Submissions due: September 14, 2015
Notification to submitters: October 9, 2015

Enigma focuses on hacking, new types of electronic crime, privacy, exploitation, and emerging defense. Our goal is to engage the best minds through idea-focused talks that clearly explain the technical landscape in electronic crime, security, and privacy, and to foster an intelligent and informed conversation within the community and with the world. Enigma is a three-day, single-track conference of technical talks curated by a panel of experts from industry, academia, and government.

Enigma is committed to fostering an open, collaborative, and respectful environment. Enigma and USENIX are also committed to open science and open conversations, and will make all talks freely available on the USENIX web site.

We solicit proposals for original talks intended to be 20 minutes in total, with 10 minutes of time for Q&A after the talk. Our program committee will select presentations that highlight technical content with practical application to current and emerging threats, research, and defenses. We are looking for the great explainers: those that can describe complex topics and convey their excitement while maintaining the integrity of science. Enigma specifically excludes talks without a strong technical component.

USENIX and the program committee will work with all speakers ahead of the conference to help the speaker craft and best tell their story within the larger context of the conference. USENIX will professionally film the talk and make it available worldwide.

Read further for speaker benefits.

To submit a talk, please provide the following information in PDF via this submission form.

• Primary Speaker Name
• Primary Speaker Title and Company / Affiliation (if applicable)
• Primary Speaker Email Address
• Primary Speaker Bio
• [OPTIONAL] Speaker Photo
• [OPTIONAL] Social networking handle(s)
• [OPTIONAL] Home page

• Talk Title
• Presentation Abstract. Please include the core idea, why it matters, and a brief summary of prior work either by yourself or in the field.
• Is there a demonstration?
• Are you releasing a new tool or exploit?
• Are you currently submitting this topic to any other conferences held prior to Enigma?
• Has this presentation been given or accepted to any other venue or conference?

All accepted speakers will be assigned a shepherd from the Enigma Program Committee to help with presentation preparation. To be clear, we want you to talk about your work and your passion in your own way; our goal is to provide feedback to make sure the talk is as clear as possible.

Upon acceptance of a talk presentation by the Organizing Committee, speakers can expect to receive the following benefits:

• Registration to Enigma
  We are happy to offer you complimentary conference registration for yourself. We will contact you with instructions about how to receive your complimentary speaker registration. When you arrive at Enigma, your speaker badge and thank-you gift will be available at Speaker Badge Pickup.
• Speakers’ Lounge
  Enigma will include a Speakers’ Lounge with space to test your AV setup and presentation, as well as network access and snacks and beverages. Access to the Lounge is limited to speakers.
• Travel Support
  USENIX is pleased to offer reimbursement for air travel to speakers who do not have employer support. We will also pay directly for your conference hotel room for the night before and of your talk if you lack employer support for that as well.
• Honoraria
  USENIX recognizes the time and effort you put into crafting an excellent talk and presenting it, and understands that every speaker has a different employment situation. Thus we offer honoraria in the amount of $500 to speakers who are permitted to accept such payments and would appreciate the gesture.
• Speaker Resources
  Speakers will have access to Enigma-branded slide templates and other resources on our Web site for download. Questions about marketing your talk or offering discounts to your connections? Contact marketing@usenix.org.
• Copyright
  You own the copyright to your work. We request that you provide slides for the conference Web site and allow video recording and streaming of your talk to the general public.

Please contact enigma16chairs@usenix.org