🦜 BSidesSF 2027 Call for Participation is OPEN! The soft deadline is November 9th, 2026.

We’re thrilled to announce that the CFP for BSidesSF 2027 is now live! Submit your presentations, workshops, and ideas to be part of our upcoming program.

What

BSidesSF is a non-profit organization designed to advance the body of Information Security knowledge by providing an annual, open forum of discussion and debate for security practitioners. We produce a conference that is a source of education, collaboration, and continued conversation for information technologists. The technical and academic presentations at BSidesSF are given in the spirit of peer review and advanced knowledge dissemination. This allows the field of Information Security to grow in breadth and depth, and continue in its pursuit of highly advanced, scientifically-based knowledge.

We are a practitioner-focused event that attracts a wide range of attendees ranging from engineers & security leaders to executive decision makers. This is a great opportunity for you to showcase your work and share your ideas with industry peers. Bonus points if you can tie your presentation to this year’s conference theme.

The BSides community has continuously raised the bar and put the info back in infosec. We thank each and every Participant of this community for their hard work, sweat, and relentless pursuit of making high quality content accessible. We celebrate diverse approaches and points of view and believe that our commitment to diversity fosters innovation. BSidesSF is continuing to build upon a culture that drives our community to include a wide range of thoughts and ideas.

When/Where

BSidesSF 2027 will take place in San Francisco from April 3-4, 2027.

Please note: We do NOT provide speaker or travel stipends at this time.
We also DO NOT accept vendor pitches of any sort. Thank you for your understanding.

Theme

BSidesSF 2027: 🏴‍☠️ Pirates! 🏴‍☠️

This year, we invite you to hoist the colors and sign on with the crew for BSidesSF! ⚓️ 🌊

Security isn’t a solo voyage. It takes a whole crew to keep the ship afloat, from the lookout in the crow’s nest to the hands hauling line below deck. Like any good pirate adventure, the security seas are full of hidden treasure, sudden storms, and the occasional rogue wave that nobody saw coming.

Submit to the CFP!

Our —> CFP <— is now open. Don’t miss your chance to submit!

Questions?

Email program [at] bsidessf [dot] org

You can also ping @program-ops-staff in #2027-cfp-helpdesk on the BSidesSF Slack (use the Slack logo at top right of page for an invite to the Slack).