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Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (GFIRST)
GFIRST6: Building Today, Shaping Tomorrow – Ensuring an Effective Response Capability to Manage Risks in Cyberspace.
San Antonio, Texas – August 15-20, 2010
Please submit completed forms via email to Silvia Farag, Silvia.Farag@hq.dhs.gov, or fax to 703-235-5541 by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, August 6, 2010.
Each representative from your organization must present credentials, including photographers. Submitting the registration request does not automatically qualify applicants for a valid accreditation.
Registration Criteria
Members of the working media will be required to supply one of the following materials at registration in order to receive press accreditation to the conference. In addition to conference events, activities and facilities will only be granted to journalists with proper identification.
Staff Journalists from News Gathering Organizations: Be prepared to submit a copy of your valid Press Credential, a copy of your business card, a copy of current masthead clearly displaying your name and editorial title or an industry-related article you have written within the last six months.
Freelance Journalists and Photojournalists: Submit a letter (on letterhead) from an editorial contact at the publication indicating that you are covering the conference and exhibition for that publication. Please submit letters via email to Silvia Farag, Silvia.Farag@hq.dhs.gov, or fax to 703-235-5541.
Analysts: Provide a copy of your business card with name, title and analyst firm logo, as well as a copy of a relevant research report published within the last year that clearly displays your authorship.
Please note that the following groups are NOT ELIGIBLE for media badges (no exceptions):
- Production companies
- Marketing and public relations professionals
- Personal/non-commercial news website writers
- All others not included above in the guidelines do not qualify as media
We reserve the right to limit the press attendance from individual organizations.
Please submit completed forms via email to Silvia Farag, Silvia.Farag@hq.dhs.gov, or fax to 703-235-5541.
All credentials will be available for pick-up at the GFIRST Conference Registration desk.
Guidelines for Working Media
GFIRST organizers want to make the attendance of credentialed working media as productive as possible. The GFIRST Conference communications support team will work closely with news-gathering organizations and reporters to ensure timely access to materials and events during the Conference.
Media Credentials
Credentials are required for access to the conference venue. Credentials must be applied for via email to Silvia Farag, Silvia.Farag@hq.dhs.gov, or faxed to 703-235-5541.
Media Credentials Distribution
Members of the media are encouraged to pick up their credentials as soon as they arrive at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country, San Antonio, Texas. Credentials will be available for pick up at the GFIRST Registration Desk during Conference registration hours, beginning August 15, 2010.