ℹ️ BSidesSF 2025 Call for Participation is closed as of January 7, 2025!

Thank you to all of our amazing speaker submissions - we are currently reviewing the staggering number of submissions we recieved from our amazing community and are working to build out our “Here be Dragons” 2025 Program – we can’t wait to see you there!

What

BSidesSF is a non-profit organization designed to advance the body of Information Security knowledge, by providing an annual, open forum for 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 member/participant/organizer 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.

Note: We DO NOT provide speaker or travel reimbursements at this time (except on a case-by-case basis with villages). We also DO NOT accept vendor pitches of any sort in our conference program. Thank you for your understanding.

When/Where

BSidesSF will take place on April 26-27, 2025. The conference will be located at City View at the Metreon in downtown San Francisco.

Theme

This year, we dive into uncharted territory of security under the theme “Here Be Dragons.” Like the ancient maps that marked unknown regions with dragons, today’s landscape is filled with threats that are complex, evolving, and often unpredictable. As security practitioners, we are the navigators of this vast, sometimes dangerous terrain. We’re opening the call to participate in our 2025 conference – come share your experiences exploring new challenges, discovering the unknown, battling cutting-edge technologies, and sharing strategies to confront the ‘dragons’ lurking in the shadows. ⚔️

Submit to the CFP!

Our —> CFP <— is now closed.

Questions?

E-mail program [at] bsidessf.org

You can also ping @program-ops in #2025-cfp-helpdesk on the BSidesSF Slack (use the Slack logo at top right of page for an invite to the Slack).