Greetings, The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation presents in Madrid from 14th – 18th April, and during the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, Campus Party Europe (http://www.campus-party.eu/home-en.html) : a special edition of what is considered the biggest event for technology, creativity and digital culture online in the world. For four days, 800 young people from each of the 27 member states of the EU will participate in activities such as conferences, workshops and challenges centred around three knowledge areas: Science, Digital Creativity and Innovation. We, SecurityByDefault.com crew, are going to coordinate the Network Security Area, which you can find more information on this link : http://www.campus-party.eu/NetworkSecurity.html Therefore, and as part of the agenda, we are organizing a hacking challenge that calls for anyone born in any of the member countries of the European Union, which is interested in participating in a challenge as ambitious as this. We offer: *) Travel and accommodation fully in charge of the organization (Flight + Hotel) *) Possibility to interact with other experts of many nationalities *) Attendance at lectures given by renowned speakers *) Cash prizes for winners (up to 2,000 € for the winner) *) The chance to enjoy such an interesting city like Madrid -- What we are looking for: The maximum is two people for each member country of the European Union : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union -- Selection: To participate, send us a summary (about 30 lines) of the participant information (birthplace, biography, contests in which you have previously participated, released papers/tools, etc) written in english to the following e-mail address: campuseu_AT_securitybydefault.com Selection will be made based on purely technical skills, so the better curriculum, more likely to be chosen. -- Deadline: The deadline is 31 January 2010. -- Contact: If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us : contacto_AT_securitybydefault.com