Summer 2012 Membership Drive

Thanks to everyone that became a new OWASP member or renewed their membership during our membership drive! Over the course of 8 days, we accumulated 160 new members and 40 membership renewals for a total of $10,000 USD raised for OWASP. $4,000 of that will directly go to benefit the Projects Reboot.

Congratulations to our drawing winners:

(4) OWASP Global AppSec Passes
 * Reg Harnish
 * Justin Derry
 * Charles Herman
 * Brian Hill

(2) BlackHat Passes


 * Artair Burnett
 * Rajat Swarup

=Participate in the 2012 Summer Membership Drive and WIN!=

Become a paid member during the first week of July 2012 and support ALL 4 great OWASP initiatives:

1. OWASP Project Reboot: When you sign up to become a new member or renew your membership during the Summer Membership Drive, 40% of your membership fee will go towards supporting the OWASP Projects Reboot!

2. OWASP and BlackHat: When you sign up to become a new member or renew your membership during the Summer Membership Drive, you will be entered into our raffle, which includes the giveaway of (2) BlackHat USA 2012 Briefing Passes!

3. OWASP Global AppSec Conferences: When you sign up to become a new member or renew your membership during the Summer Membership Drive, you will be entered into our raffle, which includes the giveaway of (4) Passes to the Global AppSec Conference of your choice.

4.Participate in our upcoming election: this fall we will be voting on 3 International Board of Director positions. Becoming a paid member is not only a great contribution to the community, but it gives you a voice in our upcoming election.

There couldn't be a better time to purchase an OWASP membership for the first time or renew your existing membership!



= Timeline = June 30, 2012: Announcement of Membership Drive & Raffle Rules

July 1, 2012: First day to purchase an OWASP membership for eligibility in the Raffle

July 8, 2012: Last day to purchase an OWASP membership for eligibility in the Raffle

July 9, 2012: Eligible Members (who have purchased or renewed their membership betwwen July 1 and July 8, 2012)will be posted along with their raffle number on this wiki page.

July 10, 2012: OWASP AppSec Research in Athens Greece at 3pm UTC/GMT via GotoWebinar: Click here to sign up for or participate in our Live Webinar  (Note: You do NOT need to be present to WIN)

=Participation Details=

Purchase a full price - $50 USD - OWASP Membership (or renew your membership) during between July 1 and July 8, 2012, and 40% of your membership fee will automatically be allocated to the OWASP Project Reboot Initiative.

Additionally, you will be entered into a drawing on July 10, 2012 for entry to one of 6 possible prizes: 2 people will be selected to receive a full briefing pass to BlackHat USA 2012 and 4 people will receive complimentary admission to an OWASP Global AppSec Conference of their choice. So you have 6 chances to win entry to an educational event all over the world!

=Raffle Details= All individuals who sign up for a new OWASP membership or renew their existing memberships starting between July 1, 2012 and July 8, 2012 will be assigned a number, then we will use http://www.random.org/ to generate 6 random numbers for the 6 giveaway items.

On Monday, July 9 we will post the list of eligible members along with their assigned number for the raffle on this website.

The prizes will be awarded in the following order: the first (4) numbers drawn will be awarded the (4) passes to the OWASP Global AppSec Conference of their choice, the fifth and sixth numbers drawn will be awarded the two BlackHat briefing passes.

Winners can use the conference passes without restriction and they are fully transferrable: they can attend themselves, bring there dog if they are already going, give it to a homeless guy, bring a wife, kid, co-worker, etc.

You need not be present during the raffle to win, we are holding the drawing live to ensure transparency into our selection process. Immediately after the raffle, the winners will be contacted via email (email address provided at the time of purchasing the membership) with instructions on how to utilize their passes.

=Eligible Members=

List of eligible members & raffle numbers (new or renewed between July 1 and July 8): click here

=Questions?=

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