BSides St. John's is back for its 9th year! Come join us for a day of fun, learning, and meeting up with the local security community!

Your local organizers are happy to announce, BSides St. John's will be back for 2019, bringing you the best security-related talks in the province. We've got some exciting things already queued up, and more coming soon, so get your tickets while you can!

BSides events combine security expertise from a variety of platforms in search of the “next big thing” in information security. B-Sides is an open platform that gives security experts and industry professionals the opportunity to share ideas, insights, and develop longstanding relationships with others in the community. It is a rare opportunity to directly connect and create trusted relationships with key members of the community.

BSides are free, community organized events put on by local individuals with the expressed goal of enabling a platform for information dissemination.

Please note, all attendees must adhere to the Code of Conduct, as outlined here: https://tinyurl.com/y5kyrw6u

Capture The Flag is back!

Even though our last talk finishes up around 5 PM, BSides St. John’s 2019 is far from over. During the evening of September 20 (6PM – Midnight), we will be hosting our usual post-conference social. We will also be hosting an OSINT-focused Capture The Flag competition. Please note, if you plan to participate, this is a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) event. Pre-registration will be required to participate this year; stay tuned for more details!

Training Day

Another first for BSides St. John’s, we’ll be hosting a training day on Wednesday, September 18th at the Capitol Hotel. Training will be provided by Fortinet. Please note, you will need a separate ticket for the class, and spaces are limited. You can get your tickets at https://bsidestrainingday.eventbrite.ca

Can't attend the conference in person?

Thanks to our Platinum sponsor, Cisco, we're pleased to offer a remote attendance option again this year.

Keeping in touch

We all get lots of emails, so our new Newsletter is only sent out a few times a year, to keep you aware of things like when our CFP is open, when registration will be open, and other fun stuff. You can sign up at https://tinyletter.com/bsidesstjohns

Never been to St. John's? Here are some fun facts!

St. John's is located along on the East Coast of Canada, on the northeast of the Avalon Peninsula in southeast Newfoundland. It is the most easterly city in North America.

Referred to as "North America's Oldest City", St. John's is the oldest settlement in North America to hold city status, with year-round settlement beginning sometime before 1620. The first transatlantic wireless transmission was also received in St. John's by Guglielmo Marconi on 12 December 1901. St. John's is very close to the Cape Spear National Historic Site which is the most easterly point in North America. The city's official motto is "Avancez", which means Advance.

Interested in sponsoring our event? A limited number of Sponsorship opportunities for 2019 are still available. Send an email to bsidesstjohns@gmail.com to receive a 2019 Sponsorship package.