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Our review board has been hard at work sorting through proposals for talks at Positive Hack Days. We encourage would-be speakers to apply soon: the call for papers closes on March 31. Recently we announced a highlighted speaker at PHDays 9, prominent GSM security researcher Karsten Nohl. Today we present the first group of speakers whose talks have already made the cut.

World-renowned GSM security researcher Dr. Karsten Nohl will give a keynote talk at Positive Hack Days 9. A member of the Chaos Computer Club in Germany during his student days, Karsten is a leading specialist in data security and encryption. He likes to test security assumptions in proprietary systems and typically breaks them. He is personally behind the security for Reliance Jio, the world's fastest-growing telecom network.

The Call for Papers is now open for the Positive Hack Days forum on practical information security. Please send your application by May 31. Both the esteemed experts and young specialists are welcome. An international program committee consisting of independent researchers and leading IS and IT experts will name the best reports.

The early bird catches the worm, as well as a nice discount on tickets to PHDays. Act by January 10, 2019, and get a ticket for both days for just RUB 7,337!

Exciting news: the slogan and topics are now out for next year's Positive Hack Days international forum on practical security. Under the banner of "Breaking the Constants," speakers and contests at PHDays 9 will situate information security in the wider context of the relationship between society and technology. The event will bring hackers, security experts, and IT specialists together with those from fields not traditionally associated with digital security, including medicine, policymaking, and neurotechnology.

The dates of Positive Hack Days 9 are already out: the forum will be held on May 21–22, 2019. This time the organizers have chosen one of the largest and best equipped venues in town—the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center. Crocus Expo hosts hundreds of large-scale and high-profile events annually, including national and international exhibitions, conferences, symposiums, and sports competitions with participation from both Russian and foreign companies.

The dates of the ninth Positive Hack Days are now out: next year's forum will take place at an all-new venue, the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center, on May 21–22, 2019.