A few months ago I met up with a friend who is a member of Hong Kong’s Information Security and Forensics Society (ISFS). It was through my conversations with him that I learned a little bit more about what he does, about computer forensics, and about the society itself.
Three weeks ago, I got an e-mail from their mailing list. The ISFS would be a part of the E-Discovery & Digital Forensics Conference held on July 20th & 21st, 2009. The speakers list was distinguished, and the listed topics were, in my opinion, highly relevant to any software developer. It isn’t exactly easy to find discussions on computer forensics and other computer-related legal issues. We definitely don’t see much of this in the classroom either.
The only downside to this was the insane cost of admission to the conference itself (~7800 HKD). If you’re a CIO or a lawyer, this cost might be reasonable, but as a student this was out of the question.
So I fired off an e-mail to the ISFS secretary and asked her if she would be willing to take on a student volunteer. This would give me the chance to participate in the conference and avoid the admission fee.
To my surprise, the ISFS secretary responded with free admission (no volunteer work) to both conference days!
So, next monday, I’ll be off to the conference. Hopefully I won’t make a complete fool of myself 
This goes to show that, sometimes, all you have to do is ask.
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Wow congratulations! Let us know how the conference goes, and keep us updated!
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