LABScon is an invite-only conference for security researchers. It is an opportunity to showcase cutting-edge research into cyber threat actors, hunting techniques, vulnerabilities and exploits, and new tooling to empower peers in this space. It is also an opportunity to interface with leading researchers and journalists in a jovial atmosphere that rewards research discoveries in our space. The conference is vendor-agnostic; there will be no vendor hall or product pitching of any kind.

LABScon will take place at the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia in Scottsdale, Arizona from Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 to Saturday, September 24th, 2023 with an option to extend to Sunday, September 25, 2023 with the Research & Recovery Day Add-On.

R&R Day is an optional paid add-on for attendees, speakers, and sponsors to share in a combination of workshops, collaboration meetings, poolside cabanas, and recovery activities. The add-on includes an additional hotel night (Saturday, September 23, 2023) and will be limited to a smaller group of participants at a first come, first served basis.

If you’d like to request an invite, please complete the form here

LABScon is an immersive experience. Attendance packages include accommodation, meals, and conference events. Packages will be made available to invitees.

We want to encourage attendees to get to know each other and be immersed in the conference. Attendee and speaker packages do not include +1s. Additional seats for meals and nighttime events will be available in limited quantities at an additional cost.

Submissions are being accepted here.

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LABScon covers hotel accommodation and admission to LABScon events for a primary speaker. Secondary speakers (included in the original CFP submission) will have their attendance covered but are responsible for their own accommodation at the conference rate. Speakers are responsible for their respective travel costs.

The CFP deadline will be in June. Submissions after this deadline may not be considered. Accepted speakers will be notified by July.

All submissions will be carefully considered by our CFP Advisory Board. We are particularly interested in talks about Threat Intelligence and Hunting, Malware Analysis, Threat Actor tracking, Exploits and Vulnerabilities, and Tools that can massively empower researchers. Talks that shill for a specific product or are an attempt at product marketing will be disqualified.

The talks are 20 minutes of content and 5m of Q&A. This may seem short by normal conference standards but given the proficiency of the audience, speakers should feel comfortable diving into the nitty-gritty material of their talk without needing to spend as much time introducing concepts.

If accepted, LABScon will cover accommodation for the primary speaker and conference attendance for both speakers. Accommodation arrangements will be made available at a discounted rate for the second speaker.

LABScon is designed to be an immersive experience. Attendees, speakers, and journalists will share the same hotel, meals, and events.

If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please email to sponsors@labscon.io

No. LABScon is designed to be an in-person event. Recordings of the talks may become available at a later date, contingent on the speaker’s approval.

Talks will be recorded at the discretion of the speakers and shared at a later date. View the talks from 2022 here.

Please reach out to organizers@labscon.io, we will consider the needs of speakers on a case-by-case basis.

Email info@labscon.io