NOW OPEN: 2018 NSF Cybersecurity Summit - Call For Participation, Leadership Recognition & Student Program

["James A, Marsteller" <jam () PSC EDU>]

Greetings! It is our pleasure to announce and invite you to the 2018 NSF Cybersecurity Summit for Large Facilities and 
Cyberinfrastructure.  The event will take place Tuesday, August 21st through Thursday, August 23rd, at the Westin 
Alexandria near the new National Science Foundation Headquarters in Alexandria, VA. Attendees will include 
cybersecurity practitioners, technical leaders, and risk owners from within the NSF Large Facilities and CI community, 
as well as key stakeholders and thought leaders from the broader scientific and cybersecurity communities. Registration 
and hotel reservations details will be announced in the coming weeks. We are happy to announce the call for 
participation, community leadership recognition program and student program are now open and we welcome your proposals.
 

Call for Participation (CFP) - Now Open
Program content for the summit is driven by our community. We invite proposals for presentations, breakout and training 
sessions as well as nominations for student scholarships. The deadline for CFP submissions is June 13th. To learn more 
about the CFP, please visit: https://trustedci.org/call-for-participation-2018 
<https://trustedci.org/call-for-participation-2018>

Nominations for the Community Leadership Recognition Program
The Summit seeks to recognize outstanding leadership in the cyberinfrastructure and cybersecurity field. These leaders 
have developed and established the processes and practices for building a trusting, collaborative community, and 
seriously addressing that community's core cybersecurity challenges in ways that remain relevant, as research 
technologies and infrastructure evolve and change. More information on the program and how to submit a nomination can 
be found here: http://trustedci.org/community-leadership-program
 <http://trustedci.org/community-leadership-program> 
Student Program - Accepting Applications
Each year, the summit organizers invite several students to attend the summit. Students who are interested in complex 
cybersecurity needs around and new, efficient, effective ways to protect information assets while supporting science 
will benefit more from attending. Undergraduate and Graduate students may self-nominate or be nominated by a teacher or 
mentor. The deadline for applications is June 4, 2018. To learn more about the Student Program, please visit: 
https://trustedci.org/summit2018/students <https://trustedci.org/summit2018/students>
 

On behalf of the 2018 NSF Cybersecurity Summit organizers and program committee, we welcome your participation and hope 
to see you in August.
More information can be found at https://trustedci.org/2018-nsf-cybersecurity-summit/
 <https://trustedci.org/2018-nsf-cybersecurity-summit/>