27th Colloquium
The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE) announces its 27th gathering from November 1 - 3, 2023 as a hybrid conference with in-person events hosted at Kennesaw State University and online.
The 27th Colloquium will feature the 2023 Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice (CCERP), and the 5th Annual PISCES academic workshop.
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In-person & Online
The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE)
CISSE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cybersecurity education at all levels. CISSE was founded in 1996 to provide a forum for educators, researchers, and practitioners to share knowledge and best practices in information security education. CISSE hosts an annual conference that brings together cybersecurity educators from around the world to discuss current trends, challenges, and innovations in information security education. (Read More)
November 1-3, 2023
Countering the Global Cyber Threat through Educational Intervention
In-person (Kennesaw, GA)
In-person registration is managed by CISSE's members portal. Please note that modifications (transfers or withdrawals) are permitted up to October 31, 2023.
Early
$525
September 15th
Regular
$625
November 1st
Student
$300
Undergraduate
Facilitated by Member365
Online (Zoom Events)
Online registration is managed by Zoom Events. Please note that registration is subject to sales tax, geographic availability, and the cancellation policy set by the platform.
Regular
$99
Zoom Events
Student
$75
Undergraduate
Facilitated by Zoom Events
KSU Center at Kennesaw State University
The conference is hosted by Kennesaw State University by way of our academic partner the Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice (CCERP).
Conference Venue
There are several reasonably priced hotels near the event, all less than 1 mile away, and all with WiFi available.
- Comfort Suites at KSU
- Best Western
- Fairfield Inn & Suites
- SpringHill Suites
- TownePlace Suites
- Courtyard Atlanta
- Area Hotels (Google Maps)
Please contact the hotels for rates and availability; there are no reserved blocks for these hotels.
Enjoy a wide variety of entertainment and dining opportunities.
- Things to do - City of Kennesaw
- Things to Do in Kennesaw - Trip Advisor
- Restaurants in Kennesaw - Trip Advisor
- Best Fun Restaurants in Kennesaw - Open Table
- Area Restaurants - Google Maps
If you are coming from South of Kennesaw (Atlanta, Hartsfield Airport, Macon, etc.):
- Take I-75 N. toward MARIETTA / CHATTANOOGA
- Take the CHASTAIN RD. exit, exit number 271
- Turn RIGHT onto CHASTAIN RD. NW.
- Turn RIGHT onto BUSBEE DR. NW.
- Turn RIGHT into the parking lot immediately past the KSU Center sign
If you are coming from North of Kennesaw (Cartersville, Rome, Jasper, etc.):
- Take I-75 S
- Take the CHASTAIN RD. exit, exit number 271, toward I-575 N.
- Turn LEFT onto CHASTAIN RD. NW.
- Move to your right hand lane on CHASTAIN RD.
- Turn RIGHT onto BUSBEE DR. NW.
- Turn RIGHT into the parking lot immediately past the KSU Center sign
OR
- Take I-575 S.
- Take the CHASTAIN RD exit, exit number 3
- Turn RIGHT onto CHASTAIN RD.
- Move to your left-hand lane on CHASTAIN RD.
- Turn LEFT onto BUSBEE DR.
- Turn RIGHT into the parking lot immediately past the KSU Center sign.
Parking enforcement - All parking areas at the KSU Center are no-fee, open access, and no parking permit is required. Please avoid reserved spaces (Handicapped, Loading, Faculty/Staff, or numbered reserve spaces) unless applicable. Note that if you are attending the conference on a Football Gameday, you will need to tell the attendant (if any) that you are attending a conference at KSU Center, not parking for the game.
The simplest method of ground transportation is via Uber or Lyft. Taxis are also available from the airport.
For Shared-Ride Shuttles - reservations can be made through Shared-Ride Shuttles.
These are additional transportation services: (KENNESAW AREA)
- Atlanta Airport Superior - 770.457.4794
- A & M Limousine - 770.955.4565
- Airport Perimeter Connection - 404.761.0260
- Airport Metro Shuttle - 404.766.6666
Conference Lodging
Thanks to our KSU partner, we now offer negotiated lodging rates for the 27th Colloquium, courtesy of Hampton Inn Atlanta Kennesaw, with easy access to the KSU center.
- Two minute drive from KSU
- Over 40 restaurants within walking distance
- Free hot breakfast, parking, Wifi
- Non-smoking & pet-friendly rooms
- Indoor pool
- Fitness center
- Business center
Hampton Inn Atlanta Kennesaw
Keynote Speaker
Mark Montgomery
Mark Montgomery serves as the Executive Director of Cybersolarium.org, a non-profit organization which works to implement the recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, where he was Executive Director from 2019 to 2021. He is also the Senior Director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Prior to this, Mark was Policy Director for the Senate Armed Services Committee under the leadership of Senator John S. McCain and completed 32 years as a nuclear trained surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Rear Admiral in 2017.
Opening Keynote: November 1st
Open Calls
Participating in the Colloquium are representatives from education, industry, and government with an interest in conducting productive conversations, present new ideas, and improve the content and curricula for cybersecurity teaching. Interested parties are invited to submit papers and posters, propose round tables, and submit relevant proposals for consideration of the Colloquium.
The Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE)
CISSE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cybersecurity education at all levels. CISSE was founded in 1996 to provide a forum for educators, researchers, and practitioners to share knowledge and best practices in information security education. CISSE hosts an annual conference that brings together cybersecurity educators from around the world to discuss current trends, challenges, and innovations in information security education. (Read More)
The following submissions are welcome:
List of Topics
- Adversarial Behavior
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning
- Automated systems and IoT
- Cybersecurity for Non-Cyber Students
- Dark Markets
- Education Technologies
- Emerging Technologies
- Ethics, Legal, and Compliance
- Game-based Learning
- Governance
- Inclusion and Diversity
- Integrating Current Developments
- Interdisciplinary Subjects
- K12 Education
- Non-traditional Students
- Online and Remote Learning
- Project-based Learning
- Psychological Operations
- Risk Management
- Scalability of Cybersecurity
Guidelines
To be considered for presentation at the 27th Colloquium, please submit an original, unpublished paper in the field of Cybersecurity Education by August 15, 2023. Parallel submissions are not accepted, but articles on pre-press or personal sites are not excluded.
Proceedings will be published online and selected papers will also be published in our annual Journal. Papers that have been presented at the 27th Colloquium will also be considered for further development and publication.
Papers should present a well-formed and capably written idea, which advances the field of cybersecurity, and which is adequately contextualized and sufficiently supported by the literature. The implications for general application should be clear as well as their advantage and importance to the at-large purposes of the field. Conclusions should be supported by analytic means, either empirical or subjectively derived through commonly accepted methods. Graphic, or tabular support is encouraged.
Generative AI and other automated methods for producing papers and research should be disclosed in the paper itself as part of the initial submission for peer review, though applications and processes will not be granted authorship.
Template
Please use the IEEE Manuscript Template for your submission.
- Word count range of 3,000 to 4,000
- Include sufficient references that reflect sufficient consideration of the literature with a no-more-than 250 word abstract
- Be sure that all photos, graphs and illustrations have a print resolution of no less than 300 dpi and are original works
- Please retain all image sources, as they will be requested for print optimization
- All initial submissions should be anonymized
- In the non-anonymized final draft ORCID numbers will be required after author names
- Papers will be available in hardcopy, listed in index services through Crossref, and published with DOIs that have no paywall for immediate access
- DOI URL Links are required for all sources in the reference list where available, since The Colloquium registers with Crossref
Copyright
Copyright of the content remains in the hands of the authors, with free distribution encouraged. Usage requests in publication should be made directly to the authors. Submission constitutes the author granting rights to CISSE to freely publish in the Journal or other publications.
Poster sessions are non-commercial presentations of topics of interest to the community. The goal of the poster session is to stimulate conversations in the community. Posters present an opportunity to contribute to the conversation without the full process of formal review and the topic and time constraints of formal papers and conference sessions. Poster presenters are encouraged to provide previews of works in progress, new concepts for consideration, and classroom techniques.
Awards will be presented for Best Poster, Best Poster Runner Up, Best Student Poster, Best Student Poster Runner Up.
Participants may present proposals for sessions and presentations covering areas in the context of the Colloquium theme, or other appropriate material. The proposals will be considered based on their relevance and appeal. Proposals should be 1-2 paragraphs in length. Include the desired time period (15 – 50 minutes). Submit proposals no later than July 30, 2023.
Panels give the audience the opportunity to hear the perspective of multiple people about a topic or area of interest with a special focus. Proposals for panels should be 1-2 paragraphs in length and include a list of prospective panelists. Note: in the interest of exposing members to a variety of viewpoints, the Colloquium will limit the number of appearances of any panelist. Submit proposals no later than July 30, 2023.
Workshops provide a means for participants to work together to achieve some outcome related to the theme of the Colloquium. It may be in the form of the creation of a new project, or in support of some existing project. Roundtables provide a forum for Colloquium members to participate in a guided discussion of a topic. Participants wishing to propose a workshop or round table in the context of the conference themes (see above) may submit a proposal no later than July 30, 2023.
This years' Colloquium will feature presentations of Master Classes and Curriculum Walk-throughs.
Master Classes are a panel of instructors who have experience teaching a course in a particular topic where they have brought an innovative approach to their teaching. The panel will discuss and compare approaches including evaluations and observations.
A Course Walk-through is a quick (20 min) walk through of the course Syllabus, including the description, outcomes, major topics, assessments / assignments, materials used, typical course approach, and intended student audience. The goal is to give new instructors ideas about how courses may be constructed and allow experienced instructors to compare them to their own efforts.
A Program Walk-through is a quick (30 min) review of a program's curriculum and flow, it includes an overview of the outcomes, the students, the courses, and special features. It includes a brief discussion of the reasoning behind the program choices.
Instructors interested in participating in Master Class Panels or Curriculum walk-throughs should submit their interest including: The course type (basic, elective, focus area), course level (lower / upper division, Graduate), course title, and Course Syllabus which can be shared (may have redactions). For Programs, the level (AB/AS, BA/BS, Minor, Certificate, Graduate), the program focus, and a Course List or similar document to be shared.
Walk-throughs are not pitches for commercial courses, books, or courses mainly following a standardized curriculum.
Submit Panel and Walk-through submissions and interest in participating no later than July 30, 2023.
Requests
In the event there is a specific topic, event, or item you are interested in, but do not want to directly present or participate, feel free to submit a recommendation to confchair@thecolloquium.org.
Partners & Sponsors
KSU - Institute for Cybersecurity Workforce Development
In use by thousands of security professionals across industries and governments, Celerium solutions are changing the way we manage cyber threats. As a community, we need to sift through the quagmire of data to find relevant intelligence. We need to use that intelligence proactively to defend our networks and organizations and make our communities safer. And we need to help each other prioritize the volume of activity to understand the hierarchy of threat actors.
Public Infrastructure Security Cyber Education System (PISCES)
PISCES provides qualified students with curricula and supervised experiences to act as entry-level cyber analysts. Students analyze streaming data for small communities or municipalities who may otherwise not be able to obtain cybersecurity to the extent needed. Through PISCES, a reliable high-quality pipeline is being developed to address the shortage of cyber professionals ready for the workforce.
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Jones & Bartlett Learning is a world-leading provider of instructional, assessment, and learning-performance management solutions for the secondary, post-secondary, and professional markets. Our comprehensive print and digital solutions combine authoritative content with innovative technology to help educators teach more effectively and students learn more efficiently.
InfoSec Learning
InfoSec Learning provides colleges, universities, and businesses with innovative, impactful virtual labs for hands-on, personalized learning. We provide an online hands-on experience for skillset readiness in information technology. Infosec's cloud based, scalable, self-assessing virtual platform and labs are ideal for any school, business, or agency wanting to train and/or assess on any cyber or information security skill.
Sponsorship Opportunities
The annual Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education (CISSE) represents a unique opportunity to present your organization in a highly focused manner not to the geeks, who are interested in Cybersecurity, but to the Uber-Geeks who teach Cybersecurity. These members of CISSE, along with members who are care about how that education is made, have been meeting together for 27 years to figure out how to teach those things which are hard to teach. Put your tools into their hands and let them know how you can support their mission.
Marquee Sponsors
Marquee sponsors cover the costs of events at the Colloquium which would not otherwise be included without their sponsorship. In recognition of their sponsorship the events are accompanied by a banner or posters (appropriate to the event) announcing the sponsorship, as well as other items included at the underlying base level.
18k |
On-line Sponsor
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4k |
Receptions Sponsors - Tuesday
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10k |
Dinner Sponsor - Wednesday
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3.5k |
Coffee Break Sponsors (5)
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Premiere Sponsors
10k |
Platinum Sponsorship
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5k |
Gold Sponsorship
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3k |
Bronze Sponsorship
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Sponsors
2k |
Supporter Sponsorship
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1k |
LimitedAvailable to Government agencies, 501c (3) nonprofits or Academic institutions only
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Exhibitors
$1500 |
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$750 |
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$500 |
LimitedAvailable to Government agencies, 501c (3) nonprofits or Academic institutions only
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