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Symposia are regional themed events that are run by FIRST or co-hosted with a local team(s) and sponsors. The format is formal and the topics are usually less technical and may have a hands-on component. A co-hosted Symposium is generally a small conference of 100-300 attendees with one or more days open to the security community placed beside (before/after) a 1-2 day FIRST member only closed event. Alternatively, FIRST hosted Symposia is a 1-2 day event with some closed sessions and invited international speakers. Ideally, the event has several sponsors to defray most of the Symposia costs to individuals. FIRST may hold 2-3 Symposia per year in various regions organized with FIRST conference management and another local CSIRT Community or FIRST Team. The January Symposium is typically co-hosted with TF-CSIRT in Europe.
FIRST Technical Colloquia (TCs) provide a discussion forum for FIRST members and invited guests to share information about vulnerabilities, incidents, tools and all other issues that affect the operation of incident response and security teams. The TC event is open to FIRST members and invited guests and may be held in conjunction with joint events or co-hosted with partnering organizations. Sessions may be open or members-only meetings as designated by the host(s).
The colloquia are typically ½ day to 2 day programs including a plenary session and possibly a hands-on classes. TCs are hosted and managed by a local team or jointly with regional CSIRT. FIRST desires that 12-24 may occur per year in various regions. Overlap on dates is more than possible across regions. Presenters include local leading security experts who sit down with small groups of attendees, and work through technical topics (like forensics) in a highly interactive hands-on fashion. Occasionally, a corporate sponsored TC may be conducted iteratively across each region. Attendance ranges from 10 to 80 attendees.
September 25–26, 2013
Hosted by Id-SIRTII
November 13–15, 2012 — Kyoto
Hosted by FIRST Japan Teams, JPCERT/CC, IPA
August 30–31, 2012 — Buenos Aires
Hosted by CSIRTBANELCO
March 27–30, 2012 — São Paulo
January 30–February 01, 2012 — Rome
October 09–14, 2010 — Lima
Hosted by TERIS — Supported by Telefonica and FIRST
December 01–02, 2009 — Kuala Lumpur
Hosted by Cymru — CyberSecurity Malaysia
November 17–20, 2008 — Montevideo
Hosted by CSIRT Antel (Antel)
March 25–28, 2008 — Tokyo
Hosted by CFC, HIRT, IIJ-SECT, JPCERT/CC, JSOC, NCSIRT, NISC, NTT-CERT, SBB-SIRT and YIRD
October 13–18, 2007 — Lima
Hosted by TERIS – Telefonica del Peru CSIRT
August 22–24, 2007 — Kuala Lumpur
Hosted by MyCERT — CyberSecurity Malaysia
January 29–31, 2007 — Budapest
Hosted by CERT-Hungary — Thedore Puskás Foundation and CERT-Hungary
October 07–12, 2006 — Rio de Janeiro
Hosted by CAIS/RNP — Brazilian Academic and Research Network
February 07–08, 2005 — Paris
Hosted by CERTA & CERT Renater — Government of France & Renater, the French research network
October 04–05, 2004 — Atlanta, Georgia
Hosted by ISS — Internet Security Systems
February 17–18, 2004 — San Jose, California
Hosted by Cisco Systems — Cisco Systems Co.
October 06–07, 2003 — Tokyo
Hosted by IIJ-SECT, JPCERT/CC — Internet Initiative Japan Group, JPCERT/CC
February 10–11, 2003 — Uppsala
Hosted by SUNET-CERT — Uppsala University
October 07–08, 2002 — Chicago, Illinois
Hosted by DIRT — De Paul University
February 11–12, 2002 — London
Hosted by Cisco PSIRT — Cisco Systems Co.
October 01–02, 2001 — Norfolk, Virginia
Hosted by NAVCIRT
February 12, 2001 — Atlanta, Georgia
Hosted by Georgia-Tech, ISS — Georgia Institute of Technology, Internet Security Systems
October 16, 2000 — Karlsruhe
Hosted by Micro-BIT, Para-protect — BFK edv-consulting GmbH, Para-Protect Services Inc.
February 07, 2000 — Den Haag
Hosted by UNI-CERT — KPN
October 18, 1999 — Chicago
Hosted by MCERT, OSU-IRT — Motorola, Ohio State University
February 08, 1999 — Zurich
Hosted by SWITCH-CERT — Swiss Education and Research Network (SWITCH)
October 12–13, 1998 — Santa Clara, California
Hosted by CISCO, CIAC — Cisco Systems Co., CIAC
April 13–14, 1998 — Schaumburg, Illinois
Hosted by MCERT — Motorola
January 13–14, 1998 — Milan
Hosted by CERT-IT — University of Milan
October 13–14, 1997 — State College, Pennsylvania
Hosted by PSU — Penn State University
April 14, 1997 — Mountain View, California
Hosted by SGI — Silicon Graphics, Inc.
January 13, 1997 — Chicago, Illinois
Hosted by Chicago, Illinois — Northwestern University
October 14, 1996 — Utrecht
Hosted by SURFnet-CERT — SURFnet
February 29, 1996 — Falls Church, Virginia
Hosted by ASSIST — Department of Defense (DoD)
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