Activities

To enhance your USENIX Security Symposium experience, attendee events are planned throughout the week. They are open to every attendee at the USENIX Security Symposium. Attend the very popular Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BoFs). Mingle with your peers and technological luminaries during the reception. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to network with colleagues working in multiple disciplines. Check back here for the latest additions to the activities schedule.

Sunday, August 9

Welcome Get-Together

6:00 pm–7:00 pm, Regency Foyer
Stop by the Welcome Reception for an opportunity to meet and mingle with your peers. Refreshments and snacks provided.

Tuesday, August 11

Tuesday Happy Hour

6:00 pm–7:00 pm, Hall of Battles
Sponsored by IEEE Cybersecurity Initiative
Take advantage of an opportunity to mingle with colleagues who may be interested in the same area while enjoying complimentary food and drinks.

Students/Young Professionals Meetup

7:00 pm–8:00 pm, Lexington/Bunker Hill
Take advantage of an opportunity to mingle with colleagues, discuss the latest research, and meet peers interested in the same areas as you, all while enjoying complimentary food and drinks.

USENIX Women in Advanced Computing (WiAC) BoF

8:00 pm–9:00 pm, Lexington/Bunker Hill
Sponsored by craigslist
Let's talk about women in advanced computing. All registered attendees—of all genders—are welcome to attend.

Board Game Night

9:00 pm–11:00 pm, Lexington/Bunker Hill
Join us on Tuesday night for some good old-fashioned board games. Take a step back into the past and test your knowledge playing the Totally 80s edition of Trivial Pursuit. Challenge your fellow attendees to a game of Scrabble or Pictionary. Bring your own games, too!

Wednesday, August 12

USENIX Security '15 Reception

6:00 pm–7:30 pm, Columbia Ballroom
Sponsored by Facebook
Don't miss the USENIX Security '15 Reception, featuring the Internet Defense Prize award presentation, dinner, drinks, and the chance to connect with other attendees, speakers, and conference organizers.

Work-in-Progress Reports (WiPs)/Rump Session, Plus Special Paper Presentation

7:30 pm–9:30 pm, Regency A
This session offers short presentations about work in progress, new results, or timely topics. Speakers should submit a one- or two-paragraph abstract to sec15wips@usenix.org by noon EDT on August 12, 2015. Make sure to include your name, your affiliation, and the title of your talk. Include in your submission your requested number of minutes (up to 7 minutes); we cannot guarantee that all talks will get the requested number of minutes. The time limit will be strictly enforced.

Special Paper Presentation: At 9:00 pm there will be a presentation of the USENIX Security '13 paper "Dismantling Megamos Crypto: Wirelessly Lockpicking a Vehicle Immobilizer,” by Roel Verdult, Flavio D. Garcia, and Baris Ege. Find out more here.

Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)

7:30 pm–10:30 pm
Lead or attend a BoF! Meet with your peers! Present new work! Don't miss these special activities designed to maximize the value of your time at the conference. The always popular evening Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are very informal gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic. BoFs may be scheduled during the conference via the BoF board in the registration area. View the current schedule to see the latest schedule and room locations.

Want to demonstrate a new product or discuss your company's latest technologies with USENIX Security '15 attendees? Host a Vendor BoF! Email sponsorship@usenix.org for more information.

Thursday, August 13

USENIX Security '15 Poster Session and Happy Hour

6:00 pm–7:30 pm, Columbia Ballroom
Check out the cool new ideas and the latest preliminary research on display at the Poster Session and Happy Hour. Take part in discussions with your colleagues over complimentary drinks and snacks. The list of accepted papers is available here.

Annual Meeting with the USENIX Board

7:30 pm–8:30 pm, Lexington/Bunker Hill
Come meet the USENIX Board of Directors and staff. Find out what's going on and give us your ideas on how we can better serve you.

USENIX Security '15 Doctoral Colloquium

7:30 pm–9:30 pm, Regency A
What opportunities await security students graduating with a Ph.D.? On Thursday evening, students will have the opportunity to listen to informal panels of faculty and industrial researchers providing personal perspectives on their post-Ph.D. career search. Learn about the academic job search, the industrial research job search, research fundraising, dual-career challenges, life uncertainty, and other idiosyncrasies of the ivory tower. More information is available on the BoFs page.

A Trusted Cyber Future: Round Table Discussion and Community Collaboration on the Future of DHS R&D Funding

7:30 pm–9:30 pm, Regency BCD
Presented by Dr. Douglas Maughan, Director, Cyber Security Division, Dept. of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate

Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)

7:30 pm–10:30 pm
Visit the USENIX Security '15 BoFs page to view the current schedule and scheduling instructions.