One of the many great things happening this year at BSides Las Vegas is the New Speaker Mentor program. The goal is to encourage new speakers to participate in the community, this will help both the new speakers and the community. It can be difficult to give that first talk, that’s why a team of mentors will work with the new speakers to hone their presentation and provide support for them. Full details are available at the Mentorship Program page and information on submitting a talk to this (or any track at BSides LV0 are at the CFP page.
If you are interested in participating, or know someone who might be, please join us for this new program. And do it soon, the CFP for all tracks closes June 15.
Jack
3 comments:
I am very interested in this program and would eventually like to pursue a presentation in the future at a security event. The difficult part for me (10 years experience) is trying to bring a new topic for discussion or a different spin that isn't the typical "we need to do this/that" preaching to the choir type presentation. And what if your business will not pay for your travel/board for the presentation?
Hello Anon-
Travel expense is a big issue for many, although companies do often cover expenses if you are speaking (admittedly a Catch-22 situation).
If you do find a compelling topic, I encourage you to try a BSides event closer to home if you can't make it to Vegas- BSides are all "new speaker friendly", we are just formalizing that for Las Vegas.
Good luck
Jack
Thanks for the response.
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