DEF CON TRAINING 2025

Call for Trainers form

 

 

Name of training:

Trainer information:

Full name of trainer(s):

Preferred pronouns:

Trainer(s) bio:

Trainer(s) social media links:

Training information:

Have you taught this training before? Where and when?

Do you have links to sites that promoted your past training so we can better understand how you presented it to the public?

Short description of your class used for the web site and to promote your class: What is the topic? How advanced or difficult is the material? Describe the skills or knowledge will the student have learned after completing the class:

Outline the class in enough detail that we can determine the hour-by-hour experience a student will experience:

Technical difficulty of the class (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) and any required experience or skills needed (Such as Python, knowledge of specific deep-learning algorithms, TCP dump analysis, Ghidra, etc.)

Suggested prerequisites for the class. What should the student have read or prepared in advance to get the most out of your class? This could be videos to watch, books or white papers to read, etc.

Items students will need to provide. What tools, systems, or equipment is required for the student to take the training?

Note: Please make sure to highlight anything that makes your class different or what new concepts it includes to help us differentiate it from any others we may review with a similar topic.

 

E-mail address(s):

PGP or S/MIME key URL if you wish encrypted correspondence:

Mailing address:

Cell phone number(s):

Minimum number of students per class you need to be financially successful?

Maximum number of students per class you can successfully train? 

Will you need DEF CON Trainings to print class handouts?

Can you test the students at the end of the class to see if they have learned the skills you were teaching (Demonstration of skill)? If yes then DEF CON Trainings can produce a certificate for students.

Questions? Just ask! If we have questions, we will contact you based on the information you provide.

 

Trainer substitutions: There will be no trainer substitution without prior consent.

Code of Conduct: While representing DEF CON Training, Inc., you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct: https://defcon.org/html/links/dc-code-of-conduct.html

Accommodations: DEF CON will provide event space, signage, printed training materials, wireless internet (wired for the instructor, if prior arrangements have been made), projectors, screens and power strips. All training materials must be submitted 30 days in advance of the class. Trainers will provide all other needed equipment.

Trainer class cancellation:

In the event of the trainer being unable to teach the class the trainer will compensate DEF CON Trainings for losses related to the cancellation such as refunds to attendees, service charges, cost of printed materials, marketing costs, etc. DEF CON Trainings will do its best to minimize these costs through equipment rental re-use, negotiations, etc.

In the event of DEF CON Trainings has to cancel the class then DEF CON Trainings will reimburse the trainer any non-refundable airline and hotel fees, material production costs, and expect the trainer to try and minimize their costs.

In the unlikely event of force majeure, unforeseen emergencies, or other acts outside of our control force DEF CON to cancel the training event entirely then DEF CON and the trainer will cover their own cancellation costs.

Trainer payment: DEF CON will make payment net 45 from the last day of the training, with the gross training class revenue calculated on the total number of paid students. Payment will be in the form of a check if domestic or if international a wire transfer. In the event an attendee requests a refund, after mitigating the request, that amount with be subtracted from the payment due.

 

Please email to: will@defcon.org