Valencia 2024 UNDP/UNICC/FIRST Technical Colloquium
Valencia (ES), October 7-8, 2024
Hosted by UNDP and UNICC
Valencia, Spain on October 7-8. FIRST TC (open to the public) with both days dedicated to plenary presentations/speakers and panel discussions.
UNDP
As the United Nations lead agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities, and to build resilience to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our work is concentrated in three focus areas; sustainable development, democratic governance and peace building, and climate and disaster resilience.
UNICC
The United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) has over 50 years of experience as the largest strategic partner for digital solutions and cybersecurity within the United Nations system. UNICC is committed to delivering innovative, forward-looking and reliable system-wide solutions in line with the UN Secretary-General’s Strategy on New Technologies, the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation and the Common Agenda. With UNICC’s world-class Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, data and analytics practice and an array of platform, software and infrastructure solutions, UNICC serves the entire of the UN family and other international organizations with similar missions and values for the benefit of the world.
Registration
The registration deadline is September 23, 2024.
Call for Presentations
We are inviting speakers that would like to present at this Technical Colloquium. Presentations are 45 mins with 15 mins slot reserved for questions. Any experience related to techniques, case studies/lessons learned, or research related to incident response are welcome. Topics related to ML/AI application in cybersecurity will be prioritized.
We encourage sharing materials that are TLP CLEAR due to the nature of the open conference and the possibility of the content being shared with a wider audience (non-FIRST members) via recording or live streaming for remote participants.
For your submission or any questions, please provide the following information:
- Title
- Brief Summary (Abstract)
- Presenter's Name, Affiliation, and short biography
- Send to undp_cdn2024@first.org
- Submission Deadline: September 16, 2024
Travel Support
No cost to attend but visa/travel/accommodation support is not provided for speakers or attendees.
Conference Venue
The UNDP CDN will take place at the United Nations Support Base in Valencia, Spain, hosted by UNICC at the following physical address:
Avenida Comarques del País Valencia, 2
46930 Quart de Poblet,
Valencia, Spain
Click on the map to see it enlarged on Google Maps.
Transportation
Transfer Services
Transfer service will be arranged from Valencia to/from UN base.
The bus will have UNICC sign at the front window. Please kindly make sure you arrive at the pick-up point in time.
Please, also double check and make sure this is the bus that goes to the UN Base (as there might be several similar buses at this time). In any case, there will be UNICC staff member as well, to help you to board.
Accessing UNICC premises by Taxi Services:
Taxis in Valencia are usually white vehicles. To hail a taxi, you need to raise your hand. You may also reserve a taxi by phone, take it at a taxi rank or hail a passing one down. Journeys may be paid by both credit cards and cash. Make sure you have smaller notes so that a driver can give you change, in case you opt to pay with cash.
There are several companies that can be called to order a taxi:
- Teletaxi: +34 963 571 313
- Radio Taxi Aeroporto: +34 963 959 560
- Radio Taxi Valencia: +34 963 703 333
Many taxi drivers may not be familiar yet with UNICTF’s location; we recommend you give them the following driving directions:
- Nacional 3 (Autovía Madrid – Valencia, dirección Madrid)
- Salida: 345
- Tome la primera salida en la primera rotunda, y después tome la segunda salida en la segunda rotunda (Zona de Servicios del Aeropuerto (Aena) - Antigua Base Aérea)
- Tome la segunda calle a la izquierda
Click on the map to see it enlarged on Google Maps.
Public transportation tips below:
By Metro/Underground
The nearest metro station is "Aeroport", and located at the airport, but the UNICTF is on the other side of the runway, therefore it cannot be reached by public transportation or by foot.
