Cybersecurity and STEM education, inclusion, and outreach for the benefit of society.
On April 22, 2023 at the downtown campus of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges in Davenport, we will host our annual Spring Hacker Camp and STEM festival. Many area students have attended year after year. Ages range from about 7 years old through high school.… Read the rest
Docent is hosting a career day for Chicago CPS students on March 21, 2023. This is co-hosted with Security Advisor Alliance in downtown Chicago. CPS arranges the busses and who attends, but we expect around 150.
We are following up a day of volunteering with High School students by also hosting a Chicago CISO Dinner for Chicagoland security leaders and our volunteers at The Casino, Chicago’s oldest private club.… Read the rest
Cybersecurity practitioners, as defenders of information, benefit from the fact that they are, in some ways, one large team, and the sharing of information and best practices as an industry and a community elevates everyone’s ability to protect their data. The passing of experience and expertise among peers is important, but staying ahead of emerging cyber threats requires recruiting and training the next generation. … Read the rest
[SLIDES HERE] John introduced the rebooted IEEE Computer Society Special Technical Community on Cybersecurity in a Town Hall on Nov 3, 2022. Please view the recording to see how this STC can bring together people from academia, researcher and industry to solve problems and better understand emerging technologies.… Read the rest
This year we have something for everyone. From the Boardroom to tractor hacking. Speakers, vendors, villages and contests. We also have 150 HS students who are introduced to cybersecurity as a career, with a CTF on Friday. 150 K12 students and their parents who come to enjoy our STEM festival full of activities like lockpicking, ethical hacking, coding, computer building, VR and Hacker Jeopardy for Kids.… Read the rest
The (Quad Cities) CornCon Cybersecurity Conference is back and plans to be bigger and better in 2022! The conference will be held at the RiverCenter convention center in Davenport, Iowa September 29 – October 1, 2022.
The Call for Speakers will remain open through July, as we build out the best lineup of speakers and content for our attendees.… Read the rest
Docent Institute founder, Dr. John Johnson, presents how the local cybersecurity societies have joined together with Quad Cities Cybersecurity Alliance to promote and host events and social networking throughout the year. Learn more about Cybersocials and the CornCon Cybersecurity Conference and Kids’ STEM/Hacker Camps.
Docent Institute once again hosts the annual Scotch & Cigar Tasting and cybersecurity industry networking event at RSA Conference in San Francisco, on Monday June 6, 2022. A registration link will be mailed to past attendees and upon request for this exclusive event.
Milwaukee’s annual cyber & hacker conference CypherCon is next week, April 28-30. Talks and activities for all ages. Special CornCon cross-promotion, get 10% off with code: Spring2022. Learn more and register https://cyphercon.com.
RSA Conference was scheduled for the second week of February 2022, however it has moved to June due to COVID-19 concerns in San Francisco. The 11th Annual Scotch & Cigar Tasting will be held on June 6, 2022 at Cigar Bar and Grill (same as 2020).… Read the rest