Student Association Registration: 2023 Great-Lakes Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposia (GL-3CS)

Start
4 Aug 2023
9:30 AM
End
5 Aug 2023
5:00 PM
Location
Metro State University, St. Paul, Minnesota
Spaces left
248

Registration

(2) Early-Bird General Admission (not a paid member) GL3CS – $43.75
(3) Pre-Registration General Admission (not a paid member) GL3CS – $58.50
(6) General Admission (everyone) – $87.50
This ticket everyone who is not a paid member of NCSA and NCSA members who register after July 21st, 2023.
(8) Talent Fair (everyone) – $100.00
Talent Fair Registrants receive an assessment of cybersecurity capability maturity, may exhibit capabilities for employers during the poster session, and are eligible for interviews with employers with matching job requirements.

Registration is closed

Bolstering the Cyber Pipeline

This regional event is also the national 3CS for programs seeking to enrich and expand the cyber talent pipeline, including K-12 and collegiate bootcamps for faculty and students.

Where: Metropolitan State University, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

When: August 4-5, 2023

Why Symposia?

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

Community College Cyber Symposium: presentation sessions in classrooms with support for hybrid sessions about practice improvements for cybersecurity education (included with General Admission)
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)
Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Symposium: Cybersecurity skill development workshops in computer labs (additional cost to attend)
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)
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)

What Else to Expect at MA-3CS:

Awards: Chapter members, best presentation, best workshop, best demonstration, Cyber Arcade score leaders
Cyber Ready Arcade: Serious games intended to accurately assess and rank (e.g., chess rating) accomplishment of individual or one-on-one challenges necessary to develop cyber skills
Cyber Ready Gym: Practice performing specific tasks to develop your readiness to perform critical cybersecurity tasks
Cybersecurity Skills Development Workshops (CSDWs) assist in raising the capability maturity and readiness of practitioners, faculty, students, or policymakers to adopt and adapt the latest effective practices for performing cybersecurity functions and roles. There is an additional fee for these workshops. Register for general admission to the conference to receive a discount code to attend a CSDW.
Demonstrations: Technology, cybersecurity practice, and teaching tools and techniques
Career Fairs: Employer Fair and Talent Fair
Research: Focus groups and evidence-based practice presentations
Sponsorship opportunities > Contact info@nationalcyberwatch.org to discuss multiple event or program sponsorship discounts
...and much more!!

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

Pricing

Retail Prices:

General Admission: $200
Employer Job Fair: $1,000
Talent Fair: $100/student (discounts available for NCSA chapters and paid members)
Cybersecurity Skills Development Workshops (priced separately)

All registrations are non-refundable unless requested by the date that early-bird registrations close

Discounts:

Early-Bird (closes 45-days prior to the event): 50%
Pre-Registration (closes 10-days prior to the event): 25%
Late Registration (after the event starts): +50%

Stipends Available:

National CyberWatch Premium Membership
National Cybersecurity Student Association Annual Membership
National CyberWatch/National Cybersecurity Student Association Chapter Membership
Program stipends (e.g., Cyber Ready/Skill Up to Scale Up, Cybersecurity Skills Journal, ABET Ambassadors, Curriculum Standards Panels)

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