Unofficial attendee guide · BSides Atlanta 2026

BSides Atlanta 2026: a day plan, room map and getting around

One suggested path through the talks (AI/agent security, offensive research, cloud identity, hardware RE), plus every session in an editable grid, the floor plan, parking and the walk to the after-party.
DateSat 3 Oct 2026 · ET
VenueGeorgia Tech Hotel & Conf Ctr
Must-see13:00 PSX DVR RE (Conf E)
Roomsmostly Grand Ballroom ⇄ Conf E

TL;DR

  • Two rooms cover most of the path: Grand Ballroom and Conf E, about 30 seconds apart on the 2nd floor.
  • Make it yours: Room grid → "All options (edit)" builds "My Schedule": pick or cross out any of the 57 sessions (talks, villages, workshops). Picks save in your browser only.
  • Lunch waves are assigned by ticket: check yours. Wave #2 (12:30) overlaps the 13:00 talks.

Room grid

Your live schedule, built from your picks in All options. ✕ removes a session. Picks save in this browser.

My day live


  

Route map

The path mostly shuttles between two rooms. There's one real room hop (Conf E → Grand Ballroom at 14:30). Dotted edges are the escape hatches.

Morning Midday Afternoon alt C+G if CTF hooks you room hop Open-weight safeguards12:00 API-key insider Conf SixDC864 CTF 08:45 Opening + KeynoteGrand Ballroom 09:30 RE with AI: Game CheatConf E 10:30 MCP SecurityGrand Ballroom 11:30 0days w/ LLMsConf E 12:30 Lunch W2eat fast 13:00 PSX DVR RE★ must-seeConf E 14:00 Workload Identity FedConf E 14:30 Context PoisoningGrand Ballroom 15:00 Routers at scale15:30 Governance attackGrand Ballroom 16:00 Security ToolLeaks SecretsGrand Ballroom 16:30 Closing18:00 After party
mermaid source
flowchart TD
  subgraph AM["Morning"]
    A["08:45 Opening + Keynote\nGrand Ballroom"] --> R1["09:30 RE with AI: Game Cheat\nConf E"]
    R1 --> M["10:30 MCP Security\nGrand Ballroom"]
    M --> N["11:30 0days w/ LLMs\nConf E"]
  end
  subgraph MID["Midday"]
    L["12:30 Lunch W2\neat fast"] --> P["13:00 PSX DVR RE\n★ must-see\nConf E"]
  end
  subgraph PM["Afternoon"]
    W["14:00 Workload Identity Fed\nConf E"] -->|"room hop"| C["14:30 Context Poisoning\nGrand Ballroom"]
    C --> H["15:00 Routers at scale\n15:30 Governance attack\nGrand Ballroom"]
    H --> S["16:00 Security Tool\nLeaks Secrets\nGrand Ballroom"]
    S --> X["16:30 Closing\n18:00 After party"]
  end
  N --> L
  P --> W
  N -.->|"alt C+G"| U["Open-weight safeguards\n12:00 API-key insider"]
  H -.->|"if CTF hooks you"| CTF["Conf Six\nDC864 CTF"]

Venue map: Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, 2nd floor

800 Spring St NW, Midtown. Every talk room is on the 2nd floor. The suggested path is mostly Grand Ballroom ⇄ Conf E, about 30 seconds apart across the prefunction area. The CTF (Conf Six) is in the far north-west corner, about 2 minutes away.

Floor plan is from 2013 (venue spec sheet). Room names match the BSides schedule exactly, so the layout should still hold, but the official map is in the Hacker Tracker app. The dining room isn't on this plan.
GB 08:45 open · 10:30 MCP · 14:30 Ctx Poison15:00 Routers → Gov · 16:00 Leaky tool · 16:30 E 09:30 RE game cheat11:30 0days w/ LLMs★ 13:00 PSX DVR14:00 Feds Watching ⚑ DC864 CTF 09:30–16:00physical + game RE A / B: alternates Three / Four: workshop, 13:30 ↘ Dining: off this plan — walk path ┄ CTF run (approx.) ■ pick ■ must-see ■ CTF □ alternate

Same floor, redrawn as a graph

North corridor Middle row Centre South: your day stair, west hall break area ~30 s walk Dining roomoff this plan Conf Threebpftrace workshop Conf Four Conf Two / Five / Board Conf SixDC864 CTF Conf Seven / Eight / Nine Restrooms + elevators Conf A Conf B Conf C / D Prefunctionbreak area Grand Ballroom6 picks Conf E4 picks incl. PSX Restrooms
mermaid source
flowchart TB
  subgraph N["North corridor"]
    C3["Conf Three\nbpftrace workshop"]
    C4["Conf Four"]
    C2["Conf Two / Five / Board"]
  end
  subgraph MIDROW["Middle row"]
    C6["Conf Six\nDC864 CTF"]
    C789["Conf Seven / Eight / Nine"]
    WC1["Restrooms + elevators"]
  end
  subgraph CORE["Centre"]
    CA["Conf A"]
    CB["Conf B"]
    CCD["Conf C / D"]
  end
  subgraph S["South: your day"]
    PF["Prefunction\nbreak area"]
    GB["Grand Ballroom\n6 picks"]
    CE["Conf E\n4 picks incl. PSX"]
    WC2["Restrooms"]
  end
  DIN["Dining room\noff this plan"]
  C6 --- C789
  C789 --- WC1
  C6 -.->|"stair, west hall"| N
  WC1 --- CA
  CA --- CB
  CB --- CCD
  CA ---|"break area"| PF
  PF --- GB
  PF ---|"~30 s walk"| CE
  CE --- WC2
  PF -.-> DIN

Sources: bsidesatl.info (venue; "floor plan is on the Hacker Tracker app") · GTHCC floor plan PDF (2013) · gatechhotel.com capacity chart.

Getting there: parking, venue, after-party walk

Official parking

On-site at the hotel, $23 with in/out privileges (bsidesatl.info). Easiest option.

MARTA

Midtown station, then walk, or the free Georgia Tech Stinger shuttle on Peachtree near the station entrance. Get off after two stops at Technology Square, then walk back to Spring & 5th.

Other decks

The middle map is Google's "parking near" search. Rates and Saturday hours aren't verified.

Venue · 800 Spring St NW
Parking near the venue
🚶 Walk to the after-party · Hudson Grille Midtown, 942 Peachtree St NE · 18:00

Maps load from Google, so they need a network connection; everything else on this page works offline. Open in Google Maps: walking directions · parking search. Sources: bsidesatl.info/venue, hudsongrille.com/midtown.

Suggested path

TimeTalkSpeakersRoomTrack
08:45Organizers Opening RemarksScott Stanton, Steve Ripple, Dr. Andy GreenGrand BallroomOrganizers remarks
09:00Cutover: The State of Cybersecurity, AI, and the Humans in the LoopLiz MortonGrand BallroomKeynote
09:30Reverse Engineering with AI: Dissecting a Modern Game CheatSteve GurisConf EOffensive Security & Research
10:30MCP Security: The Audit You Didn't Know You Were RunningZach FeyGrand BallroomEmerging Tech & Infrastructure
11:30You want some zero days with that netpen? Finding your own way in with LLMsPhil Brass, Matty McFattyConf EOffensive Security & Research
12:30Lunch - Wave #2Conf Dining RoomLunch
13:00★ Intro to Reverse Engineering with the PSX DVRZach C, Spencer BConf EOffensive Security & Research
14:00Feds Watching: Abusing Workload Identity Federation for Cloud Persistence and Privilege EscalationDarrius RobinsonConf EOffensive Security & Research
14:30Context Poisoning: Breaking and Securing AI Thread MemoryAvinash AttluriGrand BallroomEmerging Tech & Infrastructure
15:00Highway to Critical Heaven: Scaling Vulnerability Discovery Across Hundreds of RoutersVipin B, Stephen GGrand BallroomEmerging Tech & Infrastructure
15:30Hacking the Process: Governance as an Attack SurfaceIsaac ObuneGrand BallroomEmerging Tech & Infrastructure
16:00The Security Tool That Could Leak Your SecretsPranay Singh Suri, jasmine sethiGrand BallroomEmerging Tech & Infrastructure
16:30Organizers Closing Remarks and GiveawaysSteve Ripple, Scott Stanton, Dr. Andy GreenGrand BallroomOrganizers remarks
18:00After PartyHudson Grille - MidtownHalf-day activity (Villages, Workshops, Contests only)

Schedule data from pretalx; check there for last-minute changes. Unofficial; not affiliated with BSides Atlanta.