Great Lakes Cybersecurity Capabilities & Careers Symposia
Date/Time
10/25/2024 - 10/26/2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Central
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Event Description

You’re invited to this year’s Great Lakes 3CS Event – October 25-26

You won’t want to miss this great regional cybersecurity symposia!

 

We're excited to be hosted by Metro State University and Century College, in St. Paul, MN, for an unparalleled opportunity to elevate your cybersecurity skills! Each Cybersecurity Capabilities and Career Symposia (3CS) includes a symposium in each of the 5 areas below: Community College Cyber Summit, Cyber Science and Practice Symposium, Cyber Capability Maturity Symposium, Cyber Technology and Careers Symposium, and Cyber Games, Simulations, and Competitions Symposium.

Get your company and brand in front of your target audience or potential employees! Contact Denise Harris if you are interested in any sponsorship item or a Job Fair Booth at: dharris@nationalcyberwatch.org. There are also discounts for becoming a Diamond, Platinum, Gold, or Silver-level Sponsor!

  • Website Banners & Marquees
    • ROS Banner
    • Branded Blog
    • Physical Banner
    • Collateral Materials
  • Food & Beverage
    • Reception
    • Beverage Service
    • Refreshment Break
  • Display Ads
    • Full-page, Inside Front Cover
    • Full-page, Back Cover
    • Full-page, Section Divider
    • Half-page, Section Divider
  • Symposia Booth and Sessions
    • Technology Showcase Booth
    • 3CS Demonstration Session
    • Job Fair Booth
    • Social Media Post
    • Shirt Sponsor
    • Registration Bag
    • Lanyard
    • Sponsor Presentation Track
  • Career Expo (both a Job Fair where the employers have a booth, and Talent Fair where the potential employees have a booth)
    • Matched Individual Capability Profiles
    • Shared Interview Space
    • Private Interview Space

Who should attend?

  • Educators from K12 schools, Community Colleges, 4-year schools
  • Students looking to jump start their tech careers
  • Managers of workforce development programs
  • Employers and Hiring Managers who need to recruit, hire, develop, and retain a skilled cybersecurity workforce
  • Organizers of community economic development initiatives
  • Developers of innovative products and services that enable developing a skilled workforce
  • Policymakers from local, state, federal, and international government agencies

Networking with Affinity Groups

  • Institutions Having or Seeking the NSA CAE Designation 
  • Student Clubs and Chapters
  • Established or Planned Cyber Clinics
  • Competency-Based Course Design and Instruction

Games and Competitions

There will also be a 2-year College Cyber Defense Competition (2CDC) that is appropriate for those new to cyber as well as those who have begun to develop cyber proficiency. The 2CDC competition can be a starting point for students who are interested in competitions and prepare students to compete in highly competitive events like CCDC or NCL. Students from all levels of education, from K-12 through to graduate school, who want to develop their competitive edge are welcome to participate in teams of one to five members. Students enrolled in associate degree programs are eligible to qualify for an expense-paid trip to the 2CDC National Championship in Tampa, Florida.

Will you be the next Certifiable Champion?

Among the many exciting new tools for developing and demonstrating cybersecurity maturity at the symposia will be the CyberWatch Center’s Certifiable™ game that tests your readiness to pass certification exams. Game winners demonstrate they are equal to the nation's foremost Red and Blue Team members who have previously shown they have the extreme readiness necessary to win. A past Certifiable winner led Northampton Community College to become the first 2CDC National Champion.

Exciting Workshops

In a series of symposia workshops, you will have the opportunity to lend your expertise to creating solutions for raising the capability maturity of the future cybersecurity workforce. This will include participating as focus group experts in:

  • Dialogues about critical issues facing cyber workforce development to be transcribed and published in a future issue of the Cybersecurity Skills Journal
  • Evaluating findings from studies of Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Practices conducted by cybersecurity educators and practitioners
  • Offering feedback on demonstrations of cybersecurity technology, techniques, and tools
  • Optionally participate in professional development Cybersecurity Skills Development Workshops conducted by 3CS sponsors and partners to upskill the IT and cyber workforce

 

Travel Stipends Available!

Travel stipends are awarded first-come-first-served based on the date of your registration and in order of priority: your involvement in 3CS as a symposium program committee chair/vice-chair or member; session proposal reviewer; CyberWatch or National Cybersecurity Student Association (NCSA) chapter member; or a CyberWatch or NCSA premium member.

Location
Century College and Metro State University
Saint Paul, MN 55110

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