Attendee Communications

Overview

For those of you who are new to FIRST events, FIRST sends periodic communications that specifically relate to the event you are registered for. Information will include general reminders, mobile app information (when applicable), tips/suggestions for planning your trip, limited time opportunities, event-related social activities, and messaging from key sponsors and supporters.

Below is a record of messages that have already been sent to FIRSTCON25 delegates to ensure you don't miss out!

May 1, 2025

Greetings FIRSTies!

Who’s counting down to conference? WE ARE! It’s May, and that means it's almost June! We will be sharing some helpful reminders and important information periodically before FIRSTCON25 to help you prepare to make the most out of your week with us in Copenhagen. If you ever miss an email, never fear, a log of all comms can be found here: https://www.first.org/conference/2025/attendee-comms.

Information will include general reminders, mobile app information (when applicable), tips/suggestions for planning your trip, limited time opportunities, event-related social activities, and messaging from key sponsors and supporters.

Let’s get down to it – Attendee Comms #1 – May 1, 2025:

  • Last Call for Birds of a Feather (BoFs)
  • Annual Football Match
  • Call for Session Chairs
  • The 2025 Hackathon
  • Eco-conscious Conference Reminders

Last Call for BoFs

Calling all Birds! Did you miss your chance to submit your session? Good news, we have extended the Birds of a Feather submission period to May 8, 2025. Don’t wait, submit now at: https://www.first.org/conference/2025/bof-submission

Birds of a Feather ("BoF") talks and activities are informal meetings that take place during the annual conference and are based on the interest of attending participants. Both FIRST members and non-members alike are welcome to submit.

BoFs are scheduled throughout the conference week at the discretion of FIRST organizers. BoF topics must be submitted for review and approval using the submission form.

Annual Football Match

Michael Mortensen, our MVP of Fun, has once again organized the unofficial FIRST conference football match, a tradition that brings our community together for the love of sport and comradery. Hosted by Nucleus Security, the football match is welcome to all skill levels, players and cheerleaders alike need to register for the event at: 2025 FIRST Conference Nucleus Football Event space is limited. Whether this is your first FIRST or your tenth, the match is a great opportunity to play and network with your peers.

Call for Session Chairs

Would you like to volunteer your time at the conference? Become a session chair, where you will volunteer your time to help us manage and moderate sessions throughout the week. If this captivates your interest, please fill out the survey below:

Once we have gathered all survey responses, we will reach out with a draft assignment schedule. Please keep an eye on your inbox for further updates in the coming weeks. All session chair communications will be labeled with the subject line: “FIRSTCON25 - Session Chair”.

The 2025 Hackathon

Interested in complex programming challenges within key cybersecurity areas, such as information sharing, threat intelligence, network and system forensics, data mining, network and computer exploitation, and defense techniques? Then the Hackathon is for you! Join us for the FIRSTCON25 Hackathon challenge taking place onsite in Copenhagen on Sunday, June 22 from 09:00-17:00 local time. The hackathon’s objectives include improving existing open-source security projects, enhancing interoperability and integration between different security tools, and driving the creation of innovative new solutions. Registration is required, submit your free participation at: Hackathon at FIRSTCON 2025

*This is a standalone activity unrelated to the annual CTF.

Eco-conscious Conference Reminders

We are very excited to host our 37th annual conference in the beautiful, green, city of Copenhagen, Denmark this June. Denmark is a leader in sustainability and FIRST is taking steps to meet their eco efforts. This includes a few measures that affect the expected attendee experience, so listen up:

  1. Bring a water bottle to the conference! This will help reduce plastic waste. There will be lots of water fill up stations around the conference venue ready for your bottle, so be sure to bring one.

  2. There won’t be any red meat on the menu, but don’t have a cow! There will be white meat protein options every day as well as delicious vegetarian forward offerings to choose from.

  3. The Bella Center, our conference venue, is conveniently located near one of Copenhagen’s many S-train “Lokaltog” Metra stops – the Bella Center station. FIRST is delighted to offer conference attendees discounted Metra passes through Metroselskabet for use during the conference week (Friday, June 20th through Sunday, June 29th). A link to discounted passes will be available this month and will be shared in one of our upcoming attendee comms. Both Copenhagen airports are reachable by Metra, so consider taking public transportation upon departure and arrival.

That’s all for now, don’t hesitate to reach out to the events team if you have questions about your participation. We can’t wait to host you this June!