<p>The <strong>3<sup>rd</sup> National Women in Cybersecurity conference</strong> (NSF Award# 1303441) will be held on <strong>March 31- April 2, Dallas, TX</strong>. https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/</p>
<p>This event is jointly organized by Tennessee Tech and The University of Texas at Dallas (Co-Chairs: Drs. Bhavani Thuraisingham and Janell Straach, UTD)</p>
<p>Strategic partner is Facebook and includes many other industry, government and academic partners.</p>
<p>Call for <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/register/" target="_blank">Registration/Scholarship Application</a>, and <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/participate/" target="_blank">Call for Participation</a> opportunities are NOW open.</p>
<p><strong>We have limited capacity of 700 attendees.</strong></p>
<p>For 2016, we expect that 50% of the attendees will be students from 2 and 4 year institutions at all levels of education, 25% of expected attendees will be educators and 25% are industry professionals—again at various levels of their careers.</p>
<p><strong>WiCyS scholarships will be given out to students (maximum 350) and faculty (maximum 50).</strong></p>
<p>Scholarship recipients will receive no cost 2 nights shared lodging, meals, fully refundable $50 registration for students and non-refundable $150 registration or faculty.</p>
<p><strong>There will be some travel scholarships (up to $500) available to WiCyS scholarship recipients.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Deadline for WiCyS scholarship application is December 1<sup>st</sup> . Acceptance notification is January 5.</strong></p>
<p> The WiCyS conference will offer:</p>
<p>• Distinguished speaker sessions • Technical presentations</p>
<p>• Technical workshops • Student Poster competitions (winners receive travel grants)</p>
<p>• Birds-of Feather discussions • Speed mentoring and networking session</p>
<p>• Panel discussions • Lightning talks</p>
<p>• Career and graduate school fair (expecting 50+ organizations)</p>
<p>• Meet ups with/among Industry, Government and Academic partners</p>
<p>Call for proposal in all categories (except distinguished speaker sessions) is now open until December 1<sup>st</sup>. Please submit an abstract by deadline. Accepted program participation guarantees one complimentary registration with lodging.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/participate/" target="_blank">https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/participate/ </a></p>
<p>We have some excellent speakers lined up and with your participation, we hope to orchestrate a program that will be beneficial to students, educators, researchers and professionals.</p>
<p>Past conference (2014 and 2015) programs and evaluation reports are on the conference website.</p>
<p>We have limited capacity and therefore, please <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/register/" target="_blank">reserve</a> your spot as soon as possible. Only way to guarantee registration us through scholarships, program participation, sponsorships. Pre-registration waitlist will also help.</p>
<p>Please pass this to peers, help <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/sponsor/" target="_blank">support</a> our cause and <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/spread-the-word/" target="_blank">join the community. </a></p>
<p>Important Links:</p>
<p>Registration/Scholarship Application: <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/register/" target="_blank">https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/register/</a></p>
<p>Sponsoring Partnership Opportunities: <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/sponsor/" target="_blank">https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/sponsor/</a></p>
<p>Timeline: <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/timeline-2016/" target="_blank">https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/timeline-2016/</a></p>
<p>Venue: <a href="https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/venue-2016/" target="_blank">https://www.csc.tntech.edu/wicys/venue-2016/</a></p>
<p>Ambareen Siraj</p>
<p>WiCyS Founder and Chair</p>
<p>Associate Professor, Computer Science Department</p>
<p>Director, Cybersecurity Education Research and Outreach Center</p>
<p>NSA DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education</p>
<p>Tennessee Tech University</p>