We have had a few past TampaBaySec meetings. Prior to now, they were announced over at the ServerGuys blog. If for any odd reason, you’d care to see what we’ve done before, you can check out the old posts there.
TampaBaySec is the local meeting for the Tampa Bay area for security professionals, formed from the CitySec.org idea of an informal, open meeting format.
From the CitySec.org website on “What Is A CitySec Meetup?”:
CitySec meetups are gatherings of information security professionals. Are you an information security professional? You are if you (ever) write firewall rules, read log files, apply patches, follow Bugtraq, help select products, rack and stack security appliances, find vulnerabilities, write secure code, test other people’s code, write policies, manage people who do any of these things, assist people who do any of these things, or just want to one day do any of these things.
CitySec meetups are like any other professional society meeting, except:
- There’s no professional society
- There’s no membership
- There’s no dues
- There’s no cover charge
- There’s no corporate sponsorshop
- There’s no vendor pitches
- There’s no requirement to RSVP
- There’s no fixed agenda
- They’re publically announced and open to all comers
The rule of thumb is, no more structure than is absolutely necessary to get people into a room (where “room” usually means “bar”): if structure (like “name tags” or “surveys”) would even possibly prevent one person from attending the meeting, don’t use it.
Frankly, I like that attitude so we are trying to get some traction here in central Florida. Please leave a comment here or on the CitySec thread if you have any questions or suggestions about date or venue.
