. This village offers a casual,
self-paced and proctor-lead environment. Hourly demonstrations and
presentations will provide useful instruction, and attendees will have
plenty of time to practice.

VILLAGE HCV
Although this was not an official event last year, a number of
individuals who played the Hackers Challenge Game got together to work
on some of the more challenging puzzles. This proved to be a huge
success, allowing individuals to share hints, ideas, tools, and
expertise in different areas. Attendees have the opportunity to share
strengths and learn from each other for the benefit of all. This year we
are formalizing this forum into the Hackers Challenge Village. Solved
puzzle walkthroughs will be discussed by SAINTCON Game Masters. We will
provide walkthroughs of solved puzzles all throughout the conference.
More information on this will be posted soon.

VILLAGE WHV
New in 2015 we will be organizing a Wireless Hacking Village (WHV) for
all things RF. In this village, we will demonstrating how to use RF to
your advantage, how to decode all sorts of wireless signals. This
includes: Airplane Transponders, Pager Traffic, WiFi Hotspots, Garage
Openers, and so so so much more.

WE STILL NEED MORE HELP
If you are still wanting to participate in SAINTCON as a presenter or
volunteer, please let us know soon. We will be finalizing those
assignments in the couple weeks or so, and will not be able to
accommodate you easily after we close those opportunities. Visit
theSAINTCON website for the links on how to help.

TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE MAKE SURE...

1. If you are a PRESENTER, or have submitted a presentation DO NOT
REGISTER YET (Details will be sent to you soon).
2. If you are a VOLUNTEER, or have submitted a request to volunteer, DO
NOT REGISTER YET.
3. If you have a BLACKBADGE, and want to use it, DO NOT REGISTER YET
(Details will be sent to you soon).
4. If you are a VENDOR who will be sponsoring the conference, DO NOT
REGISTER YET.
5. If you PLAN on PRESENTING, VOLUNTEERING, or otherwise expect to get a
discount ticket, DO NOT REGISTER YET.

IF YOU REGISTER, AND FIT THE CRITERIA ABOVE, I WILL POUND YOU IF YOU ASK
FOR A REFUND LATER.

REGISTRATION LINK
Make sure you DO NOT fit any of the criteria above, then go to
https://register.saintcon.org/register

NOTE: Do to the complexities of the registration system this year, we
are unable to accommodate Multiple-Attendee Registrations. You will be
forced to have a single transaction per attendee. We apologize for this,
and we will make sure that we get that working for next year.

We look forward to seeing you at the conference.

--SAINTCON Conference Committee

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