MARCH

Infosec World Conference & Expo 2007
www.misti.com
March 19-21
Orlando, Fla.

MIS Training's annual conference plans tracks on regulations and information security, securing service-oriented architectures, a security overview of Vista, and next-generation threats like RFID, VoIP and VoWi-Fi. Keynote speakers include FBI unit chief Daniel Larkin and the co-founder of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Jonathan Zittrain. Special programs include "An Evening with Ira Winkler," as well as the CISO Executive Summit and Security Compliance Summit.

ShmooCon
www.shmoocon.org
March 23-25
Washington, D.C.

This annual hacker convention features three tracks this year. Day one is a series of 30-minute tracks, a mix of technology and light-hearted sessions, followed by day two's focus on exploits and day three's look at innovative hardware and software. Attendees can also join other attendees, vendors and researchers in the ShmooCon Labs and try to build a secure enterprise-class network.

Secure IT Conference 2007
www.secureitconf.com
March 27-29
Sacramento, Calif.

Hosted by California State University, San Bernardino, this event features tracks targeting information security managers, operations staff and researchers. Topics include risk management, cyberterrorism, corporate espionage and identity theft.

SANS 2007
www.sans.org/sans2007/
March 29-April 6
San Diego, Calif.

The SANS Institute's annual event promises training that will help security managers acclimate to the demand for risk management skills. The conference offers for the first time a combination of SANS' top four one-day legal classes taught by Ben Wright. The SANS Future Visions and Decisions Summit makes its first appearance at the conference, while the standby SANS Quiz Show returns.

MAY

DallasCon 2007
www.dallascon.com
May 7-12
Dallas, Tx

Attendees can attend training sessions on hacking, VoIP, Web application and wireless security, as well as earn credits in CISSP-specific classes.

Gartner Compliance & Risk Management
www.gartner.com
May 9-11
New Orleans, La.

Gartner adds a compliance and risk management conference to its lineup of events. Sessions will focus on risk and performance, compliance and control, and technology and services.