fwd:cloudsec State of the Conference 2025
fwd:cloudsec North America 2025 · Day 2 · Track 1 - Crystal
The fwd:cloudsec organizing committee delivered their second-ever "State of the Union" address, updating the community on the health, finances, growth, and challenges facing the conference in its sixth year. Led by Scott Piper and other organizers, the session covered the conference's nonprofit structure, detailed budget transparency, sponsorship dynamics, talk submission trends, the declining ratio of practitioner-to-vendor speakers, the scholarship program, Slack community engagement concerns, and the **Technical Oversight Committee's** adoption of the **Granted** project. The session concluded with an open community Q&A covering topics from venue selection to international expansion and volunteer opportunities.
AI review
Conference organizational update with budget charts and community discussion. Zero technical content. Important for the community but not a security talk in any meaningful sense.