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.
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2025/ Program
March 25–27, 2025
Hosted by Human Security, Cisco
www.first.org/events/symposium/monaco2025/
January 14–16, 2025
Hosted by CERT Monaco
www.first.org/events/symposium/africa-arab-regions2024/
November 26–28, 2024
www.first.org/events/symposium/asia-pacific2024/ Program
November 7–8, 2024
Hosted by APCERT
October 29, 2024
Hosted by OIC-CERT
October 15–17, 2024
www.first.org/events/symposium/asuncion2024/ Program
October 9–10, 2024
Hosted by LACNIC, LACNOG, CERT.br/NIC.br
www.first.org/events/colloquia/valencia2024/ Program
October 7–8, 2024
Hosted by UNDP / UNICC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/utrecht2024/ Program
October 3–4, 2024
www.first.org/events/colloquia/wellington2024/
September 5, 2024
Hosted by APNIC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/bcd2024/ Program
March 20–22, 2024
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2024/ Program Publications
March 5–March 7, 2024
Hosted by Human Security, Cisco
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oslo2023/registration
October 17–19, 2023
Hosted by Norwegian FIRST Members
October 11–12, 2023
Hosted by OIC-CERT
www.first.org/events/symposium/fortaleza2023/ Program
October 4–5, 2023
Hosted by LACNIC and CERT.br
www.first.org/events/colloquia/cardiff2023/ Program Publications
September 28–29, 2023
www.first.org/events/colloquia/valencia2023/ Program
September 25–26, 2023
Hosted by UNDP / UNICC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/psirt-virtual2023/ Program Publications
September 21, 2023
www.first.org/events/symposium/pacific2023/ Program Publications
September 20–22, 2023
Hosted by PaCSON
www.first.org/events/colloquia/kyoto2023/
September 13, 2023
Hosted by APNIC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/ohrid2023 Program
May 16–May 18, 2023
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2023/ Program Publications
April 17–19, 2023
Hosted by Human Security, LinkedIn
www.first.org/events/symposium/africa-arab-regions2023/ Program Publications
February 28, 2023–March 3, 2023
Hosted by FIRST, AfricaCERT, National Security Agency Rwanda
www.first.org/events/symposium/bilbao2023/ Program Publications
January 31, 2023–February 2, 2023
Hosted by Basque Cybersecurity Centre
November 8–9, 2022
Hosted by OIC-CERT
www.first.org/events/symposium/berlin2022/ Program Publications
November 1–3, 2022
Hosted by FIRST.org
October 18–20, 2022
Hosted by FIRST Norway Teams
www.first.org/events/colloquia/valencia2022/ Program
October 3–7, 2022
Hosted by UNDP
www.first.org/events/colloquia/newtownsquare2022/ Program Publications
September 28–29, 2022
September 14, 2022
Hosted by APNIC
www.first.org/events/symposium/cali2022 Program Publications
May 4–May 5, 2022
Hosted by LACNIC, CERT.br/NIC.br
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2022/ Program
April 12–14, 2022
Hosted by Cisco, FalconForce, LinkedIn, Recorded Future, SAP
www.first.org/events/symposium/regional_europe2022/ Program Publications
March 2–March 3, 2022
Hosted by FIRST, GEANT
www.first.org/events/symposium/africa-arab-regions2021/ Program Publications
December 7–9, 2021
Hosted by FIRST, AfricaCERT, TunCERT
November 16–18, 2021
Hosted by FIRST Norway Teams
www.first.org/events/symposium/lac-oct2021/
October 14–15, 2021
Hosted by FIRST, LACNIC, CERT.br, & NIC.br
September 15, 2021
Hosted by APNIC
www.first.org/events/symposium/lac2021/ Program
May 11–May 14, 2021
Hosted by LACNIC
www.first.org/events/symposium/africa-arab-regions2020 Program Publications
October 21–23, 2020
Hosted by AfricaCERT and CERT Mauritius
www.first.org/events/symposium/lac2020/ Program Publications
October 8, 2020
Hosted by LACNIC34 and CERT.br/NIC.br
www.first.org/events/colloquia/durham2020/ Program Publications
March 4–March 5, 2020
Hosted by NetApp RTP
www.first.org/events/colloquia/melbourne2020/
February 20, 2020
Hosted by APNIC (APRICOT2020)
www.first.org/events/symposium/malaga2020/ Program Publications
January 28–31, 2020
www.first.org/events/colloquia/bangalore2020/ Program
January 21–23, 2020
Hosted by Cisco and Dell
www.first.org/events/colloquia/doha2019/
December 1–2, 2019
Hosted by Q-CERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/cuenca2019/
November 27–28, 2019
Hosted by CSIRT-CEDIA co-located with TIC.ec
agenda.spri.eus/meetingpoint/es/
November 20–21, 2019
Hosted by Basque Cybersecurity Centre (BCSC)
www.first.org/events/colloquia/ljubljana2019/ Program
November 13–14, 2019
Hosted by SI-CERT (ARNES - Academic and Research Network of Slovenia)
www.first.org/events/symposium/nadi2019/ Program Publications
November 5–7, 2019
Hosted by FIRST
www.first.org/events/symposium/muscat2019/
October 29–31, 2019
Hosted by FIRST & ITU-ARCC
October 21–24, 2019
October 17–18, 2019
Hosted by ID-SIRTII/CC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oslo2019/ Program Publications
October 15–17, 2019
Hosted by Telenor CERT, KraftCERT, mnemonic CERT and Nordic Financial CERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/chiangmai2019/
September 11, 2019
Hosted by In cooperation with APNIC48
www.first.org/events/symposium/punta-cana2019/ Program Publications
May 8–May 10, 2019
www.first.org/events/colloquia/hillsboro2019/ Program Publications
April 3–April 4, 2019
Hosted by Intel
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2019/ Program Publications
April 1–April 3, 2019
Hosted by CISCO
www.first.org/events/symposium/london2019/ Program Publications
March 18–March 20, 2019
Hosted by BT and Digital Shadows
www.first.org/events/colloquia/daejeon2019/
February 27, 2019
Hosted by In cooperation with APRICOT and KrCERT/CC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/telaviv2019/ Program Publications
February 19–21, 2019
Hosted by CERT-IL/INCD
www.first.org/events/colloquia/bangalore2019/ Program
February 18–19, 2019
Hosted by Cisco
www.first.org/events/symposium/tallinn2019/ Program Publications
January 21–23, 2019
Hosted by CERT-EE
www.first.org/events/symposium/shanghai2018/ Program Publications
October 25–26, 2018
Hosted by CNCERT/CC during APCERT Annual Conference
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oslo2018/ Program
October 24–26, 2018
Hosted by Telenor CERT, KraftCERT, mnemonic CERT and Nordic Financial CERT
October 22–25, 2018
Hosted by CS3
October 11–12, 2018
Hosted by ID-SIRTII/CC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/kyiv2018/ Program
October 9–11, 2018
Hosted by UNDP
www.lacnic.net/2957/47/evento/welcome-to-lacnic30-lacnog2018#
September 25–26, 2018
Hosted by LACNIC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/noumea2018 Program Publications
September 10, 2018
Hosted by APNIC
www.first.org/events/symposium/panama2018/ Program
May 1–May 2, 2018
Hosted by LACNIC during LACNIC 29 Annual Event
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2018/ Program Publications
April 16–18, 2018
Hosted by Cisco
www.first.org/events/colloquia/osaka2018/ Program Publications
March 14–16, 2018
www.first.org/events/colloquia/atlanta2018/ Program Publications
February 27–28, 2018
Hosted by Honeywell
www.first.org/events/colloquia/kathmandu2018/ Program Publications
February 24, 2018
Hosted by APNIC
www.first.org/events/symposium/hamburg2018/ Program Publications
February 5–7, 2018
Hosted by DFN-CERT Services GmbH
eu17.first-oasis-conference.org/en/
December 6–8, 2017
Hosted by FIRST & OASIS
www.first.org/events/colloquia/lasvegas2017 Program Publications
December 5–6, 2017
Hosted by SANDS-CERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/mauritius2017/
November 30, 2017–December 1, 2017
Hosted by CERT-MU
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oslo2017/ Program
November 28–30, 2017
Hosted by Telenor CERT and KraftCERT
www.first.org/events/symposium/africa-arab-regions2017/
November 13–17, 2017
Hosted by Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)
www.first.org/events/colloquia/podgorica2017 Program
November 7–9, 2017
Hosted by UNDP
www.first.org/events/symposium/stockholm2017/ Program
October 24–26, 2017
Hosted by CS3
September 28–29, 2017
Hosted by ID-SIRTII/CC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/montevideo2017 Program
September 18, 2017
Hosted by LACNIC
www.first.org/events/symposium/taichung2017 Program
September 9–11, 2017
Hosted by APNIC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/qingdao2017
May 22–May 24, 2017
Hosted by CNCERT/CC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2017 Program Publications
April 25–26, 2017
Hosted by Cisco
www.first.org/events/colloquia/raleigh2017 Program Publications
March 2–March 3, 2017
Hosted by IBM
www.first.org/events/colloquia/hochiminh2017
February 26, 2017
Hosted by APNIC
www.first.org/events/symposium/valencia2017 Program Publications
January 23–25, 2017
Hosted by Team S2 Grupo
www.first.org/events/colloquia/mauritius2016
November 22–24, 2016
Hosted by CERT-MU
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oslo2016 Program
November 21–23, 2016
Hosted by Telenor CERT and KraftCERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/barcelona2016
November 9–10, 2016
Hosted by CESICAT-CERT
www.first.org/events/symposium/egypt2016 Publications
November 2–3, 2016
Hosted by EG-CERT, AfricaCERT and ITU-ARCC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/stockholm2016
October 25–27, 2016
Hosted by 4SICS
www.first.org/events/colloquia/colombo2016
October 5, 2016
Hosted by APNIC and Sri Lanka CERT/CC
September 29–30, 2016
Hosted by Id-SIRTII/CC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/bogota2016
September 28–30, 2016
Hosted by MINDEFENSA/colCERT and MINTIC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/marrakesh2016 Program
September 26–28, 2016
Hosted by UNDP
www.first.org/events/colloquia/sanjose2016 Program
September 26, 2016
Hosted by NIC Costa Rica and CERT.br, and sponsored by LACNIC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/mumbai2016 Program
August 3, 2016
Hosted by SANOG & APNIC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/leon2016 Program
July 21, 2016
Hosted by INCIBE and OAS
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2016 Program Publications
April 19–April 20, 2016
Hosted by Cisco
www.first.org/events/colloquia/munich2016 Program Publications
February 23–25, 2016
Hosted by Siemens
www.first.org/events/colloquia/auckland2016 Program Publications
February 21, 2016
Hosted by APNIC & APCERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/raleigh2016 Program Publications
February 18–19, 2016
Hosted by IBM
www.first.org/events/colloquia/prague2016
January 25–27, 2016
Hosted by CZ.NIC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oslo2015 Program
November 18–20, 2015
www.first.org/events/colloquia/seoul2015 Program
November 17–18, 2015
Hosted by KISA/KrCERT/CC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/bali2015
October 29–30, 2015
Hosted by ID-SIRTII
www.first.org/events/colloquia/istanbul2015 Program Publications
October 26–27, 2015
www.first.org/events/colloquia/stockholm2015
October 20–22, 2015
Hosted by 4SICS
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oas2015
September 29, 2015–October 2, 2015
Hosted by OAS
www.first.org/events/symposium/accra2015 Program
September 28–30, 2015
Hosted by AfricaCERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/bogota2015
September 28, 2015
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2015 Program Publications
May 5–May 6, 2015
www.first.org/events/colloquia/laspalmas2015 Program Publications
January 26–28, 2015
www.first.org/events/colloquia/santiago2014 Program
October 27, 2014
www.first.org/events/symposium/tbilisi2014 Program Publications
October 14–16, 2014
Hosted by CERT-GOV-GE
www.first.org/events/colloquia/newengland2014
September 18, 2014
Hosted by EMC’s Product Security Response Center
September 17–20, 2014
www.first.org/events/workshops/healthcare14
August 18, 2014
www.first.org/events/colloquia/stix-taxii-leuven
July 14–July 15, 2014
www.first.org/events/colloquia/stix-taxii Program
May 19–May 20, 2014
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2014 Program Publications
April 7–April 8, 2014
www.first.org/events/colloquia/zurich2014 Program
February 10–12, 2014
Hosted by SWITCH-CERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/curacao2013 Program
October 28, 2013
Hosted by Cert.br
www.first.org/events/symposium/energy2013 Program Publications
October 28–29, 2013
www.first.org/events/colloquia/indonesia2013 Program
September 25–26, 2013
Hosted by Id-SIRTII
www.first.org/events/colloquia/amsterdam2013 Program Publications
April 2–April 3, 2013
Hosted by Cisco
www.first.org/events/colloquia/lisbon2013 Program Publications
January 28–31, 2013
Hosted by CERT.PT/FCCN
www.first.org/events/colloquia/kyoto2012 Program Publications
November 13–15, 2012
www.first.org/events/colloquia/buenosaires2012 Program
August 30–31, 2012
Hosted by CSIRTBANELCO
www.first.org/events/colloquia/bali2012
March 29–March 31, 2012
Hosted by ID-SIRTII
www.first.org/events/symposium/saopaulo2012 Program Publications
March 27–March 30, 2012
www.first.org/events/colloquia/rome2012 Program Publications
January 30, 2012–February 1, 2012
www.first.org/events/colloquia/london2011 Program
November 2, 2011
Hosted by Trustwave
www.first.org/events/symposium/barcelona-2011 Program Publications
February 1–3, 2011
Hosted by e-LaCaixa CSIRT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/virginia2010 Program
November 2, 2010
Hosted by IBM
www.first.org/events/colloquia/lima2010 Program
October 9–14, 2010
Hosted by TERIS
www.first.org/events/colloquia/beijing2010 Program
September 12–14, 2010
Hosted by CNCERT
www.first.org/events/symposium/hamburg-2010 Program Publications
January 25–27, 2010
Hosted by DFN-CERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/dec2009 Program
December 1–2, 2009
Hosted by Cymru
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oct2009 Program Publications
October 20–23, 2009
Hosted by CLCERT
www.first.org/events/symposium/riga-2009 Program Publications
January 19–21, 2009
Hosted by CERT NIC.LV
www.first.org/events/colloquia/nov2008 Program
November 17–20, 2008
Hosted by CSIRT Antel (Antel)
www.first.org/events/colloquia/mar2008 Program
March 25–28, 2008
Hosted by CFC, HIRT, IIJ-SECT, JPCERT/CC, JSOC, NCSIRT, NISC, NTT-CERT, SBB-SIRT and YIRD
www.first.org/events/colloquia/jan2008 Program Publications
January 28–31, 2008
Hosted by Sun Microsystems
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oct2007 Program
October 13–18, 2007
Hosted by TERIS – Telefonica del Peru CSIRT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/aug2007 Program
August 22–24, 2007
Hosted by MyCERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/apr2007 Program
April 12–16, 2007
Hosted by Q-CERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/mar2007 Program
March 1–March 2, 2007
Hosted by US-CERT
www.first.org/events/colloquia/jan2007 Program
January 29–31, 2007
Hosted by CERT-Hungary
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oct2006 Program
October 7–12, 2006
Hosted by CAIS/RNP
www.first.org/events/colloquia/sep2006 Program
September 25–27, 2006
Hosted by KrCERT/CC
www.first.org/events/colloquia/jan2006 Program Publications
January 23–26, 2006
Hosted by Cisco Systems
www.first.org/events/colloquia/nov2005 Program
November 14–16, 2005
Hosted by Oracle
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oct2005 Program Publications
October 1–7, 2005
Hosted by ArCert
February 7–8, 2005
Hosted by CERTA & CERT Renater
www.first.org/events/colloquia/oct2004 Program
October 4–5, 2004
Hosted by ISS
February 17–18, 2004
Hosted by Cisco Systems
October 6–7, 2003
Hosted by IIJ-SECT, JPCERT/CC
February 10–11, 2003
Hosted by SUNET-CERT
October 7–8, 2002
Hosted by DIRT
February 11–12, 2002
Hosted by Cisco PSIRT
October 1–2, 2001
Hosted by NAVCIRT
February 12, 2001
Hosted by Georgia-Tech, ISS
October 16, 2000
Hosted by Micro-BIT, Para-protect
February 7, 2000
Hosted by UNI-CERT
October 18, 1999
Hosted by MCERT, OSU-IRT
February 8, 1999
Hosted by SWITCH-CERT
October 12–13, 1998
Hosted by CISCO, CIAC
April 13–14, 1998
Hosted by MCERT
January 13–14, 1998
Hosted by CERT-IT
October 13–14, 1997
Hosted by PSU
April 14, 1997
Hosted by SGI
January 13, 1997
Hosted by Chicago, Illinois
October 14, 1996
Hosted by SURFnet-CERT
February 29, 1996
Hosted by ASSIST