BLACK ALPS
Black Alps is a non-profit organization founded in 2017 whose main goal is the promotion of cybersecurity through the organization of Black Alps yearly conferences. The current committee is composed of Sylvain Pasini (president), Yohan Martini (treasurer), and Maude Schneider (secretary).
BlackAlps conferences are events enabling to discuss the latest threats, mitigations and advances in cyber security. The event features cyber security experts from Switzerland and abroad. It is addressed to anyone with an interest in cybersecurity or connected to the internet, e.g., CEOs, CIOs, CISO, CTOs, developers, and researchers.
Note that we will continue to closely monitor the situation and OFSP guidances and adapt the events if necessary.
Based on the last year experience, we would like to gather the community by creating crucial in-person interactions.
Black Alps BBQ 2022 will be held on Thursday June 2, 2022 at Restaurant La Sarcelle in Cheyres, a few minutes by train or car from Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
It will be a special edition mainly around the barbecue-dinner. The date and location were chosen to enable an outdoor event, regardless of weather conditions.
BlackAlps 2022 will be an event enabling to discuss the latest threats, mitigations and advances in cyber security. The event features cyber security experts from Switzerland and abroad. It is addressed to anyone with an interest in cyber security or connected to the internet, e.g., CEOs, CIOs, CISO, CTOs, developers, and researchers.
Black Alps 2022 will be held on Tuesday-Wednesday November 15-16, 2022 at La Marive in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
The "call for proposals" (CFP) for talks and workshops will be opened soon!
Sponsoring packages are available on request.
Black Alps is supported by the unversity of applied sciences HEIG-VD, the swiss techonpole Y-PARC, and staff involved in the previous cyber security events in Yverdon-les-Bains:
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS) | HEIG-VD, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2012 | Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2013 | Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2014 | Application Security Forum - Western Switzerland (#ASFWS) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2015 | CyberSec Conference (#CYBSEC15) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2016 | CyberSec Conference (#CYBSEC16) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2017 | Black Alps 2017 (#BLACKALPS17) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2018 | Black Alps - Cybersecurity for SME - 2018 | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| Black Alps 2018 (#BLACKALPS18) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| 2019 | Black Alps 2019 (#BLACKALPS19) | Y-PARC, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 2021 | Black Alps BBQ 2021 (#BLACKALPS21) | Cheyres |
| 2022 | Black Alps BBQ 2022 (#BLACKALPSBBQ22) | Cheyres |
| Black Alps 2022 (#BLACKALPS22) | La Marive, Yverdon-les-Bains |
In 2021, due to the sanitary situation, the Black Alps committee decided to organize a special summer edition around a barbecue. Indeed, we are a community event and we think our added value is to gather the community by creating crucial in-person interactions. The event took place on Thursday 23rd of Septembre 2021 in Cheyres (close to Yverdon-les-Bains). It was a special edition with short talks and a barbecue-dinner. It attracted 150 participants, which was our limit.
Take a look on this webpage to get more about Black Alps BBQ 2021!
This great event was held on 7-8 November 2019 in Yverdon-les-Bains. It attracted more than 550 participants! (around 800 tickets sold in total)
Take a look on this webpage to get more about Black Alps 2019!
This great event was held on 8-9 November 2018 in Yverdon-les-Bains. It attracted more than 400 participants!
Take a look on this webpage to get more about Black Alps 2018!
This event was held on 29.05.2018 in Yverdon-les-Bains. Cybersecurity for SME is a serie of events that aims to address different topics related to information security. These events are adressed to all people with security needs, including SMEs in our region. This includes executives as well as technical employees.
This great event was held on 15-16 November 2017 in Yverdon-les-Bains. With Y-Security event, it attracted more than 500 participants!
Take a look on this webpage to see more about Black Alps 2017!