PST2011
Ninth Annual Conference
on Privacy, Security and Trust

Partnership / Sponsorship Package

PST2011 Partnership Opportunities
Partnership packages are now available to organizations looking for an opportunity to increase brand awareness and boost sales of information and communications technology (ICT) related products and services in the privacy, security and trust (PST) field. As a PST2011 conference partner your organization can network with our attendees and associate your brand with a high profile event, one that has been recognized globally and is continuing to grow in attendance on an annual basis.
PST2011 is an international conference featuring a uniquely “intimate” environment where attendees can share and learn from each other’s experiences. It provides a forum for the private sector to explore opportunities to collaborate with public sector organizations and academic researchers on projects of mutual interest. The conference agenda includes highly respected keynote speakers, research paper presentations, Innovation Day, workshops, tutorials, and a networking reception, as well as an awards banquet. In recent years the PST conference has been covered by newspaper, TV, radio and magazine media outlets. 
We expect to attract 150 delegates to PST2011 in Montreal. This audience will include:

PST2011 Conference Overview
(Who What Where When Why)
What is the Annual Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust?
PST2011 is the ninth annual conference on Privacy, Security and Trust (PST). PST2011 provides a forum for researchers world-wide to unveil their latest work in privacy, security and trust and to show how this research can be used to enable innovation. PST2011 is hosted and organized by the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Concordia University in cooperation with the National Research Council of Canada Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT). The conference co-chairs are Mourad Debbabi(CU Research Chair Tier 1 in Information Systems Security, and Director Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University) and Amr Youssef (Professor, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University). The honorary Conference Chairis Andrew Vallerand (Director S&T Public Security, NationalDefense, Canada)
PST2011 is being held in cooperation with IEEE Technical Committee on Security and Privacy. High quality academic papers are selected through a competitive double blind review process and published in the conference proceedings.
PST2011 will feature papers and presentations in three major program tracks:

Where and When is PST2011 Being Held?
The conference will take place July 19-21, 2011, on the Concordia University campus in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. PST2011 will include workshops, tutorials, keynote speakers, research papers, and a networking reception, as well as an awards banquet.
PST2011 has two major components: a one-day symposium (Innovation Day, July 19) and the PST Research Conference (July 20-21). Attendees can register for one day (Innovation Day) or for the full three-day event which includes Innovation Day. 
What is Innovation Day at PST2011?
In conjunction with the PST 2011 conference, a workshop (Innovation Day) will be held on July 19 to investigate Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT) and to discuss how security competencies can be better developed and maintained in modern organizations.  This one-day event will feature keynote talks, presentations on the State-of-the-Art in ALT and PST, a panel discussion and a networking reception. Innovation Day will bring the local business community (including small, medium, and large size firms) together with regional, national, and international representatives of the public sector, private sector, academia, and the research community to jointly explore how ALT can make both cyberspace and the real world safe and secure.

Who Will Attend?
PST2011 is a combined business and research conference attracting a multidisciplinary audience of researchers, corporate and government executives, recognized academics and student leaders. Attendees come together to present, discuss and review the latest issues, trends, challenges and opportunities related to privacy, security, and trust and the impact of this research on the economy. Not only will PST2011 attract a wide scope of delegates geographically, but it will also draw attendees from a variety of professional backgrounds.
More information about the program and registering for PST2011 is available on the conference web site: http://pstnet.unb.ca/pst2011.
Partnership Packages
PST2011 offers a range of partnership packages to leverage your marketing and branding programs while also providing customized opportunities for specific business requirements. Two partnership packages are outlined below.
Platinum Level Partnership ($2,000)
As a platinum level partner you can sponsor the networking reception, the awards banquet, a keynote speaker, or other some mutually negotiated activity. In return you receive:

Gold Level Partnership ($1,000)
As a gold level partner you can sponsor a breakfast, a refreshment break, the conference t-shirt, speaker gifts or other some mutually negotiated activity. In return you receive:

In addition, we are happy to discuss customized packages that are tailored to your organization’s needs. Please contact us to learn how we can help you achieve your goals.
Contact Information
Greg Sprague
University of New Brunswick
PST2011 Conference Manager
gls@unb.ca
(506) 444-0492

Mourad Debbabi
Concordia University
PST 2011 Conference Co-chair
debbabi@ciise.concordia.ca
(514) 848-2424 Ext: 5715