Hi, BugTraq readers: This is a note that let you know XCon2006 registrations and Call For Papers is now open. XFocus Information Security Conference XCon2006 Call For Paper XCon2006 the Fifth Information Security Conference will be held in Beijing, China, during August 18-20, 2006. China has long been known as a famous cultural country, while Beijing is the most splendid place in its history. It can date back to 1000 BC, when our ancestors already live and multiplied here and 34 emperors issued orders and govern the nation successively. There has been a very mysterious atmosphere around this old culture city, in which we express our advancements and personalities, exchange our technologies and experiences, and share our achievements and excellences. August is the season of harvest, as well as share. These security professionals at the vanguard of leading information security technology will share research and unique experience with zealots from all over the world, and the speakers to be presented in the conference are among the best, the most intelligent. These professionals have assembled unique new material that they will present at this conference to help you maintain your leadership in this severely competitive technological field, and it must be the most memorable experience in your life journey. This three-day conference will be held in a relaxed and cozy atmosphere, which will provide an international communion platform for the information security professionals，technicians，security supervisors， managers, and hacker technology fans. They say their says and show themselves as much as they like. It is not only a brilliant symposium, but more importantly, a ?party?, a ?party? to share the joy of success. Welcome to our event and discover amazing China! Don?t hesitate, and join us! Target people to participate in the event: any person who is devoted to information security，including information security professional， Internet security hobbyist，administration engineer of networks ， security consultant of networks and CIO and so forth。 SPEAKERS PRIVILEGES Speaker whose presentation has been accepted by XCon will participate in this event to make a speech by himself. They will enjoy the following privileges: * Return economy class air-ticket for one person * Hotel accommodation * Breakfast, lunch and dinner during conference * After-conference party * We will organize the speakers to visit some of the famous historical sites during the day after the meeting, and taste the flavors in Beijing. Note： * Speakers must offer relevant bill voucher。 * XCon will be the final arbitrator on this matter。 Please feel free to email XCon at xcon@xxxxxxxxxx for the further information，details and consultation or contact us via MSN: xfocusxcon@xxxxxxxxxxx SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Submission must include the following information: 1) Brief biography including list of publications and papers published previously。 2) Abstract of speakers? educational or job experience. 3) Contact Information: full name, alias，country of origin ,net nickname, e-mail, phone, fax，photo, company address, any IM contact details (msn, ICQ, YM, AIM, or any other)，and special dietary requirement。 4) Speaking details How long the speech will last Whether to release new tools Whether to release new vulnerability Whether to release new Exploit code 5) Why is your material different or innovative or significant or an important tutorial？ 6) All submission must include PPT and WORD in English or Chinese in either MS Office or OpenOffice format。 Please send submission to cfp@xxxxxxxxxx for selection. Submission must be done no later than July 1st 2006.The date of final notification of acceptance or rejection is July 10th 2006.Whether your Presentation Material is accepted or not, we will contact you by the information you offer. IMPORTANT DATES * Final Submission?July 1st 2006. * Notification of Acceptance or Rejection?July 10th 2006. TOPICS The scopes of topics are broad and include, but not restricted to the following areas: --- Application Security - Web Application vulnerability research - Automatic Vulnerability Discovery - Database Security and hacking - Protocol exploits - Trojans, Worms , Malware Technology - Encrypt,Decrypt,Crack Technology --- Intrusion Detection/Forensics Analysis - File systems analysis and recovery, - Runtime Structures (stack/swap/..) Data recovery, - Reverse Engineering (malware analysis, vulnerability research), - Intrusion Detection and Evasions technologies - Honeypot / HoneyNet related technologies --- Wireless and VoIP security - 802.11x, CDPD, Bluetooth, WAP/TDMA, GSM, SMS, 3G Technology - PDA and Mobile phone protocol analysis - Palm, Pocket Pc security - Wireless gateway - VoIP security and vulnerability analysis - Secure WLANs, vulnerabilities and analysis --- P2P Technology - Instant message tools (MSN, Skype, ICQ, etc) - Chatting tools (IRC, web Chat, etc) - P2P download (BT, Emule, etc) OTHER INFORMATION Please feel free to visit http://xcon.xfocus.org/ for the speaker information, conference arrangement and previous conferences archives .Updated announcements will be posted to XCon and XFocus website. ABOUT TRAINING Besides the conference, there will also be specialized security training courses in XCon2006 and these classes will be held before the main conference. Please see the XCon Training Announcements for more information. APPLICATION INFORMATION You can visit XCon website for more information. The earlier you apply for，the more discount we will offer you. The attendees shall bear all the expenses on food and accommodations. XCon will endeavor to assist you to reserve the hotel. Thank you for your support to XCon ! XCon2006 organizing committee& XFocus Team
