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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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Save the date! BSides NoVA is back for our 10th year!
Join us October 30-31 as we celebrate a decade of community, collaboration, and cybersecurity.
We're just getting started, so stay tuned for this year's theme, CFP, Happy Hours, and more announcements in the coming weeks.
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BSides Hampton Roads is almost here!
Join us for 2 CTFs with prizes, raffle prizes, a T-shirt for each attendee, great talks, networking, hands-on learning, and more.
Come support the community and enjoy a fun day of cyber learning.
Agenda + tickets:
events.humanitix.com/bsidesh…
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Tickets to the talks day of the BSides NoVA convention on Oct 31st are now available.
Get your ticket soon, the first 500 get interactive badges, where if you're willing to build the badge, you can catch the ghost!
Eventbrite link here: eventbrite.com/e/20022452022…
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Our call for papers is over, now we start a call for volunteers!
If you want to help with the BSides NOVA conference on Oct 30-31st, read this forms.gle/nZCDR6MPRgs8DQV28, fill out what you'd like to do and submit!
We need volunteers to run the conference, thanks if you can help!
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We close our call for papers at 11:59 PM today. It's your last chance if you want do a talk or run a workshop on October 30th-31st.
You can submit a paper here: sessionize.com/bsidesnova-20…
You have a whole day to think about what you'd want to run or present, so good luck!
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Reminder: If you want to do a cool talk or workshop at the BSides NOVA conference on October 30-31st, you can submit a paper up to September 1st, at 11:59 PM.
But why wait until the last minute?
Go to to sessionize.com/bsidesnova-20… to submit a paper or learn the requirements today!
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We are closing our call for papers at EOD September 1st for our conference on October 30-31st. If you have something you would like to give a talk on, or have an idea for a workshop that you'd like to run, go to sessionize.com/bsidesnova-20… and submit something for consideration.
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Thanks to everybody who filled out our survey and came to the Happy Hour at Bunnyman Chantilly on Friday. If anybody else would like to let us know what you would want at the BSides NOVA conference, please fill out the following survey: surveymonkey.com/r/PQBRT6R
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Final Notice! This afternoon (5/21) at 5:30 we're hosting a happy hour at Bunnyman Chantilly. Fill out this survey surveymonkey.com/r/PQBRT6R and drinks from the bar are on us! Get some free pinball in, hang out with other security people, and have a good time!
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Reminder: BSides Nova is hosting a Happy Hour at Bunnyman Chantilly this Friday at 5:30! We're covering your drinks if you fill out a questionnaire letting us know what you want from us at our next convention on October 30th-31st. Hang out and play free pinball too! #BSidesNova
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> YEAR: 2016
> BSIDES_NOVA: INITIALIZED
> YEARS_ACTIVE: 10
> DATE: HALLOWEEN
> GHOST_PROCESS: RUNNING
> STATUS: HAUNTED
A decade in the making - BSides NoVA 2026. Join us this Halloween to celebrate a decade of community and collaboration.
#BSidesNoVA
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Got a security story, hard-earned lesson, research, useful tool, or topic you think the community needs to hear about?
We want it.
Help us make our 10th year one to remember by submitting your talk!
#BSidesNoVA #CFP
sessionize.com/bsidesnova-20…
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Swing by Bunnyman Brewing on August 21st at 5:30 PM for Hacker Happy Hour! Drinks on us - just fill out our 10th-year questionnaire to tell us what you want to see at the con. Hang out with the community and enjoy freeplay pinball while you're there! See you soon! #BSidesNoVA
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Call for Papers is officially OPEN for BSides NoVA!
Whether you're a first-time speaker or a seasoned presenter, we encourage submissions from all backgrounds and experience levels.
Submit your talk today! sessionize.com/bsidesnova-20…
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Killer birthday yesterday. Started with a cyber panel at Harvard Business School and ended with a klr custom record from my amazing girlfriend.
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🔊 Tickets now live🔊
Tickets for #BsidesDublin2026 are now live.
bsidesdub.ie/tickets.php
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Security BSides Northern Virginia retweeted
@BSidesTampa accepted my talk:
“Tap In: Disability → Superpower.” 🎤
This topic matters.
And I’m going to say the parts out loud that most people keep quiet.
See you in Tampa 🌴
This is just the beginning of what I’ll be sharing this year.
Stay tuned. ☕️⚡️
2026 just keeps getting better ✅✅✅
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