There are a lot of smaller technical trainings and conferences once you get to a certain level. I like to rate conferences by the technical quality of what is

There are a lot of smaller technical trainings and conferences once you get to a certain level. I like to rate conferences by the technical quality of what is being presented. Am I constantly being blown away by new ideas? What can I use in my own projects to make them better? At too many defcons I have seen nonsense panel discussions and presentations by people with little qualifications. Some presentations I have seen have obviously been created one or two nights beforehand. I've even seen a troll presentation where slides with walls of text were read word for word in a monotone voice. I have no idea who this person is or how old this list is and I have not attended every one of these conferences but you might take a look at this: http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/guofei/sec_conf_stat.htm http://faculty.cs.tamu.edu/guofei/sec_conf_stat.htm