Area41 is an international security technology and research conference offering two traditional presentation tracks, along with several side activities. The event features many international IT security experts sharing their deep technical knowledge in an open environment and takes place 10th/11th of June, 2016 in Zurich. The conference is unique in Switzerland and is organized by DEFCON Switzerland, a non-profit association registered as a Defcon Group (DC4131, http://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-groups/dc-groups-index.html) with the aim to give experts and professionals a platform to transfer insights into the information security domain and to sensitize users to information security topics. The official conference web site is located at: http://www.area41.io

In particular, we are looking for topics in, but not limited to, the following domains:

Operating system and application security
Wired and wireless network security
Mobile communication security
Forensics and anti-forensics
Digital privacy and anonymous communication
Reverse engineering of software and hardware
Advanced Exploitation (Bypassing all the security measures)
Malware collection and analysis
Botnet analysis
BIOS level rootkits
Covert communication channels
Electronic voting
Industrial espionage
Industrial control system security / SCADA
Security metrics and visualization
Intrusion detection and prevention
Cloud computing security
Cryptography and security protocols
Biometric system security
Quantitative and model based IT risk management

Submissions from academic and scientific institutions are welcome.

CFP will end March 31 2016, 11:59pm CET.

Notes of Acceptance will be delivered shortly after the submission round deadlines but no later than April  30 2016.

Submission Guidelines

To make our lives (and yours) easier, we switches to a form-based approach this year. If you need to send us additional material, such as a paper illustrating your research, by e-mail, please use the address cfp@defcon-switzerland.org and use the subject format: "CFP-AddM: <Title of Your Talk>"

Speaker Benefits at Area41 for 2016

We offer the following benefits to accepted speakers:

Free admission for the two conference days
Invitation to the complimentary speaker's dinner
Paid accommodation for *two nights* at one of the speaker hotels. Additional nights need to be purchased individually.
Reimbursement of travel expenses in economy class up to USD 500 (Europe) and USD 1500 (Intercontinental).

IMPORTANT: Most speaker benefits are given to one (1) speaker per slot.

The author of the content keeps his or her full rights on the submitted material. By submitting the CFP package the author agrees to the following terms:

You confirm that the material submitted is your own except for where explicit references to third-party works are made.

You confirm that you have obtained permission to use and distribute third-party content, like images.

You give permission to DEFCON Switzerland to publishing/distributing your material either in physical or electronic format without royalty.

You give permission to DEFCON Switzerland to create audio and video recordings of your presentation and publish/distribute these without royalty.

You agree that travel and accommodation expenses are reimbursed only upon successful delivery of your talk and upon presenting the receipts.

You agree to reading out a disclaimer to the audience at the beginning of your presentation if deemed necessary by DEFCON Switzerland.

You agree not to hold DEFCON Switzerland liable for any direct or indirect damages or costs in case the event is cancelled.

This is completely unrelated  to your submission, but if you like our conference, you/your employer can support us by sponsoring. We offer attractive sponsoring opportunities. For details please contact: sponsoring at defcon-switzerland.org.

Thank you and best regards,
The Area41 organizing committee