From one of the organizers of the NolaSec group. We are a group of IT Security and Forensics researchers, academics, and practitioners that meets monthly for networking and to hear vendor-neutral talks about hot topics in computer security. For October, our meeting features the following talks:

Dr. Golden Richard 
Professor of Computer Science @ UNO
An overview of the shellshock vulnerability

Dr. Vico Marziale and Joe Sylve
Managing Partners @ 504ensics
Digital Forensics: Resistance is Futile