"beersides" - precon party
For the last 2 years we have held a precon party and called it "beersides" (a play on the BSides name!). They have been resounding successes and a great way to get the BSides vibe going. There are a lot of people in Manchester for BSides so we decided to bring everyone together for a precon party.
​"beersides" will be drinks, talks, socialising and a darn good time.
So what to expect?
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Beers
Obviously. We are in a bar, so you can expect to be able to buy beers, or whatever is your tipple.​ The venue is very good for cocktails...
There is no "beersides" sponsor for this event so it is a pay bar.
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Timings
Wednesday 28th August
We have the upstairs room of the venue from 6:30pm
Talks starting around 7:30pm/8:00pm
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Lightning Talks Schedule
We have hired the upstairs floor of the bar complete with project and sound system, so lets have some lightning talks. Current planned talks are:
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7:30pm - Jonathan Ross - "Something smells a bit phishy... and it isn't my armpits for once"
8:00pm - Ken Munro & David Lodge - “Lodge’s Dodgy Dogging Apps - A Security Assessment of Pet Apps”
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8:30pm - David Middlehurst - "C3 - A sneak preview of a new open-source C2 framework"
9:00pm - Nicky Bloor - "Oh sh!t that’s a network protocol"
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Socialising​
There will be loads people form the InfoSec, Cyber, the Hacker community, so it will be a great place to catch up with old mates and make news ones. It's not all talk talk talk, there will be plenty of opportunity to socialise.
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Food
Yes the venue sells food - so don't go hungry - order some.
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Capacity
The event is free to attend, but there is a limit on the venue capacity (we didn't reach it last year, but who knows this year...)
Entrance is on a first come first served. When the venue is full it's full.... The good news is there is a 2nd bar downstairs.
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The Venue
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Upstairs
Revolution Manchester - Oxford Road
90-94 Oxford Rd,
Manchester,
M1 5WH
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https://www.revolution-bars.co.uk/bar/manchester-oxford-road/
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previous beersides...
A few photos from previous beersides...
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