
There’s almost always a security event happening somewhere in Vancouver
here’s a list to consider…
LISTING OF CYBER SECURITY EVENTS HELD IN VANCOUVER AREA ON REGULAR BASIS
I’ve attempted to make this list comprehensive, but it doesn’t show one-off events or vendor marketing events at this time. If you see anything that needs correcting please contact [email protected].
The Vancouver SecSig has also posted a longer list of events including one time events here.
2600 Meetups
Meetings take place first Friday of the month
Meetup/Networking
Free
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BC Government Events
BC Security Day
Bi-annual (spring/fall)
Presentations
Free (attend in person or by webcast)
BC Privacy and Security Conference
Annually in January/February
Presentations (strong international speakers brought in), Networking
Presentations (strong international speakers brought in), Networking
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CanSecWest
CanSecWest/Pwn2Own
Annually in Spring/March
Presentations and Pwn2Own hacking prize contest
$$$$ (food provided)
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Cloud Security Alliance - Vancouver Chapter
Bi-monthly (every other month, third Thursday evening 6-8:30 PM)
Presentations/Networking (vendor sponsored)
Free (food and drinks provided)
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Data Connectors
Vancouver CyberSecurity Event, October 2018
Presentations/Vendor Fair/Networking
Free
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Defcon604 Group
Monthly on Monday mornings (coffee meeting)
Meetup/Networking
Free
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Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Conference
Annual conference
Vendors/Presentations/Workshops
$$$
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Evanta
Annual (typically early summer)
Presentations and Networking
$$$ (Restricted Attendance to CISO/security executives ~100 attendees)
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International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Quarterly KnowledgeNet chapter meetings
Presentations and Networking
Free for IAPP members
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Internet Security and Privacy Meetup
Regular (monthly/twice monthly) evening events
Presentations and networking
Free to attend
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ISACA Events
Regular luncheons
Presentations and networking
$ (lunch provided, ~50 attendees)
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BC Aware Campaign
January/February main event ($$) plus free sector presentations
Presentations/Networking/Vendor Fair
$$/Free (food/drinks provided, ~400 attendees)
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iTECH | IT Conference
Mixed IT and Security conference
Presentations and Vendor Hall
Free for early registrations
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Mainland Advanced Research Society Events
BSides Vancouver
March/April
Presentations/Networking/Vendor Fair
$ (Food/Drinks provided, ~300 attendees)
VanCitySec
Every second Thursday of the month – Central City Brew Pub – 871 Beatty St.
Networking/occasional lock picking village
Free (buy your own beer/food, ~20-30 attendees)
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Ready Room Briefings
Quarterly/discontinued?
Presentations/Networking
$ (invite only, ~20 attendees)
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OWASP Vancouver
OWASP Vancouver meetup
Roughly every other month
Presentations/Networking
Free/with live streaming
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Pacific Northwest Preparedness Society and Emergency Preparedness for Industry and Commerce Council
Annual conference in fall
Presentations/Networking/Vendor Fair
$$$
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Professional Investigators’ Association of BC
Annual event (AGM) in November
Occasional mixer/Presentations/Networking
Monthly
Presentations / Networking
Free
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Vancouver Digital Identity Meetup
Monthly on Friday Afternoons
Presentations/Networking
Free/with live streaming (~50 attendees)
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Vancouver SecSig
Monthly
Presentations / Collaboration / Networking
Free
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