The 7th annual Techno Forensics Conference
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The 7th annual Techno Forensics Conference will debut a track specifically devoted to Forensics industry professionals with highlighted focus on photo/video forensics and crime scene investigation and evidence collection. Joining together the Digital Forensic and Forensic communities reflects the crossover apparent today within a wide range of forensic and digital disciplines. This annual event brings together key stakeholders from industry, academia and government in an effort to strengthen this important technology, research, and communication bridge.
TakeDownCon 2011
About TakeDownCon
Focused – All presentations for each event focuses on the chosen subject domains. Nothing else.
Highly Technical - TakeDown Con insists that all presenters do live demonstrations or showcases.
Speaks Binary Only – Ability to understand English is NOT enough here. You need to speak the Zeros and Ones.
Knowledge Acquisition – By participating in the event, you will definitely learn something that is of value (unlike some others)
Conducive Environment – You will not be squashed like ducks. Though we cannot guarantee everyone a seat, you will get to stand comfortably, at least.
ShmooCon 2011 – Security Conference
ShmooCon is an annual east coast hacker convention hell-bent on offering three days of an interesting atmosphere for demonstrating technology exploitation, inventive software and hardware solutions, and open discussions of critical infosec issues. The first day is a single track of speed talks called One Track Mind. The next two days bring three tracks: Build It, Break It and Bring It On.
The Techno Forensics Conference 2011 – Call for Papers
The Techno Forensics Conference is all about digital forensics, evidence collection, crime scene documentation, and e-Discovery. Sessions are for industry professionals with some previous experience in these disciplines. Advanced level content and depth are a must.
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