Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposium (3CS)
Regional & National
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.
Upcoming Event Dates
Great Lakes 3CS: August 5, St. Paul, MN
National 3CS: February 1-3, Orlando, FL
Mid-Atlantic 3CS: March 15-16, 2024, Largo, MD
September 23, 2023: 9am – 4:30pm EST
Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposia (3CS) Session Proposal Development Workshop
Penn State Schuylkil, Student Chapter
Dr. Joseph Squillace and his students recieved a student chapter travel stipend (hotel, flight/miles) to attend our 2022, Mid-Atlantic Cybersecurity Capabilities and Careers Symposium (MA3CS) at Prince George Community College in Largo, MD. If your are a faculty or a student who is interested in presenting at one of our regional or national conferences, contact Gus Hinojosa Jr. at ghinojosa@nationalcyberwatch.org. Student Chapters and their faculty will have 1st priority for the travel stipends. Sign up below!

Microsoft Scholarship Application for 3CS Events. Apply now!
Up to $1000 in travel stipends.
Sign-up for Updates: January, 2024 Annual 3CS in Orlando, FL,
More information to come soon.
Sign-up for Updates: March, 2024 Mid-Atlantic 3CS in Largo, MD
More information to come soon.
3CS Call for Presentation Proposals
Submit your presentation proposal for regional or national events.
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
Cybersecurity Science and Practice Symposium
Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Symposium
Cyber Education and Careers Symposium
Cyber Competition, Games, and Simulations Symposium