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BSidesDayton 2027 Call For Papers
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ADVISORY
The Call for Papers opens October 1st, 2026. Check back then to submit your proposal.
We're thrilled that you're considering sharing your expertise with the BSidesDayton community! This year's theme is "Monitoring DC to Daylight", and we're looking for presentations that inspire, educate, and challenge our attendees.
BSides is a community-driven network of information security conferences, with each event independently organized by local volunteers. As of June 2025, the BSides movement has grown to over 740 events across 198 cities in 56 countries worldwide and we're proud to be part of this incredible community.
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Event T-Shirt
Commemorative swag to remember the event
Speaker Gift
A special thank you from our team
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This year we're running a single main track. All accepted talks are 45-minute presentations with 15 minutes of Q&A.
Main Track
45 minutes presentation + 15 minutes Q&A
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Submission Deadline 11:59 PM EST, March 20th, 2027
Notification Date By April 22th, 2027
This year we're using rolling submissions — strong proposals may be accepted early!
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Have questions or need clarification? We're here to help! Reach out to us at [email protected] at any time. If you don't hear back from us within 1 week of your submission, please send a follow-up email — we want to make sure we don't miss anyone.
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Cryptography and secure communication techniques
Privacy, anonymity, pseudonymity
Secure operating systems and desktop hardening
Embedded, IoT, and hardware hacking
Mobile security across OS, apps, and baseband
Application security and software exploitation
Network attacks, red/blue team tactics, and pentesting
DFIR, threat hunting, and incident analysis
Community insights, hacker culture, and industry perspectives
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