Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) announced that Call for Presenters (CFP) for the WiCyS 2025 Conference is now open. WiCyS is seeking participants to share their cybersecurity expertise and inspire women in the field.
DALLAS, Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) announced that Call for Presenters (CFP) for the WiCyS 2025 Conference is now open. The event will take place in Dallas, Texas, from April 2-5, 2025, at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, with a virtual option available from April 9-10, 2025. WiCyS is seeking participants to share their cybersecurity expertise and inspire women in the field.
As the premier event dedicated to advancing women in cybersecurity, the conference offers contributors from around the world the chance to showcase their skills and insights. Their participation helps bridge the cybersecurity workforce gap while encouraging more women and underrepresented groups to pursue and advance in the industry.
For the first time, WiCyS 2025 will include an additional day of pre-conference workshops, beginning on Wednesday, April 2. This will be followed by a full schedule of sessions, panels, and workshops through Saturday, April 5, covering a wide range of cybersecurity topics and providing valuable learning opportunities for all attendees.
"Over the last decade, the WiCyS conference has been showcasing the wealth of knowledge, experiences, and best practices from a broad range of talented individuals and organizations across the cybersecurity industry. We are thrilled to expand the WiCyS 2025 conference to an additional day, offering even more opportunities for our diverse community to connect, learn, and grow in the cybersecurity field," said Dr. Ambareen Siraj, WiCyS founder and program chair. "The stage at the WiCyS conference embraces the strength of diversity, celebrating the achievements of outstanding female professionals who contribute to the global cybersecurity workforce."
Submission Tracks Include:
- Technical Skill Building: Technical skill development in all areas of security and/or privacy
- Education and Workforce Development: All levels of cybersecurity education and training programs, strategies and initiatives for meeting current and upcoming job demand
- Research and Innovation Includes research, entrepreneurship, and trends in emerging technologies
- Career Advancement and Management: Includes internships, apprenticeships, hiring and being hired, leadership, career development/growth, work-life balance
- Community Ecosystem and Outreach: Includes collaborations/partnerships and diversity, equality, inclusion & accessibility (DEIA) efforts)
Submissions can be for Birds of a Feather (informal discussions), Lightning Talks, Panels, Presentations, Workshops, or Student Posters. Each accepted proposal will receive complimentary registration. Students presenting posters will also be eligible for scholarships to attend the conference.
Submission Deadline:
The CFP closes on November 4, 2024, at 5:00 PM CT (with student poster submissions closing on January 1, 2025). Notifications for accepted proposals will be sent by December 16, 2024.
For more details on submission requirements and resources, including tips for crafting proposals, visit the WiCyS CFP page or email [email protected] with any questions.
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is a nonprofit organization with international reach dedicated to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in cybersecurity. Founded by Dr. Ambareen Siraj through a National Science Foundation grant given to Tennessee Tech University in 2013, WiCyS offers opportunities, trainings, events and resources for its community and members. Strategic partners include Tier 1: Akamai Technologies, Amazon, Bloomberg, Carnegie Mellon University – Software Engineering Institute, Cisco, Ford Motor Company, Google, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Optum, Sandia National Laboratories, SentinelOne. Tier 2: Accenture, Adobe, DeVry University, JPMorgan Chase & Co., MITRE, Motorola Solutions, Navy Federal Credit Union, Workday. To partner, visit http://www.wicys.org/support/strategic-partnerships/.
Media Contact
Lynn Dohm, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), 815-530-7307, [email protected], https://www.wicys.org/
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