BoF Schedule
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. Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are very informal gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic.
Scheduling a BoF
It's not too late! To schedule a BoF, simply write the BoF title as well as your name and affiliation on the BoF board located in the badge pickup area. If you have a description of your BoF you'd like posted on this Web page, please schedule your BoF on the BoF board, then send its title, the organizer's name and affiliation, and the date, time, and location of the BoF to bofs@usenix.org with "USENIX Security '17 BoF" in the subject line.
| ROOM | CAPACITY | 7:00 pm–8:00 pm | 8:00 pm–9:00 pm | 9:00 pm–10:00 pm | 10:00 pm–11:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Ballroom C (A/V available) |
96 | ||||
| Grand Ballroom D (A/V available) |
96 |
| ROOM | CAPACITY | 7:00 pm–8:00 pm | 8:00 pm–9:00 pm | 9:00 pm–10:00 pm | 10:00 pm–11:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parksville Room (No A/V) |
45 | USENIX Women in Advanced Computing (WiAC) BoF | Students and Young Professionals Meetup | Board Game Night | |
| ROOM | CAPACITY | 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 9:30 pm–10:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Ballroom (A/V available) |
270 | Community Meeting with the USENIX Security Symposium Steering Committee | Lightning Talks | Room not available |
| Grand Ballroom AB (A/V available) |
192 | |||
| Grand Ballroom CD (A/V available) |
210 | |||
| Parksville Room (No A/V) |
45 |
| ROOM | CAPACITY | 7:30 pm–8:30 pm | 8:30 pm–9:30 pm | 9:30 pm–10:30 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Ballroom (A/V available) |
270 | Doctoral Colloquim | Room not available | |
| Grand Ballroom AB (A/V available) |
192 | Cyber Security Body of Knowledge | ||
| Grand Ballroom CD (A/V available) |
210 | |||
| Parksville Room (No A/V) |
45 | |||
BoF Descriptions
USENIX Women in Advanced Computing (WiAC) BoF
Tuesday, August 15, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm, Parksville Room
Let’s talk about women in advanced computing. All registered attendees—of all genders—are welcome to attend this BoF.
Students and Young Professionals Meetup
Tuesday, August 15, 8:00 pm–9:00 pm, Parksville Room
Come for the refreshments, stay for the opportunity to meet and network with other students and young professionals.
Board Game Night
Tuesday, August 15, 9:00 pm–11:00 pm, Parksville Room
Join us for some good old-fashioned board games. We’ll have some on hand, but bring your own games, too!
Community Meeting with the USENIX Security Symposium Steering Committee
Wednesday, August 16, 7:30 pm–8:30 pm, Junior Ballroom
The Steering Committee of the USENIX Security Symposium seeks the community's feedback about various conference proceedings publication models. Please join us for an open discussion to share your perspectives and voice your opinions to help inform plans for the Symposium's publishing model in the future. Feedback on other matters is also welcome.
Cyber Security Body of Knowledge
Thursday, August 17, 7:30 pm–8:30 pm, Grand Ballroom AB
Join us to hear about and contribute to a new, multi-partner effort to develop a cyber security body of knowledge (http://www.cybok.org/). The project seeks to address key questions like:
- What is in and out of scope of such a CyBOK?
- What essential knowledge in computer science and other disciplines should be pre-requisite for a CyBOK?
Come along for a discussion on these and other related issues and provide your insights.