GRSec

January GRSec

2012-01-14T04:50:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and charities redoing their year-end statements thanks to Stratfor.

When: Monday, January 23rd, @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

December GRSec

2011-12-04T21:05:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and people in need of creative writing lessons.

When: Monday, December 19th, @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

November GRSec

2011-11-15T04:29:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and Estonians in need of a new domain registrar
When: Monday, November 21st, @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

October GRSec

2011-10-04T19:49:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and Champions of National Cyber Security Month
When: Monday, October 24th, @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

September GRSec

2011-08-31T12:43:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and anyone looking to purchase slightly used root CA certificates.
When: Monday, September 19th, @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

August GRSec

2011-08-02T20:02:00.001-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and Topiary.
When: Monday, August 22nd, 2011 @5:30pm
Where: Graydon's Derby Station

July GRSec

2011-07-07T04:32:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and anybody who's in it for the lulz.
When: Monday, July 18th, @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

Upcoming GRSec dates: 8/22, 9/19

June GRSec

2011-06-08T19:21:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and anybody in need of 40 million slightly used RSA tokens
When: Monday, June 20th, @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

Hopcat is going to serve as GRSec's regular location for the foreseeable future.

Upcoming GRSec dates: 7/18, 8/22, 9/19

May GRSec

2011-05-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and anybody in need of 77 million slightly used Playstation Network accounts
When: Monday, May 23rd, @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

April GRSec

2011-04-11T07:00:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and interns with Contra Security.
When: Monday, April 25 2011 @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

March GRSec

2011-03-04T12:14:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and anybody who's invented fuzzing.
When: Tuesday, March 21st 2011 @5:30pm
Where: Graydon's Derby Station

February GRSec

2011-02-15T17:01:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and anybody who's been hacked by 4chan users in Guy Fawkes masks. (this one may be redundant)
When: Monday February 21st, 2011 @ 5:30pm
Where: Stella's Lounge

January GRSec

2011-01-06T19:04:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and people that got Christmas e-cards from the White House.
When: Monday January 24, 2011 @ 5:30pm
Where: The Winchester

December GRSec

2010-12-08T18:41:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: InfoSec professionals and TSA screeners with ties to Wikileaks.
When: Monday December 20th, 2010 @ 5:30pm
Where: Schmohz Brewing Company

November GRSec

2010-11-11T14:01:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: Information security professionals and flammable sheep.
When: Monday November 15th, 2010 @ 5:30pm
Where: Graydon's Crossing

October GRSec

2010-10-01T13:55:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and Iranian nuclear engineers in need of outside help.
When: Monday October 25th, 2010 @ 5:30pm
Where: Hideout Brewing Co.

September GRSec

2010-09-08T12:38:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and the users of Facebook Places. We'll find you.
When: Monday, September 27th 2010 @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

August GRSec

2010-08-10T19:10:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and the members of Project Vigilant.
When: Monday, August 30th 2010 @5:30pm
Where: The Green Well

July GRSec

2010-07-06T04:00:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and members of the "Microsoft-Spurned Researcher Collective."
When: Monday July 19th, 2010 @ 5:30pm
Where: Founder's Brewing Company Taproom

June GRSec

2010-06-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and Gregory Evans (this is not redundant).
When: Monday June 21st, 2010 @ 5:30pm
Where: Stella's Lounge

May GRSec

2010-05-04T11:35:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and Spencer Pratt (this is not redundant).
When: Monday May 24th, 2010 @ 5:30pm
Where: Graydon's Crossing

April GRSec

2010-04-07T11:42:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and MC Frontalot fans.
When: Monday, April 19th 2010 @5:30pm
Where: Bistro Bella Vita

March GRSec

2010-03-03T10:46:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and those looking for a way to celebrate National Goof-Off Day.
When: Monday, March 22nd 2010 @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

February GRSec

2010-02-19T04:10:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and Mr. Zeus Kneber.
When: Monday February 22nd, 2010 @ 5:30pm
Where: Hideout Brewing Co.

January GRSec

2010-01-19T04:05:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup for people interested in security.
Who: InfoSec professionals and anyone in the market for a gently used IE 0day.

When: Monday, January 25th 2010 @5:30pm
Where: Founder's Brewing Company Taproom

December GRSec

2009-12-14T20:19:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: InfoSec professionals and Silvio Berlusconi's nose.
When: Monday December 21st, 2009 @ 5:30pm
Where: Schmohz Brewing Company

November GRSec

2009-11-18T03:53:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup for people interested in security.
Who: InfoSec professionals and those still waiting in line for Sarah Palin to sign your book.
When: Monday, November 23rd 2009 @5:30pm
Where: The Green Well

October GRSec

2009-10-19T12:05:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and those celebrating Cyber Security Awareness Month.
When: Monday, October 26th 2009 @5:30pm
Where: Billy's

September GRSec

2009-09-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and everyone recovering from the World Rabies Day festivities.
When: Monday, September 28th 2009 @5:30pm
Where: Hopcat

August GRSec

2009-08-14T03:46:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec, a casual meetup. With beer.
Who: InfoSec professionals and anyone willing to let us send SMS messages to their iPhone.
When: Monday, August 24th 2009 @5:30pm
Where: Founder's Brewing Company Taproom

July GRSec

2009-07-15T07:13:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the short notice. I had intended that we would meet on 7/27, but everybody's going to be in Vegas it seems. I guess there's something going on that week...

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals, because your friends and family don't want to listen to you ramble on about anti-anti-debugging methods. But we do!
When: Monday July 20th, 2009 @ 5:30pm
Where: The Winchester (WebSense is still blocking this for some people. Their hosting provider got pwned last month and was serving up some PDF malware, but it's been cleaned up.)

June GRSec

2009-06-13T20:32:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and people old enough to remember Chaka Khan!
When: Monday June 22nd, 2009 @ 5:30pm
Where: HopCat

May GRSec

2009-05-13T20:54:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and people who've already deployed all of their Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe patches this week.
When: Tuesday, May 19th 2009 @5:30pm
Where: Graydon's Derby Station

April GRSec

2009-04-03T03:36:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and anyone who's eaten an entire 5/3 burger.
When: Tuesday, April 21st 2009 @5:30pm
Where: Founder's Brewing Company Taproom

T-Shirts & Slogans

2009-04-01T06:19:00.000-07:00

Sean says...

I just looked at the ArbSec twitter page and see that they have t-shirts (or will be giving them away next month). Well I like the idea so much that I'm going to steal it :) Once I get a decent design I will print ~10 or so and hand them out at one of the meetings this summer. Design ideas are welcome -- I was thinking of using a night shot of downtown GR (need to find a good one) with the word "GRSec" under. Then maybe a funny saying on the back like "B33r and security FTW!!" or "pWn1ng beer in the name of security"

I think I will bounce the idea to twitter for design suggestions as well!

If you have slogan ideas, post them in the comments here or, better yet, come to April's GRSec meetup and tell us what they are!

March GRSec

2009-03-18T18:38:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and ~~Clemson~~ Oklahoma fans that want to gloat, or Robert Morris fans that need consoling
When: Tuesday, March 24th 2009 @5:30pm
Where: Black Rose Irish Pub

Welcome ARBSEC !

2009-02-25T18:11:00.000-08:00

If GRSec were ever to have a sister CitySec meetup, it would be the newly-announced ARBSEC. So named because it takes place in Ann Arbor, MI, home to Google's midwest office, my favorite pub, and some second-rate junior college. (Kidding!) Here is the official announcement from Jon Oberheide:

Paul, could you pass on our announcement of ARBSEC to the GRSec folk?
Muchas gracias!

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Calling all security professionals in the Ann Arbor area!

Please join us for ARBSEC, an informal monthly meetup of local security professionals. Mingle, network, and talk shop over food and drinks with like-minded folks. Unlike other meetups, you will not be expected to pay dues, "join up", or present a zero-day exploit to attend.

What: ARBSEC 01
When: March 4th, 6:00pm
Where: Bar Louie

For more information:

Web: http://arbsec.org/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/arbsec
RSVP: http://a2geeks.org/display/geek/ARBSEC+01

Feel free to forward this announcement to other interested parties or contact me if you have any questions.

Regards,
Jon Oberheide

February GRSec

2009-02-16T17:36:00.000-08:00

It is time for our annual return to the scene of the crime! Please join us for the second anniversary of GRSec at The Grand Rapids Brewing Company

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and automakers seeking a beer bailout
When: Tuesday February 24th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Grand Rapids Brewing Company

January GRSec

2009-01-14T06:48:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! Time for a new season of GRSec meetups!

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and people looking for a fun way to spend their leap second.
When: Tuesday January 20, 2009 @ 5:30pm
Where: Logan's Alley

December GRSec

2008-12-11T06:33:00.000-08:00

NOTE: This is the Tuesday BEFORE ISSA, not after.

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and people who would like to do their holiday shopping at a bar!
When: Tuesday December 16th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: HopCat

November GRSec

2008-11-19T03:15:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals. Free beer if you wear a Pilgrim hat!
When: Tuesday November 25th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Billy's

October GRSec

2008-10-12T09:28:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and other Americans who will be voting Stewart/Colbert in 08!
When: Tuesday October 21st, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Naya Cuisine

September GRSec

2008-09-19T08:42:00.001-07:00

Please note: Back to TUESDAY night!

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and folks who know when Oktoberfest actually is
When: Tuesday September 23rd, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Bistro Bella Vita

August GRSec

2008-08-20T18:42:00.000-07:00

Please note: Another WEDNESDAY night!

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and parents who can't wait for school to start
When: Wednesday august 27th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: HopCat (on the patio, weather permitting)

July GRSec

2008-07-14T11:11:00.000-07:00

Please note: Another WEDNESDAY night!
Please also note: Derby Station is the NEW Graydon's location on Wealthy in Gaslight Village.

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and people looking to offload Fourth of July parade candy
When: Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Graydon's Crossing, Derby Station

June GRSec

2008-06-12T17:04:00.000-07:00

Please note the change to WEDNESDAY night!

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and dads who got Aqua Velva for Fathers Day
When: Wednesday June 25th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: JD Reardons

May GRSec

2008-05-09T13:21:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and moms who got vacuum cleaners for Mothers Day
When: Tuesday May 20th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Founder's Brewing Co. (new location!)

April GRSec

2008-04-15T04:21:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and burned out IRS employees
When: Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Graydon's Crossing

March GRSec

2008-03-11T12:40:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec
Who: InfoSec professionals and outbound lambs
When: Tuesday March 25th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Hideout Brewing Co.

GRSec Turns 1!

2008-02-12T15:50:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec First Anniversary
Who: InfoSec professionals and those bearing paper gifts
When: Tuesday February 19th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: Grand Rapids Brewing Company (where it all began)

January GRSec

2008-01-08T07:22:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: InfoSec professionals and anyone else that resolved to drink more beer in '08!
When: Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where: HopCat

Decembrrrr GRSec

2007-12-11T08:06:00.001-08:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: InfoSec professionals and anybody wearing reindeer antlers
When: Tuesday December 18th, 2007 @ 5:30pm
Where: Schmohz Brewing Company

November GRSec

2007-11-14T10:37:00.000-08:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: InfoSec professionals and turkeys seeking political asylum
When: Tuesday November 20th, 2007 @ 5:30pm
Where: Cambridge House

GRSec and Thanksgiving

2007-11-08T13:49:00.000-08:00

If we stick to the current schedule, November GRSec will fall on 11/20, the Tuesday before the Thanksgiving holiday. I know a lot of folks will probably head out of town or be off of work Wednesday and possibly also Tuesday because of Thanksgiving. Of course, bar-hopping on Tuesday or Wednesday before Thanksigiving is also a time-honored tradition.

So what's the popular opinion? Should we keep it on 11/20 or move it to the 27th, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving? Please leave feedback here or send me a note at my GMail account.

Paul

Oktoberfest GRSec

2007-10-15T12:42:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: InfoSec professionals and folks that want to wear their lederhosen one last time this season
When: Tuesday October 23rd, 2007 @ 5:30pm
Where: The Green Well Gastropub

PS - Yes, I know that Oktoberfest is actually in September. It's also in Munich. This event is neither. But this bar does have Bitburger and Erdinger on tap.

September GRSec (my bad!)

2007-09-18T10:38:00.001-07:00

Oops! It's been on my calendar since August. But sitting in a bar by myself is hardly as much fun as GRSec!

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: InfoSec professionals and freshman without pledge bids
When: Tuesday September 25th, 2007 @ 5:30pm
Where: Gand Woods Lounge

August GRSec

2007-08-14T11:26:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: InfoSec professionals and stay-at-home-moms that can't wait for school to start
When: Tuesday August 28th, 2007 @ 5:30pm
Where: J. Gardella's

July GRSec

2007-07-10T10:24:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: Hackers and the women who love them (Next on Montel!)
When: Tuesday July 24th, 2007 @ 5:30pm
Where: Cambridge House

From the brain trusts behind GRSec

2007-06-26T11:03:00.000-07:00

Update: More from inside the brains trust:

GRSec is Tuesday June 26

2007-06-07T04:14:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: Information security pros in West Michigan
When: Tuesday June 26th, 2007 @ 5:30pm
Where: Founders Taproom

May GRSec

2007-05-17T10:31:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: Information security professionals and those interested in infosec
When: Wednesday, May 23rd @5:30pm
Where: Grand Rapids Brewing Co., Kentwood, MI

Security Startup Bullies GRSec!

2007-05-08T18:26:00.000-07:00

No, not really (read the comments). But Tom Ptacek has been kind enough to centralize the CitySec thing, complete with spiffy message boards.

We minor, but we could be major, if only you would vote on the May meetup location! It's up to you to wrest GRSec from the clutches of mid-size, mid-western metropolitan obscurity and put us on the map with other great cities like South Carolina!

May GRSec: Vote the Locale

2007-05-08T06:08:00.000-07:00

The May GRSec Meetup will be Wednesday, May 23rd from 5:30pm until whenever.

But where, oh, where should we have this meetup? The goal is to pick a spot with good food and a nice beverage selection. As the weather improves, the patio plays a crucial role also. Please post a comment with your suggestion(s).

April GRSec

2007-04-02T06:53:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec Meetup
Who: Anybody interested or working in information security
When: Wednesday, 4/25/2007 @5:30PM
Where: Bistro Bella Vita, Downtown Grand Rapids
Weather permitting, we will be on the patio.

March GRSec Details

2007-03-16T07:43:00.000-07:00

What: GRSec meetup
Who: InfoSec Types
When: Wednesday, March 21st 2007 @5:30pm
Where: Black Rose Irish Pub, Downtown Grand Rapids

March Meetup - Wednesday 3/21

2007-03-10T09:59:00.000-08:00

Definitely a good number of people interested in getting together in March, and it sounds like Wednesday still works for most people.

The venue hasn't been finalized, so there's still time for you to be heard on this issue. Several folks thought heading into downtown GR was a good idea. Patios probably won't be open yet, so a bigger place is still what's needed. Top candidates include The Black Rose and Bistro Bella Vita, but nothing's off the table at this point.

March Meetup?

2007-02-28T11:31:00.000-08:00

Here's your opportunity to be heard on where/when/if we meet in March.

I'm thinking Wednesday, March 21st for the next meetup. It'd be cool to pick a new spot to meet, but I have no objection to a repeat of GRBC, either. But with St. Patrick's Day the week before, I don't know how much demand there will be for a meetup. So please tell me.

Would you attend a meetup in March?
What week nights work best for you?
Where's a good place to meet (good beer, good food, big tables, etc.)? Please assume lousy weather.

Please respond in comments.

GRSec Pictures

2007-02-24T06:57:00.000-08:00

Inaugural Meetup Recap

2007-02-22T11:00:00.000-08:00

Wednesday, February 21st was the inaugural GRSec meetup at the Grand Rapids Brewing Company. The meetup was well attended and a good time was had by all. Matt Carpenter took some pictures. Hope to get those up here soon.

Check back here for announcements about upcoming GRSec meetups as well as opportunities to voice your opinion about future locations and scheduling.