14th Annual Computer Security
		     Incident Handling Conference
		http://www.first.org/conference/2002/

Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
June 24-28, 2002
This conference is sponsored by First.Org, Inc.

About the Conference

The annual FIRST Conference is the only event of its kind. It focuses
on the field of computer security incident handling and response. In
recognition of the global spread of computer networks and the common
problems faced by computer owners, the conference is held in different
parts of the world. The presentations are international in scope and
include the latest in incident response and prevention, vulnerability
analysis, and computer security. Additionally, these events serve as
the foundation for the improvement of computer security worldwide via
the sharing of goals, ideas, and information.

Who should attend

Any person who is responsible for the coordination of computer
security incidents will benefit from attendance at this
conference. This may include both members and non-members of FIRST,
system administrators, network administrators and management with
computer security responsibilities, law enforcement, consultants,
contractors, vendors, and incident response teams. 

Sponsorship Opportunities

This event will provide a prime opportunity for those in the operating
system, computer security and networking, and telecommunications
industries to gain focused access to a highly influential group of
computer security incident response experts around the world.

Detailed information about a wide range of sponsorship opportunities
for organizations is available at
http://www.first.org/conference/2002/sponsor-2002.pdf. Questions
should be directed to first-2002@first.org.

FIRST

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is an
international organization that brings together a variety of computer
security incident response teams. These teams include government,
commercial, and academic organizations. Worldwide, FIRST aims to
foster cooperation and coordination in incident prevention, to prompt
rapid reaction to incidents, and to promote information sharing among
members and the global community at large. Further information about
the FIRST organization is available at http://www.first.org/