I'm going to take a bit of editorial liberty here; this came through the
netnews gateway for my approval and I don't think a 700-line conference
announcement was quite appropriate.  There is a URL for further information
but I will be happy to mail the original posting to anyone that wants it;
just drop me a private e-mail.  Here's the opening of the post...
 
Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
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From: [log in to unmask] (Security Alert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp.mpe
Subject: FIRST Workshop & Conference
Date: 10 Jul 1996 00:12:52 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard Cupertino Site
 
Subject: Registering for hotels for The 8th FIRST Conference and Workshop
 
     The 8th FIRST Conference and Workshop on Computer Security Incident
                            Handling and Response
 
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         For the most up to date information, please see
             http://ciac.llnl.gov/firstconf
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        The 8th FIRST Conference and Workshop on Computer Security Incident
                                Handling and Response
 
July 28-31, 1996
The Westin Hotel
Santa Clara, California
United States
 
 
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The annual FIRST Conference and workshop event is the only event of its
kind.   This event is specifically focused on the field of computer
security incident handling and response.   Past conferences have been
held in Karlsruhe, Germany and Boston, Massachusetts, US.   Each of these
conferences was international in scope and attendance with presentations
on the latest in vulnerability analysis, incident response, prevention,
and general computer security.  Additionally, these conferences served
as the foundation for the improvement of computer security worldwide
via sharing of goals, ideas, and information.
 
The 1996 8th Annual FIRST Conference promises to continue this ground
breaking work.  Occurring in the heart of the Silicon Valley, home of the
microprocessor and the heartbeat of computing, this years conference will
continue to promote FIRST organization goals of worldwide coordination
and cooperation.
 
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Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>