Call for Papers

visitor@houstonbsides:~$ ./submit_talk –cfp

// Call for Papers

Got research, a war story, a tool, or a hot take? We want it on our stage.

BSides runs on community voices. Talks are selected blind on merit — no vendor pitches, no pay-to-play. First-time speakers are strongly encouraged.

> what_we_want

  • Offensive security, red teaming, exploit dev
  • Blue team, detection, IR, threat intel
  • AppSec, cloud, hardware, IoT, automotive
  • AI/ML security, privacy, policy, OSINT
  • Career, mentorship, lessons learned, “I broke X”
  • Lightning talks (10 min) and full talks (30–45 min)

CFP OPENS: [TBA]
CFP CLOSES: [TBA]
NOTIFICATIONS: [TBA]

> submit_your_talk

Fill out the form below — name, email, your talk title, and attach an abstract, outline, or slides. Hit submit and it lands in our inbox.



    File larger than 2MB? Email your talk title & attachment to cfp@houstonbsides.org.

    STATUS: cfp.awaiting_input — submit before it closes_