Call for Participation in the Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposia (3CS) Committees

When
October 30, 2025
11:59 PM
Location
Online

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Volunteer for a 3CS Committee

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Call for Participation in the

Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposia (3CS) Committees

Includes the Community College Cyber Summit, Cyber-Ready Skills Arcade that include regional and national competitions

Membership in 3CS Committees are renewed annually in October of each year

Over its nine-year history, the Community College Cyber Summit (3CS) has grown nearly every year to become "the signal event for cybersecurity education," as stated by a program director at the National Science Foundation. In the past, we have had to turn away many prospective attendees because the venue capacity was limited. Consequently, to better serve our nation's needs, 3CS will be considerably expanded in 2023 and beyond.

We are expanding the 3CS program to host regional events throughout the year that will lead up to the next annual conference in Orlando in 2024. Attendance at each regional event is expected to equal or exceed the average attendance at our former annual events (between 300-450 attendees). The national conference venues will now support a much larger attendance of over 1,500 attendees. Each 3CS, regional and national, will combine programs for all stakeholder groups in cybersecurity education under one roof: Secondary and post-secondary education, workforce development, and recruiting and career services.

3CS is produced by the member institutions of the National CyberWatch Center. A compendium celebrating the first five years of the conference was published in 2018 and is available here if further information about the conference is desired prior to making your decision to participate.

As a guiding principle, we believe that the leadership of 3CS as a critical national resource demands the involvement of a diverse set of stakeholder groups, including educators, students, administrators, employers, policy-makers, and vendors, especially those from underrepresented populations. We embrace inclusivity by encouraging contributions from any and every cybersecurity community member who wants to have a voice.

Click the Register Button (upper left-hand side of this page) to Volunteer for a Committee

3CS succeeds because "it takes a village" to build a conference community. The long history of deep collaboration among NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) projects, centers, host institutions, and the many faculty and student volunteers from across the nation will support extending the 3CS community across the education pathway, from K-12 awareness and interest in a cybersecurity career to successful career exploration and employment of college and university graduates.

We will be conducting information sessions with members who register for the 3CS committees to learn of their ideas and interest in becoming a member or leader. We look forward to receiving your registration of interest in joining us to make this and future year's conference the best yet.

3CS needs your insights and leadership