22 June, 2023

CODE BLUE Executive Committee

Japan's largest international cybersecurity conference『CODE BLUE 2023』
started accepting student staff registration- Efforts to nurture the next generation, including CFP for young
speakers (U25) The CODE BLUE Executive Committee has started accepting
applications for student management staff for CODE BLUE 2023, aninternational cybersecurity conference in Japan (held from November
8th to 9th, 2023 in Akasaka, Tokyo). The deadline for student staff
application is Friday, July 21st (JST).

CODE BLUE 2023
■ CODE BLUE's efforts to nurture the next generation
CODE BLUE continues to be held with the aim of advancing the security
industry in Asia by creating an environment where security professionals
can collaborate regardless of company or country borders. CODE BLUEalso aims to help discover, develop, and support aspiring young
researchers in Japan and Asia by encouraging them to enter theinternational arena. In particular, We are convinced that fostering thenext generation of security professionals is necessary for advancing thesecurity industry in Asia. CODE BLUE provides scholarships to aspiring
young researchers, and provides opportunities for student staff to attend
lectures. In the past, the CODE BLUE Network Operation Center*(CBNOC) has been run by volunteer network engineers and student
staff to provide opportunities for students to get familiar with enterprisetechnology and know-how. More than 10 years have passed since thefirst event, and as a result of promoting the creation of networks
between companies and industry groups, and students, among whichsome of them have found employment in the cybersecurity industry, andare now on stage as speakers. Efforts to nurture the next generation are
showing results, such as the emergence of human resources.
(*There will be no student staff recruitment for CBNOC this year, only
on-site operation)1) Student staff
We are looking for volunteer student staff to support the operation of
CODE BLUE again this year. It will be a great opportunity to experience
the excitement of an international conference where researchers andengineers working at the forefront of cyber security come together.
You can also listen to cutting-edge lectures, work with like-minded
peers, and interact with sponsor company representatives. In addition, if
you have the chance, you can interact directly with the instructors.
This program is open to students of all nationalities living in Japan.
Comments from student staff (excerpts from the 2022 survey):・It was good to have connections with students and staff who areinterested in security, as well as speakers and people from companies.
・I learned a lot by having the opportunity to talk with people from various
companies. These experiences had a great and positive influence on mymotivation for my future engineering life.
・By being able to actually talk to role models and people I admire, mymotivation increased, and I decided to devote myself to my studies andresearch so that one day I could be on stage at CODE BLUE.
・It was good to acquire English skills because I had the opportunity totalk with foreigners.

・I was stimulated by listening to other people talk about the field I wasinterested in, such as penetration testing, and my motivation to learn
increased.
・For me, who was worried about finding a job, I decided to pursue acareer as a security engineer.
<Application form> (Japanese only)
https://forms.gle/Emyd1S79i3zDxyEo7(Deadline: Friday, July 21, 23:59 (JST/UTC+9))2) R&D incentives for U25
CODE BLUE is accepting CPF applications for U25 Youth Track in orderto support young engineers and researchers under the age of 25. Thiseffort began in 2015 and since then, the upper age limit has been
temporarily changed to 20 or 24 years old, but so far 20 young
researchers and engineers from 16 groups have taken the podium.
Each lecture will undergo a rigorous review by the CODE BLUE
executive committee and review board, and excellent lecturers will beawarded research and development incentives. In the past, there havebeen cases where a maximum amount of 5 million yen was awarded toone speaker.
We are looking forward to your application from the link below.
[Application]
https://codeblue.jp/2023/en/cfp/(Deadline: Tuesday, August 15, 23:59(JST/UTC+9))■CODE BLUE 2023 Overview
Date: November 8th (Wednesday) to November 9th (Thursday), 2023
Venue: Akasaka Intercity Conference (Akasaka Intercity AIR 4F)
Organizer: CODE BLUE Executive Committee
Operation: CODE BLUE Secretariat (BLUE Co., Ltd.)Price: <Early Bird> 78,000 yen (tax incl.): ~July 31st
<Regular Price> 98,000 yen (tax incl.): Aug 1st - Nov 2nd<On Site>128,000 yen (tax incl.): Nov 8th - Nov 9thRegistration: https://codeblue.jp/2023/registration/
Others: Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation (*excluding somelectures)■About CODE BLUE 2023
CODE BLUE is an international cyber security conference where topclass experts from Japan and abroad gather. Celebrating its 11th year
this year, the conference provides state-of-the-art lectures bycybersecurity experts and opportunities for information exchange andinteraction that transcend national and language barriers.
By bringing together the world's top-level experts active in a variety offields, we aim to revitalize cyber security in Asia and strengthen
cooperation, as well as discover and encourage excellent young
researchers in Japan and Asia.
Due to the spread of coronavirus infection, the conference was held
online in 2020, as hybrid event in 2021 and 2022, but this year it will beheld as a in-person event at Akasaka Intercity AIR this year*. We also
hold a networking party to interact with many industry people. (*Thisyear, we will hold the conference in-person, and will not be streaming
online.)Official Site: https://codeblue.jp/2023/en/
SNS:［Twitter］ https://twitter.com/codeblue_jp［Facebook］ https://facebook.com/codeblue.jp■CFP(Call For Papers/ Presentations)
We have provided lecture opportunities to various speakers such as
hackers and security engineers who have been active on the front linesof the world, legal and political researchers who specialize incyberspace issues, and key persons involved in national security policy.
Honorariums and travel expenses are also available for speakers. We
are looking forward to your application from the link below.
Japanese: https://codeblue.jp/2023/cfp/
English: https://codeblue.jp/2023/en/cfp/(Deadline: Tuesday, August 15, 23:59 (JST/UTC+9))■ About Sponsorship

CODE BLUE 2023 is looking for companies to sponsor. Please feel free
to contact us from the inquiry form below. We will send you sponsorshipmaterials.
[CODE BLUE Sponsor Inquiry Form]
https://forms.gle/dakotMNwUXVP1GbC9