Welcome! The Virginia Cyber Range is hosting the 1st Annual Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA on August 14-15, 2018. This conference is open to all Virginia high school, college, and university faculty, administrators, and partners. Stay up to date on the conference:Sign up for our newsletter!
Attendees and Sponsors: Registration is CLOSED. NOTE: Regrets...We are at MAX CAPACITY; NO on-site registrations will be accepted. Registration fees (includes CEU certificate, lunch (Day 1), and breakfast & lunch (Day 2)): - VA Educator/State/Federal Government Employee: $50 - Student: $25 - Industry/Others: $150 - Sponsors: Three levels available during registration; see below under Sponsorship Opportunities to review.
Conference Objectives At the end of the conference, attendees will:
Understand the challenges facing educators (K12 through university level) in cybersecurity education
Learn innovative and effective ways to teach cybersecurity to students using hands-on learning
Learn about various state and national cybersecurity educational resources available to educators
Understand the history and services provided by the Virginia Cyber Range
Understand the hiring needs and skills required to prepare students to successfully enter the cybersecurity workforce
Discover ways to get underrepresented student populations excited about and involved in cybersecurity
Examine the dangers associated with social media and technology use and how to effectively teach students to safely operate in cyber
Earning Continuing Education Units (CEU) All attendees are eligible to earn CEUs for attending the conference, but they must sign in each day at the designated CEU table located near registration.
Sponsorship Opportunities: There are many exciting opportunities for your company or organization to be involved with this conference. There are three sponsor packages (Dean’s List and Honor Roll no longer available. Logos received after 7/24 will not be included in printed materials.) from which to choose. Go to our registration site, create an account and sign in to become a sponsor >> here.
There are four tracks for this year’s conference:
Cyber Educational Resources
Cyber for K12
Cyber Workforce
Hot Topics
Check out the Schedule tab below for an initial draft of the conference structure.
Four Virginia faculty members who are teaching cybersecurity classes at the high school and college level will answer questions about their experience teaching cybersecurity and using the Virginia Cyber Range. These faculty members are from around the Commonwealth and represent two high schools, one community college, and one university. We are very fortunate to have Ms. Karen Jackson, former Virginia Secretary of Technology, as the moderator for this panel; she was instrumental in establishing the Virginia Cyber Range during her tenure in that position.
Panel Members
Moderator: Karen Jackson, President of Apogee Strategic Partners
Panelist: B Bagby, Virginia Western Community College
Former senior government executive with distinguished career leading programs and teams in autonomous systems, cyber security, smart community development, telecommunications, and IT.
Head of the Center for Cybersecurity Education, Program Head and Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Information T, Western Virginia Communnity College
B Bagby is a recovering IT manager. After nearly fifteen years of supporting faculty, B moved to Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology at Virginia Western Community College, where he is the Head of the Center for Cybersecurity Education, and focuses... Read More →
High school Career and Technical Educator for 12 years mostly in the city of Hampton. Taught subjects including Marketing, Business, College and Career Readiness, Math, Programming, IT Fundamentals, Computer Network Operations, and Cyber Security. After graduating from James Madison... Read More →
Director Digital Forensics & Cyber Analysis, George Mason University
Bob Osgood is the Director of Mason’s Digital Forensics and Data Analytics programs. Bob is an accomplished, pro-active professional with expertise in developing and applying analytics to law enforcement with combined experience and achievement in the areas of: Digital Forensics... Read More →
After 23 years working in the technology industry, Sharon decided it was time for a change and switched to teaching. She currently teaches programming and cybersecurity at Powhatan High School and recently celebrated her 16th year in education (all in Powhatan County). She is a proud... Read More →
Wednesday August 15, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
ISAT 159
