BloomCON
Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg’s annual digital forensics, cybersecurity, and hacking conference — held each spring — features a variety of speakers, unique workshops, and cybersecurity challenges.
9th annual BloomCON Forensics and Security Conference
Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
Location
BloomCON will be held on the Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg campus in the Kehr Union Building (fourth floor). We're inviting attendees from other universities in the region and also expect some forensics and infosec professionals from across the country, such as U.S. Bank.
Bloomsburg has around 230 digital forensics majors who traditionally attend this event. In its seven years, BloomCON has attracted more than 4,000 attendees. For these and other reasons, we anticipate a large percentage of attendees will be seeking entry-level employment and internships within the industry. This should be a great opportunity for companies wanting to hire the best and brightest.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship is available at the following levels:
Double Diamond $10,000:
- Listed as a double diamond sponsor in all event materials
- VIP access and swag
- Largest booth space (if desired)
- Up to ten free DD badges
- Most say in what you sponsor
Diamond $5,000:
- Listed as a diamond sponsor in all event materials
- VIP access and swag
- Largest booth space (if desired)
- Up to ten free badges
Platinum $2,500:
- Listed as a platinum sponsor in all event materials
- VIP access and swag
- Larger booth space (if desired)
- Five free badges
Gold $1,500
- Listed as a gold sponsor in all event materials
- Standard booth space (if desired)
- Four free badges
Silver $1,000
- Listed as a silver sponsor on website
- Standard booth space (if desired)
- Three free badges
Bronze $500
- Listed as a bronze sponsor on website
- Standard booth space (if desired)
- Two free badges
Copper $200 (non-profits only)
- Listed as a copper sponsor on website
- Standard booth space (if desired)
- One free badge
Conference Organization
The conference is being run by Bloomsburg's Digital Forensics Club, which is a hub of activity for the university's 200-plus digital forensics majors.
Online Sponsorship Payment
For your convenience, you may pay for your sponsorship at giving.bloomu.edu/donate/bloomcon-sponsorship-donation-form
Questions
Contact Dr. Phil Polstra, Professor, Digital Forensics at ppolstra@bloomu.edu to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
Track A | Track B | |||||
Schedule | Speaker | Title | Speaker | Title | ||
9:00-9:20 | Registration | |||||
9:20 - 10:20 | Talk 1 | Amber Schroader | The rise of IoT in Digital Investigations | |||
10:20 - 10:30 | Break | |||||
10:30 - 11:30 | Talks 2 +3 | Derek Muller | Cyber Threat Awareness & Prevention | TBD | ||
11:30 - 12:00 | Talks 4 + 5 | Korey Young | Hacking AI LLMs | Emily Dobson | TBD | |
12:00 -1:00 | Lunch | |||||
1:00 - 2:00 | Talk 6 +7 | Tim Pasquel | Setting Digital Snares with QR Codes | TBD | ||
2:00 - 2:15 | Break | |||||
2:15 - 3:15 | Talk 8 | Jeff Mann | The State of Information Security Today: How far we've come/ Where we are going | - | ||
3:15 - 3:30 | Break | |||||
3:30 - 4:40 | Talks 9 + 10 | TBD | Amanda Draeger | The Cost of an Incident |
We're officially accepting presentation and workshop submissions. We'll be hosting multiple speaking and workshop tracks. We're looking for talks of 25 or 50 minutes in length.
If you have something you would like to share please send the following to CFP.
If you present at the BloomCON, you will receive
- free BloomCON admission for you and three adult guests
- whatever speaker swag we can muster with our limited budget
- transportation to/from IPT or AVP and Bloomsburg, PA if required
- minimal fame, glory, and possibly even notoriety
- bragging rights for speaking at BloomCON
Please be aware that we are unable to sponsor travel accommodations at this time. That said, your company (if any) will be listed as a bronze sponsor in all event materials and will be permitted a booth at the event. We may have limited funding to cover hotel rooms if needed.
The villages this year is CHOST career village with Wren Fritsky from 11-1:30, BloomsClues CTF, Forensic CTF by Stephen Bizjak, headshots by the Photo Club from 1-4, Lockpicking, soldering, and robot wars ( balloon battles) by ACM.
- Lock picking
- Social engineering
- Digital forensics
- WiFi hacking
- Capture the Flag
- Open source intelligence (OSINT)
- Hardware hacking
- Networking party with Dual Core
Drone Wars Competition
Drone Wars, done in conjunction with the Department of Mathematical and Digital Sciences and U.S. Army, is included with BloomCON. The goal is to take over a Wi-Fi connected drone and fly it through an obstacle course in the shortest amount of time.
Hak4Kidz Conference
BloomCON's Hak4Kidz conference is an expo of STEM and critical thinking challenges. The conference is informal and fun with come-and-go stations and exciting workshops that families can experience together.
