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NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education) Conference 2015
November 3-4, 2015
San Diego, CA

Ready to Work: Equipping Our Cybersecurity Workers With The Skills to Compete

NICE 2015 San Diego

in a 21st-Century Economy

NICE 2015 is being designed to be a rallying point around cybersecurity education and workforce development. It provides:

A face-to-face convening of public-private partners;
An opportunity to signal NICE strategic directions and priorities; and
A forum to showcase best practices.

Join thought leaders from education, government, industry and non-profits as we address the future cybersecurity education needs of the nation.

The event will take place over two days in San Diego, CA. All companies with supporting programs, technology or with a voice in the cyber education marketplace are invited to exhibit their latest technologies and services at this event. Learn more

Sponsorships are also available for additional exposure.

Educational Tracks include:

Track 1: Accelerate Learning and Skills Development

Explore programs and techniques that can more rapidly increase the supply of cybersecurity workers
Reduce the time and cost for obtaining necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities
Target displaced workers or underemployed individuals who are available and motivated

Track 2: Establish a Diverse Learning Community

Seek creative and effective efforts to increase the number of underrepresented populations
Drive cybersecurity career awareness, exploration, and preparedness into schools and younger populations
Strengthen formal education programs, technical training and certifications, and co-curricular experiences

Track 3: Workforce Development and Career Planning

Analyze data sources that project present and future workforce demand and supply of qualified workers
Explore tools and techniques that effectively measure and validate knowledge, skills, and abilities
Identify effective practices and solutions that enhance recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention

Cybersecurity has emerged as one of the leading creators of jobs and opportunity for all economic sectors. An ecosystem of technology providers, policy makers, legal expertise, banking, insurance, devices, educational programs and devices have emerged to deal with the cyber security issues that have become commonplace. In turn, the marketplace has responded by demanding a new workforce capable of taking on this challenge.

For more information on the NICE initiative and the 2015 Conference, please visit https://www.fbcinc.com/nice.

Questions? Please contact your FBC Account Manager directly, or FBC’s Customer Outreach at 800-878-2940 x283 / katie@fbcinc.com.

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