We are aware of the following global/transnational awareness initiatives in connection with Global Security Week (GSW):

Security industry bodies, professional associations etc.

• The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) ran a one-day conference during GSW 2007. OWASP chapters in many countries participated.
• SANS is aware of GSW 2007.
• Safer Internet Day on February 7^th 2007 again included a global blogathon, extending the previous year’s successful event with yet more creative ideas.
• ISACA (home to CISA and CISM certifications, COBIT and the IT Governance Institute) has been contacted about GSW.
• (ISC)² (International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium - home of the CISSP and SSCP certifications and 2005’s “Year of the Information Security Professional”) has been informed about GSW.
• CERT has been contacted about GSW via the Coordination Center.
• Information Security Forum has been contacted about GSW.
• The Anti-Phishing Working Group has been contacted about GSW.
• IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) has been contacted about GSW.
• The Bank for International Settlements has been informed about GSW.
• The Banking Industry Technology Secretariat (BITS) has been contacted about GSW.
• The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has been informed about GSW.
• The Global Corporate Governance Forum (GCGF), part of the World Bank Group, has been contacted about GSW.
• The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FSISAC) has been contacted about GSW.
• Members of CISSP forum, CISM forum, IT Governance mailing list and the Security Awareness forum have all been informed about GSW.
• ASIS International are to be contacted about GSW (anyone with suitable contacts at ASIS, please get in touch with us).
• Other ideas for spreading the word about GSW? Please contact us if you are on the committee or at least have the ear of any similar bodies. 

Official, quasi-governmental and other trans-, multi- or non-national bodies

• European Security Task Force supports GSW. The task force supports numerous information security-related initiatives and conferences.
• IST Biometric Security Project (BIOSEC) is aware of GSW via the European Security Task Force.
• The European Commission EUROPA has been contacted about GSW via Europe Direct.
• OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has been contacted about GSW. OECD runs a substantial multinational security awareness program called Towards a Culture of Security.
• We also need to make contact with the UN etc. Any well-placed volunteers or those with contacts in high places, please contact us.

Others

• Global Security Challenge on November 8^th 2007 is a $500K business plan competition to find and select the most promising security technology startups in the world.
• Whether you are just interested or working in security awareness, join the security awareness discussion group on Yahoo to swap queries and tips with your peers worldwide.