About 3CS

In May 2022, the National CyberWatch Center announced the reformulation of the annual Community College Cyber Summit (3CS) to become one of several symposia within multiple regional and a national Cybersecurity Capabilities and Career Symposia (3CS).

The 3CS expansion, eventually to all 10 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) regions, will provide many more opportunities for attendees by addressing a significant impediment to participation in vital capacity building programs – the cost and time commitment for travel to the conference location. The best programs and events at each regional event will be awarded a slot at the national annual conference, along with nationally-oriented programming, such as the annual meetings of the National Cybersecurity Student Association and the annual meeting of the hubs (nonprofits) and spokes (universities and colleges) involved in National CyberWatch’s Skill Up to Scale Up and Cyber Ready Professionals programs for workforce training and student resident internships, respectively.

What to Expect at the 3CS Events

Why Symposia? Symposia is the plural form of symposium. Each 3CS includes a symposium in each of the five areas below.

  1. Community College Cyber Symposium: Presentation sessions in classrooms with support for hybrid sessions about practice improvements for cybersecurity education (included with General Admission).
  2. Cybersecurity Science and Practice Symposium: Presentation sessions in classrooms with support for hybrid sessions about evidence-based professional and educational cybersecurity practices – the human factors of cybersecurity (included with General Admission).
  3. Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Symposium: Cybersecurity skill development workshops in computer labs (additional cost to attend).
  4. Cyber Education and Careers Symposium: Open spaces supporting an exhibit hall with demonstration sessions and a career fair – combining a job fair and a talent fair. (included with General Admission, but can be purchased separately).
  5. Cyber Competition, Games, and Simulations Symposium: Individual and team-based interactive challenges in a Cyber Ready Arcade and Cyber Ready Gym. (included with General Admission)

In addition, some events may also include awards and Job Fairs (Employer Fair and Talent Fair).

Sponsorship opportunities > Contact info@nationalcyberwatch.org to discuss multiple event or program sponsorship discounts

Who Should Attend?

  • Employers and Hiring Managers who need to recruit, hire, develop, and retain a skilled cybersecurity workforce
  • Educators from K12 schools, Community Colleges, 4-year schools
  • Students looking to jump start their careers
  • Managers of workforce development programs
  • 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

2024 Events

2024 National Cybersecurity Capabilities and Career Symposium (3CS)

Where: Various sites around Orlando, FL
When: February 1-3, 2024

Call for Proposals: Dialogues (Focus Groups), Evidence-Based Practices, and Demonstrations

Join a 3CS Committee

Registration (including pricing) and program/agenda coming soon

2024 Mid-Atlantic (MA-3CS)

Where: Prince George’s Community College, Center for Performing Arts (CPA) and Center for Advanced Technology (CAT), 301 Largo Rd. Largo, MD 20774
When: March 15-16, 2024

Registration (including pricing) and program/agenda coming soon

2023 Events

2023 Great Lakes (GL-3CS)

Theme: Bolstering the Cyber Pipeline

Where: Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
When: August 4-5, 2023

:: Registration:

:: Program/Agenda

:: Cybersecurity Skills Development Workshops (CSDWs)

:: Call for Proposals: Dialogues (Focus Groups), Evidence-Based Practices, and Demonstrations

2023 Mid-Atlantic (MA-3CS)

Where: Prince George’s Community College Center for Performing Arts (CPA) and Center for Advanced Technology (CAT), 301 Largo Rd. Largo, MD 20774
When: March 31st – April 2nd

Registration (including pricing)

Program/Agenda

Cybersecurity Skills Development Workshops

Call for Proposals (CLOSED): Dialogues (Focus Groups), Evidence-Based Practices, and Demonstrations

Hotels near Prince George’s Community College. There is NOT a dedicated room block

Airports near the venue: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (airport code: DCA) is a 30-minute drive to the College campus; Washington Dulles International Airport (airport code: IAD) is a 50-minute drive; and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (airport code: BWI) is a 30-minute drive to the College.

Feel free to reach out with any questions: info@nationalcyberwatch.org