CEH is one of the best certifications I have because it emphasizes hands-on skills as opposed to certifications that are more theory based.
IT Security Events and Major IT Events With Security Focus 2009
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Month
Days
Year
City
State/ Country
COMSNETS
1
6-10
2009
Bangalore
India
Cyber Security Expo
1
14-15
2009
Washington
US
Intersec 2009
1
18-20
2009
Dubai
UAE
Pacific Telecom
1
18-21
2009
Honolulu
HI
Australian Information Security Conference AISC
1
20-23
2009
Wellington
New Zealand
FETC 2009
1
21-24
2009
Orlando
Florida
SANS Security West 2009
1
24-29
2009
Las Vegas
NV
DoD Cybercrime Conference
1
26-30
2009
Saint Louis
MO
IIPSEC 2009
1
27-29
2009
Coventry
UK
IT Defense Kongress
1
30-01
2009
Hamburg
Germany
Infosecurity Italy & Storage Expo Italy
2
3-5
2009
Milan
Italy
XIV Security & Safety Technologies
2
3-6
2009
Moscow
Russia
Interop Mumbai
2
4-6
2009
Mumbai
India
ShmooCon
2
6-8
2009
Washington
DC
BOSS Best of Open Source Security
2
8-10
2009
Las Vegas
NV
Biometrics For National Security
2
9-11
2009
Washington
DC
Network & Distributed System Security
2
9-12
2009
San Diego
CA
MEFTEC
2
10-11
2009
Bahrain
Middle East
AFCEA West
2
11-13
2009
San Diego
CA
Black Hat DC
2
16-19
2009
Washington
DC
Cryptography and Network Security
2
18-19
2009
India
NCCN
2
20-21
2009
Bangalore
India
Asia-Pacific CACS
2
23-24
2009
Kyoto
Japan
TechSec Solutions
2
23-25
2009
Dallas
TX
Safe 2009
2
23-26
2009
Bangalore
India
AFCEA Homeland Security
2
26-28
2009
Washington
DC
IPIC Information Processing Interagency Council
3
2-4
2009
Orlando
FL
SANS
3
3-4
2009
Orlando
FL
Info Security Forum
3
3-4
2009
Washington
DC
Security Show 2009
3
3-6
2009
Tokyo
Japan
CeBit
3
3-8
2009
Hannover
Germany
Border Security 2009
3
4-5
2009
Poland
InfoSec World
3
9-11
2009
Orlando
FL
GovSec
3
9-12
2009
Washington
DC
FOSE
3
10-12
2009
Washington
DC
Sectech Expo & Seminars 2009
3
11-12
2009
Oslo
Norway
IMPACT
3
14-16
2009
Uttar Pradesh
India
Euro CACS
3
15-18
2009
Frankfurt
Germany
CanSecWest
3
16-20
2009
Vancouver
Canada
Security Opus
3
16-20
2009
San Francisco
CA
Global Security Asia
3
17-19
2009
Singapore
Singapore
ISC Brasil
3
17-19
2009
Sao Paulo
Brasil
Infosecurity Belgium
3
18-19
2009
Brussels
Belgium
Convergence India & InfoSecurity India
3
18-20
2009
New Delhi
India
FISSEA Federal Information Systems Security Administrators
3
18-21
2009
Bethesda
MD
Tech Security Conference
3
19-19
2009
Baltimore
MD
CSO Summit
3
23-24
2009
Moscow
Russia
Midwest Security Conference
3
23-24
2009
Lisle, IL
US
ApacheCon Europe
3
23-26
2009
Amsterdam
Netherlands
E-Crime Congress
3
24-25
2009
London
UK
SecurAsia Congress
3
25-26
2009
KL
Malaysia
Tech Security Conference
3
26-26
2009
Los Angeles
CA
4th International Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ICIW)
3
26-27
2009
Cape Town
South Africa
British Computer Soc ISSG
3
27-28
2009
Abingdon
UK
Software Test & Performance Spring
3
30-01
2009
San Mateo
CA
Information Security Conference
3
30-31
2009
Bogota
Colombia
Web 2.0 Expo
3
31-03
2009
San Francisco
CA
Hack In The Box SecCon Dubai
4
1
2009
Dubai
UAE
Wireless 2009
4
1-3
2009
Orlando
FL
ISC West
4
1-3
2009
Las Vegas
NV
Forrester Security Forum EMEA
4
2-3
2009
London
UK
Intel Developers Forum Beijing
4
8-9
2009
Beijing
PRC
6th CARDEX & IT SECURITY
4
13-16
2009
Krasnaya
Presnya
15th MIPS Exhibition and Conference “Protection, Security and Fire Safety”
4
13-16
2009
Krasnaya
Presnya
Black Hat Europe
4
14-17
2009
Amsterdam
Netherlands
SuperStrategies
4
14-18
2009
Las Vegas
NV
National Association of Broadcasters
4
18-23
2009
Las Vegas
NV
ACUTA
4
19-22
2009
Atlanta
GA
TRISC
4
20-23
2009
San Antonio
TX
RSA Security Conference
4
21-24
2009
San Francisco
CA
European CIO Summit April 22-24
4
22-24
2009
Montreux
Switzerland
Troopers09 Hacking Conference
4
23-24
2009
Munich
Germany
iSecuTech Taipei
4
23-25
2009
Taipei
Taiwan ROC
Expo Seguridad
4
24-26
2009
Mexico City
Mexico
EuroCrypt 2009
4
26-30
2009
Cologne
Germany
RSA Security Conference Japan
4
27-28
2009
Tokyo
Japan
Computer Forensics Show
4
27-29
2009
Washington
DC
National Association Of State CIOs NASCIO Mid Year
4
28-01
2009
Baltimore
MD
Infosecurity Europe
4
28-30
2009
London
UK
Maker Fair
5
2-3
2009
San Mateo
CA
North American CACS
5
4-7
2009
Orlando
FL
Global Infosec Partnership
5
5-6
2009
Sierra Vista
AZ
World Security Congress and World Security Show 2009
5
5-8
2009
Spain
ChicagoCon
5
4-10
2009
Chicago
IL
EICAR European Anti Virus Research
5
11-12
2009
Berlin
Germany
IEEE Technologies For Homeland Security
5
11-13
2009
Waltham
MA
Info Security Forum
5
12-13
2009
New York
NY
Contingency Planning & Management Spring
5
12-14
2009
Las Vegas
NV
SC Magazine Executive Forum
5
13-15
2009
Hilton Head
SC
IST: Information Security Expo
5
13-15
2009
Tokyo
Japan
IEEE Symposium On Security & Privacy SP09
5
17-20
2009
Berkeley
CA
Interop & CSI SX & Software 2009 & Mobile Business & Cloud Summit
5
17-22
2009
Las Vegas
NV
International Information Security Conference
5
18-20
2009
Cyprus
AusCERT
5
18-22
2009
Gold Coast
Australia
CEIC
5
19-20
2009
Las Vegas
NV
CIPATE 2009
5
19-21
2009
Beijing
China
International Salon of security (ISSE)
5
19-22
2009
Russia
EUSecWest
5
20-21
2009
London
UK
IT Web Security Summit
5
26-28
2009
Midrand
South Africa
SSTIC
5
30-01
2009
Rennes
France
Techno Security Conference
5
31-03
2009
Myrtle Beach, SC
US
FISC Fedral Information Security Conference
6
3-4
2009
Colorado Springs
CO
Mobisec 2009
6
3-5
2009
Turin
Italy
Infosecurity Canada
6
9-11
2009
Toronto
Canada
Supercomm
6
9-11
2009
Chicago
IL
Infosecurity Spain
6
11-12
2009
Madrid
Spain
Shakacon
6
11-13
2009
Honolulu
HI
EEMA Annual Conference
6
12-13
2009
Paris
France
ACIS Security Conference
6
13-15
2009
Bogota
Colombia
USENIX Technical Conference
6
14-19
2009
San Diego
CA
SECURWARE
6
14-19
2009
Athens
Greece
SANSFIRE
6
15-16
2009
Baltimore
MD
Broadcast Asia & CommunicAsia & CableSat
6
16-19
2009
Singapore
Singapore
FIRST
6
22-27
2009
Kyoto
Japan
The 3rd International Conference on Information Security and Assurance (ISA)
6
25-27
2009
Seoul
Korea
Catalyst - Directory & Security Strategies
6
27-31
2009
San Diego
CA
Gartner IT Security Summit
6
28-01
2009
Washington
DC
Australasian Conference On Security & Privacy ACISP
7
3-5
2009
Brisbane
Australia
Segureiexpo
7
3-7
2009
Buenos Aries
Argentina
SyScAN Symposium On Security For Asia
7
4-5
2009
Singapore
Singapore
8th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security
7
6-7
2009
Braga
Portugal
SECRYPT 2009
7
7-10
2009
Milan
Italy
CCIS 6th International Conference on Cryptography, Coding and Information Security
7
8-10
2009
Paris
France
International Conference on Information Security and Privacy
7
13-16
2009
Orlando
US
International CACS
7
19-22
2009
Los Angeles
CA
Black Hat USA
7
24-30
2009
Las Vegas
NV
DefCon
7
31-02
2009
Las Vegas
Nevada
USENIX Security Conference
8
10-14
2009
Montreal
Canada
Gartner IT Security Summit
8
13-14
2009
Sydney
Australia
Crypto 2009
8
17-21
2009
Santa Barbara
CA
International High Tech Crime Association
8
24-26
2009
Lake Tahoe
CA
Security Australia
8
26-28
2009
Sydney
Australia
Latin American CACS
8
27-01
2009
Santiago
Chile
Interop Sao Paulo
9
2-3
2009
Sao Paulo
Brasil
Oceania CACS
9
10-Aug
2009
Sydney
Australia
International Broadcasting Convention
9
11-15
2009
Amsterdam
Netherlands
SANS Network Security
9
15-16
2009
San Diego
CA
Software Test & Performance Fall
9
16-18
2009
Boston
MA
COVITS Virginia IT Symposium
9
17-19
2009
Richmond
VA
Hacker Halted
9
20-24
2009
Miami
FL
ASIS International
9
21-24
2009
Anaheim
CA
Storage Developer Conference
9
22-25
2009
San Jose
CA
VB2009 Virus Bulletin Event
9
23-25
2009
Geneva
Switzerland
Executive Women's Forum In Security
9
23-25
2009
Phoenix
AZ
Digital ID World
9
24-26
2009
San Francisco
CA
Kiwicon
9
26-28
2009
Auckland
NZ
North America – Information Security Conference
9
28-30
2009
Las Vegas
US
Gartner IT Security Summit
9
29-01
2009
London
UK
OWASP ApppSec
10
1
2009
Washington
DC
ITU Telecom
10
5-9
2009
Geneva
Switzerland
Infosecurity Russia
10
7-9
2009
Moscow
Russia
Les Assises de la Securite
10
15-18
2009
Monte Carlo
Monaco
MilCom
10
16-21
2009
Boston
MA
Maker Fair
10
18-19
2009
Austin
TX
SMAU
10
18-22
2009
Milan
Italy
RSA Security Conference Europe
10
20-22
2009
London
UK
Biometrics 2009
10
20-22
2009
London
UK
Computer Security CSI
10
24-31
2009
Washington
DC
National Association Of State CIOs NASCIO
10
25-28
2009
Austin
TX
ISC East
10
26-30
2009
New York
NY
Contingency Planning & Management East
10
28-30
2009
Orlando
FL
NECE - Indesec Expo
10
28-30
2009
New Delhi
India
IFSEC & Firex India
10
29-31
2009
New Delhi
India
ApacheCon
11
2-6
2009
Oakland
LA
AFCEA TechNet Asia Pacific
11
3-6
2009
Honolulu
HI
ApacheCon
11
3-7
2009
New Orleans
LA
Government CIO Summit
11
10-12
2009
Phoenix
AZ
Infosecurity Netherlands
11
12-13
2009
Ultrecht
Netherlands
CARTES & IT Security
11
13-15
2009
Paris
France
Interop New York & Mobile Business & Web 2.0
11
16-20
2009
New York
NY
Dept of State Cyber Security Awareness Day
11
18-18
2009
Washington
DC
NASSCOM Info Security Summit
11
18-20
2009
Delhi
India
Expo Comm Italia
11
24-26
2009
Rome
Italy
IEEE GlobeCom
12
1-4
2009
Honolulu
HI
SC Magazine World Congress
12
7-8
2009
New York
NY
AsiaCrypt 2009
12
6-10
2009
Tokyo
Japan
Computer Security Applications
12
8-12
2009
Anaheim
CA
AVAR - Association of Anti Virus Asia Researchers
12
10-12
2009
New Delhi
India